Self help books seem to still be the thing in our culture today. "You can find inner strength and peace by following these 10 steps" is the general on going trend in our society, and each time one of these books or speakers tries to push a new strategy for finding inner peace, it pushes people further away from the One who can truly bring lasting rest. Jesus said "come to Me and I will GIVE you rest." Jesus wants us to come to Him when we are down, He wants us to come to Him when we are burdened with things we can't seem to handle. He wants us to come to Him because He knows He has the rest we need. So many times do we go to our friends and family for comfort and for peace and for answers. Not to say that they can't provide comfort and peace and answers, but those that they do provide are not long lasting because in a few days we are back to being burdened. However, if we start making a habit of going to Jesus, we will find the rest, the everlasting, true rest that only He can provide. Jesus is our sole provider of everything that we need. He is the constant that never changes. He is the One who provides answers, He is the One who provides comfort, compassion and rest when we need it.
Take Away: The next time you are feeling low, burdened, don't know what to do and you feel anxiety welling up in you, when you can't sleep at night or your thoughts during the day are on your problem...go to Jesus, lay those burdens at His feet and receive the rest He so freely wants to give you.
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