{"id":10255,"date":"2024-05-06T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=10255"},"modified":"2024-04-20T06:52:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T11:52:09","slug":"rest-for-the-weary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/rest-for-the-weary\/","title":{"rendered":"Rest for the Weary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Rest for the Weary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Come to\u00a0me, all who labor and are\u00a0heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and\u00a0learn from me, for I am\u00a0gentle and lowly in heart, and\u00a0you will find rest for your souls.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matthew 11:28-29<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After teaching four hours of tennis lessons, my entire body hurts. Coming home, taking off my tennis shoes, and putting my feet up brings relief. My weary bones welcome the soft cushions of the recliner as I rest. God wants us to live in His rest, not carrying our burdens alone. Putting on His yoke, we can relax and let our souls rest in the Lord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To put on God\u2019s yoke, we must develop a daily discipline of seeking Him. We can\u2019t find His rest if we don\u2019t spend time with Jesus. Establishing a routine helps us wear the Lord\u2019s yoke. Each morning, spending time in the scriptures, allowing God to search our hearts, and laying our burdens at His feet will enable us to put on His yoke, receiving rest for our weary souls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like putting up our feet after a hard day’s work, we can let go of the day\u2019s stresses, trusting God will take care of them. Tired souls need the Lord\u2019s rest to persevere on the journey. Renewing our strength by trusting in God\u2019s promises will spur us onward to victory. But our weary souls won’t find rest if we don\u2019t seek the Lord, choosing to put on His yoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make the choice today to put on God\u2019s yoke, trust His promises, and find rest for your weary soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Application:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

God will give you rest if you put on His yoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prayer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Lord, thank You for giving us rest for our weary souls. Help us put on Your yoke as we seek You, laying our burdens at Your feet. Renew our spirits, give rest to our souls, and help us move forward on the journey, refreshed and energized. Let us learn the lessons You have for us and apply them to our lives, continuing to grow into a new creation. IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One-minute read. Rest for the Weary Come to\u00a0me, all who labor and are\u00a0heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and\u00a0learn from me, for I am\u00a0gentle and lowly in heart, and\u00a0you will find rest for your souls. Matthew 11:28-29 After teaching four hours of tennis lessons, my entire body hurts.… Continue reading Rest for the Weary<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10255"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10259,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10255\/revisions\/10259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}