Rest is hard for a person who is always on the go trying to make things work.  He or she has a list of goals or tasks to achieve for that day. They are busy at life doing stuff that they think will matter which is not bad but they have not stopped to evaluate life. Life is not boiled down to do list and goals; life is not the first one making to the mountain top. We are put here to do what we can do and allow God to the rest while we rest.

Rest is not easy because you literally have to stop the process of being a boss and take a break from those problems. God wants your solve your money problems; He wants to rescue without you helping. He has no plan for us to do this by ourselves. God is the potter and we are the clay. The potter puts his hands on the clay and shapes us to become pliable and not resist from being reshaped. When he shapes us, we receive restoration which is renewing of yourself to total balance in mind, body, and spirit.  In final, our rest is a rest from the “gotta do it “ or performance-based results that will bring us into total restoration of our mind, body, and soul. 

Exodus 33:14 – And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”

Psalm 4:8 -I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; for You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

Psalm 127:2 – It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows; for so He gives His beloved sleep.

Prayer – Father thank you for trading your peace for my issues so I can get to rest and complete restoration. Let your presence be continuous with me and allow me to know where I should rest from all of my work so you can begin to work on my issues. In Jesus name, Amen.