Hi my friend, welcome to day 27, take time to rest.
Matthew 11, 28 says, Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give
you rest.
It's so easy in our busy lives to just sacrifice rest for productivity.
And we don't recognize rest is actually a weapon and this powerful strategy that God
gave us for rejuvenation, well-being, health, wellness, also in pursuing our dreams.
You see, it's in the rest that God plants his purpose and his plans and his ideas.
As we take time to do things that are creative, be in nature, you know, take a hot bath, like
drink coffee, go have time with friends, like it is so vital in the rest, you know, it says
be still and know that I'm God.
As we take time to rest and we connect with God, he just recharges us with his living
water and it's out of this overflow that then we have the energy, the strength, the strategy,
the clarity, the wisdom.
And taking time to rest isn't a weakness.
It's actually the most productive thing you can do.
And it's essential for maintaining your well-being and the effectiveness in pursuing your dreams.
You see, it's in rest, again, like I said, that God just gives us that creative, the
creativeness.
He restores our soul.
So I want to encourage you that if you've been moving hard, if you've been busy, if
you've been neglecting your rest and well-being to just ask God, you know, God, just show
me how to prioritize rest, show me how to take time intentionally and don't feel guilty
by it.
The most important thing you can do for you, for your dream, for your family is taking
time to rest, recharge, connect with God and be filled up with his living water.
Our activations for today are how often do you take time to rest and recharge?
And what are areas of your life that feel heavy right now?
If pursuing your dream feels like this heavy burden or this heavy weight, then to be honest,
you're probably not doing it right.
You see, when we flow with the Holy Spirit, when we're in filled up with the abundance
of Jesus, like it's this beautiful, like flowing with him, this pull into our purpose, what
it feels like we're pushing or we're striving, you know, ask God where maybe you have tried
to do things in your own strength versus being empowered with him.
Our second activation is set aside time like 15 or 30 minutes a day and engage in a restful
activity.
It could be reading, it could be reading your Bible, it could be going for a walk, talking
to a friend, taking a hot bath, like whatever it is, prioritize your rest.
Let me pray for you.
So God, thank you.
Thank you for the invitation to come to you and to rest.
Thank you that you tell us that we can give you our burden and that you will take it and
that in relationship with you, God, that we don't have to feel that strain, that we can
be filled up with your living water, the abundance that we have through Jesus.
God, I just pray blessings upon my friend right now that they'd walk in peace, that
you'd restore their energy, their mindset, their physical body, their spirit being their
emotion.
God, that they would just prosper from the inside out by having deep roots in you.
And God, teach us the importance of rest, help us to put boundaries and safeguards around
it.
I bless my friends in the name of Jesus.
Amen.
Okay, my friend, I hope you take time to rest today and I'll see you again tomorrow.