Rest

Have you noticed how hard it is to rest when you're sick? You lay down and just as your body sinks into some much needed sleep, one of the children comes banging into the room asking a question that could have waited an hour or so. You settle back down and then your husband asks where to find an item in the pantry that's sitting on the shelf right in front of him.

You could be snoozing when your nap is interrupted by a phone call that ends up being a recorded message wanting to know if you're ready to refinance. Perhaps the answering machine takes the call, but the automatic message alert keeps beeping every ten seconds. Maybe you're just too tired and feeling too lousy to get any sleep. It's so hard to get proper rest.

We will never get any true rest unless the Lord gives it to us. Matthew 11:28 says, "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." The word "rest" comes from the Greek word anapauo which means to refresh the soul. Jesus wants to refresh us. He wants us to collect our strength so we will have the energy and the peace of mind to accomplish the tasks He has planned for us.

Are you looking for true rest? Come to Jesus. Give your cares to Him, and He will renew you far beyond your imagination.