A Rest For The Mind

There is a rest God made available to you.

Hebrews 4:9 (NLT) says, "So there is a special rest still waiting for the people of God."

Resting in God involves having a quiet mind, a mind that stops being disturbed or agitated.

A quiet mind is a result of resting in God.

Do you need this type of rest?

Jesus offers an invitation to enter into his rest.

Here is Jesus's invitation to rest in Matthew 11:28-30 (MSG):

"Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”

God desires for you to rest in him to overcome any circumstances that agitate your mind.

You discover and experience the desires of your heart when you are resting in God.

I remember being at a breaking point when I was overwhelmed with circumstances.

I had no motivation, peace, or joy with an agitated mind.

My motivation, peace, and joy with a quiet mind returned when I rested in God.

Resting in God is believing Him.

God promised the children of Israel a land full of resources.

Most of the children of Israel didn't receive God's promise because they didn't rest (believe) in God.

Hebrew 3:19 (AMP) says, "So we see that they were not able to enter [into His rest—the promised land] because of unbelief and an unwillingness to trust in God."

The Bible is full of God's promises for you.

You receive God's promises by resting (believing) in God.

Here are four Cs that cause you to NOT rest in God and keep dealing with the same life issues:

1. Complacent: This involves being satisfied with life issues that block desires in your heart. Complacency kills dreams.

2. Comfort Zone: This involves staying connected to people, environments, tasks, or commitments you have outgrown. Comfort zones stunt your growth and potential.

3. Compromise: Commitments that jeopardize the truth of who you are, your values, morals, influence, etc. It causes you to settle for average. Settling creates a mindset of being indifferent about specific areas of your life.

4. Complain: Consistently expressing resentment with murmurs and fault-finding. Complaining expresses bitterness and pain in your mind without gratitude towards God.

Examine if the four C's are keeping you from resting in God.

Resting in God is a spiritual lifestyle.

Believing God is to trust, place confidence in, to rest upon Him with faith.

Keep believing God!

Love and Blessing,

Tulani

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