its important to rest
Growing up I always had the mentality of I will rest when God takes me. I always was worried financially. I worked non stop and slept 2 hours a day. I never truly took a day to rest or to take care of myself. Physically this brought my body to shut down. Mentally I was depressed. I never took true care of myself. I just want EVERYONE to know the importance of rest.
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what is rest?
Rest can be defined in many different ways, but my definition is sitting, laying and/or relaxing your body and mind to give yourself time to regenerate. There is difference between rest and sleep. With sleep you close your eyes and take time for your body to regenerate but with true rest your mind, body and spirit will feel renewed. How many times have you slept and when you wake up you feel even more drained than before? That is because you never truly rested your mind. You were worried about things you really shouldn’t be worried about - but I get it. We get so caught up in theses worldly things we forget to take time to be thankful for what we do have. We forget that elevation is a process. We forget that if it was not ordained for us than it won’t happen. We forget to budget what we currently have. We forget that if we don’t go to God first and follow what he wants from us then it won’t happen.
what does god say about rest
“Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.”
Genesis 2: 1-3
What does that mean? God the creator, the one who works HARDER THAN ALL OF US needed to rest on the seventh day. God took that day to rest and the next day he continued to work on the world. We were created in Gods image and since God needed rest so do we - in order to function.
replace work with worship
Instead of burning yourself out working non stop spend time with God gaining wisdom. We ALL have a greater purpose.
Let me tell you all a story:
I use to be financially stressed working non stop because I’m a single mother of two. I was so depressed and eventually I heard God call my name and tell me to get up and when God called me I got up. I wiped my tears and begin dedicating a lot of my time to him. Instead of working overnight I started dedicating my time to God and by doing so I learned to budget and appreciate what I currently have not only that; things started happening that only God could do. Things being paid off, checks coming in…etc. Now just imagine what if I would’ve kept working and not dedicating my time to God. I would’ve made $200 instead of $2000. It’s not all about money but it’s about trusting God. Just like when Jesus had 5 loafs of bread and 2 fish and fed thousands of people with it.
How about spending more time with God. The more time you spend with God the more you gain peace in your heart and true rest over your mind.
prayer:
Father God I come to you today as humble as I can and ask that in exchange for the time we spend with you true peace and rest be granted over our hearts and minds. Father God only you can do these things. God we thank you for everything you have done. We appreciate you for bringing us this far but as we enter the season of peace in chaos only your words and presence can bring us through. Father God I ask that EVERY woman reading this that they get the rest that they need and deserve and I rebuke anything God that is disturbing their rest and give you the space to fill us up God with the mind and heart you want us to have. In Jesus Name. Amen.
