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Hi my friend, welcome to day 27, take time to rest.

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Matthew 11, 28 says, Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give

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you rest.

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It's so easy in our busy lives to just sacrifice rest for productivity.

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And we don't recognize rest is actually a weapon and this powerful strategy that God

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gave us for rejuvenation, well-being, health, wellness, also in pursuing our dreams.

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You see, it's in the rest that God plants his purpose and his plans and his ideas.

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As we take time to do things that are creative, be in nature, you know, take a hot bath, like

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drink coffee, go have time with friends, like it is so vital in the rest, you know, it says

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be still and know that I'm God.

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As we take time to rest and we connect with God, he just recharges us with his living

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water and it's out of this overflow that then we have the energy, the strength, the strategy,

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the clarity, the wisdom.

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And taking time to rest isn't a weakness.

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It's actually the most productive thing you can do.

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And it's essential for maintaining your well-being and the effectiveness in pursuing your dreams.

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You see, it's in rest, again, like I said, that God just gives us that creative, the

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creativeness.

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He restores our soul.

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So I want to encourage you that if you've been moving hard, if you've been busy, if

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you've been neglecting your rest and well-being to just ask God, you know, God, just show

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me how to prioritize rest, show me how to take time intentionally and don't feel guilty

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by it.

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The most important thing you can do for you, for your dream, for your family is taking

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time to rest, recharge, connect with God and be filled up with his living water.

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Our activations for today are how often do you take time to rest and recharge?

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And what are areas of your life that feel heavy right now?

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If pursuing your dream feels like this heavy burden or this heavy weight, then to be honest,

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you're probably not doing it right.

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You see, when we flow with the Holy Spirit, when we're in filled up with the abundance

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of Jesus, like it's this beautiful, like flowing with him, this pull into our purpose, what

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it feels like we're pushing or we're striving, you know, ask God where maybe you have tried

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to do things in your own strength versus being empowered with him.

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Our second activation is set aside time like 15 or 30 minutes a day and engage in a restful

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activity.

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It could be reading, it could be reading your Bible, it could be going for a walk, talking

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to a friend, taking a hot bath, like whatever it is, prioritize your rest.

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Let me pray for you.

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So God, thank you.

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Thank you for the invitation to come to you and to rest.

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Thank you that you tell us that we can give you our burden and that you will take it and

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that in relationship with you, God, that we don't have to feel that strain, that we can

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be filled up with your living water, the abundance that we have through Jesus.

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God, I just pray blessings upon my friend right now that they'd walk in peace, that

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you'd restore their energy, their mindset, their physical body, their spirit being their

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emotion.

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God, that they would just prosper from the inside out by having deep roots in you.

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And God, teach us the importance of rest, help us to put boundaries and safeguards around

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it.

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I bless my friends in the name of Jesus.

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Amen.

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Okay, my friend, I hope you take time to rest today and I'll see you again tomorrow.