Matthew 11:28-30~Then Jesus said,”Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yolk upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yolk is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.
Jesus calls us to “Come to Him” when we are tired from carrying our burdens.
He promises rest when we do that.
As a strong, working woman, I find myself exhausted sometimes and needing rest. I don’t purposefully leave Jesus out, I just don’t normally bother Him with the little stuff.
Jesus said come to Him when we’re weary, and carrying heavy burdens. Whatever is heavy and burdensome…He wants.
He didn’t say it had to be a world disaster for Him to carry it!
He is the heavyweight champion AND the lightweight champion!
He wants the stuff thats heavy in my heart, AND the stuff thats heavy on my plate!!
He knows the weight of managing a household AND working a full time job!!
IT GETS HEAVY!!
AND I GET TIRED!!!
Sometimes its my schedule….. HE WANTS ME TO COME TO HIM WITH IT so He can teach me how to rest by revealing the areas I’ve overbooked myself.
Sometimes its my housework….. HE WANTS ME TO COME TO HIM WITH IT so He can teach me everything doesn’t always have to be perfect to have my home in order.
Sometimes its my energy to cook dinner. HE WANTS ME TO COME TO HIM WITH IT so He can teach me to rest by letting the pressure off myself and have cereal for dinner once in awhile.
Sometimes its my time with my husband. HE WANTS ME TO COME TO HIM WITH IT so He can teach me to rest in his arms, not saying a word…forgetting about the world for just a little while.
Sometimes its my time with my daughter. HE WANTS ME TO COME TO HIM WITH IT so He can teach me to rest while she plays “beauty shop” on my hair.
He wants me to COME TO HIM so He can teach me TO REST!!
Jesus doesn’t want our life to be burdensome and weighted down with pressure and anxiety!
I’ve found when I COME TO HIM WITH IT, it wasn’t Him that told me to carry “ALL THAT” anyway…. it was my own expectations I’ve set for myself.
When I get overly exhausted, irritable, and just plain tired, I realize I NEED REST and I must take a minute to go find it!
“For His yoke is easy to bear, and the burden He gives is light.”
He wants to carry the weight and give us rest, but we must COME TO HIM to get it.
Father, Thank you for REST that comes only from meeting with you. I am a woman after your heart and I desire to live my life to serve you by example. Sometimes this makes me overwork and I get tired. Remind me Lord to take the time for myself and my family that WE ALL need to just REST IN YOU!! There is a peace that comes with knowing that you carry all my burdens, big and small. Produce in me a teachable mind, heart, and body that can REST assured you want me to rest. Alert me when I become too busy to slow down, that I’m not only missing things, but that I’m wearing myself out.
Amen.