Have you
had your JOY JUICE today? Even if your “wagon is draggin”, you can choose to
drink in the joy promised by the Lord.
Are you
tired before you even start your day? Do
you race fast and furiously along your way so that by the time you are able to
stop and rest for a minute, you feel as if you need a nap? We do live in a fast-paced society; and most
days we have a long list of things that must be accomplished. No wonder we are exhausted by day’s end.
Did you
know that there is a promise about that in God’s Word? Matthew 11:28-29: “Come
to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my
yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you
will find rest for your souls.”
Many times our physical
exhaustion is tied to our emotional and spiritual condition. When our thoughts are clouded by the worries
of “what ifs” and the sorrows and anxieties of “why me”, then we become weary
and burdened. Jesus promises us rest in
Him. How does that work?
If
we will give our anxious thought life, our bitterness & anger, and, yes,
our concerns about what might happen---if we will release them to Jesus---then
HE will carry those burdens for us and we’ll be free from the stress of having
to carry them alone. That’s the kind of
“rest” He promises!
Today’s joyful promise: “Take your burdens to the Lord and He will give
you rest for your weary soul.”
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