"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." - Jesus
There is one thing I am very confidant in and one thing that I know, when God reveals Himself you are never the same. I know the God of the Sabbath, the God of rest. From the old testament we learned that God ordained a day of rest. This He joined in, Himself, on the seventh day after creation. We are made in His image created in His likeness, we are meant to follow His example.
Even as I have begun to take a full day of rest I have found that there are times that I became tired, overwhelmed, etc. As I sought the Lord about this He faithfully led me to read Matthew 11:28-30. Good stuff. I am in the practice of giving God all of my cares to Him but still even though my soul was at rest I was tired. Was it lack of sleep, or vitamins or exercise? Maybe but as I increased those I felt better but still tired. As I mulled over these words I found out some things about myself. I had such a heart to serve and to be a part of as much as I could because of my love for the Lord and maybe being a bit afraid of missing out on that big moment where revival breaks out at church and I'm at home twiddling my thumbs doing what I wanted to.
Two keys I learned in this moment. If we follow the Lord, the yoke guides, we will not miss those oh, so important moments in life. As we follow His guidance we are less likely to pick up things that were not meant for us at that time or maybe never meant for us. This takes time and grace. When opportunities arise they are not all meant for us to take. We need to take a step back and bring Papa God into the mix. Father is this class, group, ministry, etc. meant for me to be a part of in this time? Yes, they all sound great and amazing but being in the right place brings blessings not burdens. When you begin to feel stretched, bound or overwhelmed ask Jesus what did I pick up that was not something to pick up. It is ok to say no when you are asked to do something most especially if that is what the Father is saying.
You all, we need to spend the time to talk with God, He knows your future and where you are headed. His yolk is easy, His burden is light, if you are not feeling that way at work, in ministry, in school take a moment and ask Him if there is something you picked up that was not meant for you to carry at this time. Ask Him how to deal with it and just make sure in the future you are talking with Him before you take something on because we are accountable to our Yes' and our no's.
