Rest and Renew

Hey y'all! So, I did not post yesterday. I apologize for that. I was sick and resting so that I could feel better. And I did feel better and I got to go to the fair! It was an enjoyable time.

So, today I thought I would talk about resting. Everyone likes to rest and relax. It's a good thing to do. You need to do it so that you don't get too stressed or too tired. Yes, we are to work as hard as we can so that we can please God, but there wouldn't be rest in this world if God didn't want us to rest. Sometimes God will go as far as exhausting you because you wont rest and then you will just pass out. Then you will get some rest. Not the greatest way, but God has his ways of getting you to rest.

So, how do I know that rest is a good thing? Well, look through the whole Bible. You will find many different verses and times when rest was needed and God provided it.

First of all, guys, God Himself rested! In Genesis 2 he rested on the seventh day after He finished with His creation. Now that must tell you something right there. God is the most powerful Being and HE rested! Woah! So, of course we need rest if God actually rested. We are weak and helpless compared to Him.

Here are a few verses that you can look up for yourself on rest:

Exodus 33:14
Psalm 62:1
Hebrews 4:10-11
Mark 6:31
Proverbs 19:23

There are so many more, but I will leave it at that and you guys can look up more if you want.

Some of the verses I gave had to do with physical rest. You lay back and put your feet up with a cup of hot tea and a good book.

The other verses talk about Spiritual rest. Even your spirit needs rest from this cruel world. That's where you just go to God and lay it at His feet. You just talk and lay back while God talks to you. He holds back any Spiritual work that needs to be done or any Spiritual battle that needs to be fought.

Sometimes, though, we think we need rest and don't get it. That's because we truly don't need that rest and we need to keep going and grow stronger with what we are doing. God knows when we need rest. He will give us rest when we NEED the rest versus when we WANT the rest. So, just because you aren't getting the rest you want, it doesn't mean that God is keeping you from what is good for you. He is just making you stronger and helping you to become a better person in the work and fight. So, keep going!

God bless!!
Philippians 4:13