Rest For Your Soul

 

 Rest For Your Soul

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, because I am lowly and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28

I used to think of the enemy as a little devil who sat on one shoulder and an angel on the other. The devil taunting me to make “bad” choices. Maybe it was a cartoon I saw or an image I am really not sure where it came from but I didn’t give that enemy of my mind much thought. 

I am learning to see more the world for what it is. That tug of war between what I desire and what I think I should desire is fought in the battle of our mind. The soul remembers. It remembers when nothing else does it is the deepest part within us and I am finding that word “soul” all throughout the Bible for a reason. That is what happens when we start taking in the Word of God it starts reminding us to where our mind and heart can go. The soul brings into subjection to God and that can determine my mind, thoughts, and feelings.  As a friend recently shared, “Stay in the faith-building discernment process; that will not only confirm His presence, but open your eyes; that you might see clearly.” When He opens our eyes to see around us we can see how that rest can be found in Him alone. Jesus took on the cross so we didn’t have to take on what we deserved and so we can carry that grace everywhere we go. We don’t have to take on thoughts that we carry it is releasing them to Jesus so we can take on the mind of Christ. Peace. Clarity. Joy. When I see more clearly it is knowing the posture of my heart needs to remain humble and lowly so others can see Jesus. That is the opposite of this world. But that is the Amazing Grace that was bought for us. 

We live in a restless world. I get so tired of what feels like being on this hamster wheel of the same thoughts and where they take me. We were meant to live as One and be united but decisiveness is more popular. But that just plants something within my mind that feels so heavy and if I allow it to continue to grow it can shift everything. If I don’t acknowledge it for what it is it is like that image of the little devil upon my shoulder and not the reality of something much bigger occurring. 

Can you feel the weight of this world?

Come to him. He will give you rest. Tell Him. He is listening. Jesus came to carry our weaknesses so that we could have rest for our souls.