Receiving Rest

When I think of the opposite of rest, my mind thinks of busyness. However, when we read through the Bible, several with its were able to find rest in the middle of busy seasons. Rest that God gives comes from surrendering our burdens and the leadership of our life. We can have peace in chaos when we are carrying the Lord’s burdens rather than everyone else’s. We receive His rest when we come into alignment with His purpose for our life. You can be in the middle of a battle and find rest when God steps in. God gives us rest to restore us, to recharge us and to refocus our attention on Him. If you’re in a season where taking a break isn’t giving you the rest you need, ask God what you need to give Him so that He can give you the kind of rest only He can give.

Here are some Bible verses on the kind of rest God gives:

1. Now I can say to myself and to all, “Relax and rest, be confident and serene, for the Lord rewards fully those who simply trust in him.”

Psalms 116:7 TPT

2. This is what the Lord says: “Stop at the crossroads and look around. Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it. Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls.”

Jeremiah 6:16 NLT

3. It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones.

Psalms 127:2 NLT

4. The Lord is my shepherd; I have everything I need. He lets me rest in fields of green grass and leads me to quiet pools of fresh water.

Psalm 23:1-2 GNT

5. “Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.

Psalms 37:7 NKJV

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