“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” -Matthew 11:28.
Rest – precisely what we need, especially after the crazy busy Holiday season. Physical rest is the rest we need to help us maintain good health, but spiritual rest, which is harder to get, is equally important! Did you know that the Bible mentions “rest” over 500 times? Because Jesus was human, he also sought physical and spiritual rest. He calls on us to believe in him and come to him so that we will become better versions of ourselves. We find rest in him when we remember that he is always with us, and we can rely on his power and trust in his provisions.
To obtain spiritual rest, we must pray to the Lord and ask him to open our hearts to understand what may be troubling us or making us restless. We can’t worry and stress about what is to come in our lives; that is why God tells us to find faith in him.
Matthew 6:34 states, “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
Most of the time, we, as adults, can figure out when and why we need physical and spiritual rest. But children have more difficulty understanding when it is time to rest. Lee Ann elaborates on the following questions that could help you see the signs that your children may need physical or spiritual rest:
- Are they having trouble sleeping?
- Are they getting sick often?
- Does your child lash out at you for apparently no reason? Are they quiet and withdrawn more than usual?
- Do they no longer want to participate in family activities or hang out with friends?
- Are they adamant about not going to church when they used to love to go?
- Has their personality changed drastically, or enough for you to notice something is wrong?
Resources:
- “What the Bible Says About Physical and Spiritual Rest,” by The Daily Grace podcast
- Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity, by Saundra Dalton-Smith
- “Find Rest for Your Family,” by Whitney Hopler with Crosswalk
- Take the Rest Quiz here!
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