Quotes about relax in god8/13/2023 ![]() Yes, it can sometimes be difficult to simply sit at Jesus’ feet, and rest in His Presence. Yet by resting in Jesus, you allow Him to minister to you, and let God take care of all your problems. There’s nothing you can do by worrying that will improve your situation. Stop acting like everything depends on you, as if you are the source of your success. Let Him be the One that protects your family and guards your health. Let God be the One that builds your career and watches over your finances. By resting in Jesus, you are in effect acting in faith, trusting that God will ensure that everything works out in your favor. Therefore, do not despise the Rest of God. This is because God has declared in His Word, “Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it unless the LORD guards the city, the watchman keeps awake in vain.”(Psalm 127:1) But when we learn to rest in Christ, everything seems to work out by itself. The interesting thing is, you will soon come to realize that by resting in Jesus, you become more productive! As ironic as it seems, we are often less productive when we keep rushing around, toiling and working, burning ourselves out. Therefore, by resting in Jesus, we are in effect entering into the Rest that God has given us. You and I of course! Because we are in Christ, we are all His beloved, (Ephesians 1:6, 2 Thessalonians 2:13) and the divine rest He promised is available to each and every one of us. His Will for His beloved is for them to have sound sleep. Yet, the Lord says that it is in vain to rise early, sleep late, and eat the bread of sorrows. We are constantly worried about what we did yesterday, what we should have done today, and what we need to do tomorrow. Well, it is because there is just so much on our minds! Why then are there so many sleepless people at night? Even God rested on the seventh day after He completed creation. Yes, we are to labor and produce good fruits, but there is also an ordained time to rest. The world says that we have to work and toil constantly, but God says different. You see, we are often so troubled by what we need to do, that we forget that there are times when we should simply rest in Jesus, and allow Him to minister to us. Yet, look at what Jesus said when Martha complained to Him, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.” ![]() In the natural world, we would compliment Martha on her diligence, and reprimand Mary for her laziness. Many a times, we are so troubled by the many things that we need to do, that we forget the one thing that is truly important – Resting In Jesus.ĭo you remember the story of Martha and Mary? Martha was the one that was constantly rushing around and worrying about how much she has to do, while Mary simply sat at the feet of Jesus and rested in His Presence. Or are your troubles waking you in the middle of your sleep? It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows for so He gives His beloved sleep. ![]()
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