Matthew 11:28-30:
“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, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
We all push ourselves daily. Now, I’m not saying you shouldn’t put your best out there but there is also pushing to the point of exhaustion. And when that happens, we become angry, short tempered, or unable to finish anything.
That’s when you need to stop and take account of yourself: your health- physically and mentally. Are you getting enough rest? Are you just grabbing food on the go? A lot of us just keep on pushing when we need to stop.
Recently I had some lab work done and my results weren’t the best. I know a lot of it was from not taking care of myself. I’m bad about not eating healthy, not exercising like I should, and not taking time to rest.
I had to make some adjustments to what I ate (still working on that). I started some light exercises but then messed my knee up, so I’m doing some PT to try and get that straightened up. But the best thing I did for recharging was taking a trip for a few days with my husband. Nothing fancy- just got away from all the daily chores and decisions that we all must make.
It felt so good to not have to set an alarm clock to make sure I was at this appointment or that meeting. Me and my husband have talked about the fact that we might have our plates too full. We really need to hand the reins over to others to step up and do things.
We are retired and we feel we are busier than we were when we worked full time. Our bodies don’t recover as quick as they used to. We love helping do things, but a person can get overwhelmed. It is just assumed you will take care of it…
No matter what your age, you need to take time to reset… breathe, laugh, and just relax.
Rest is important to your spiritual walk with the Lord, and many Christians today don’t appreciate the value of rest or keeping the Sabbath day holy. Rest allows our mind, body, and soul to renew and start with even more strength and focus.
I pray this brings you peace and rest.
Always keep your cup full of God’s promises…☕️
Lou Ann Virden is the author of the blog Farmhouse, Coffee and Jesus. She is very active in her church. She volunteers in the food pantry, usher/greeter team, and cleaning crew. She is on the prayer team, is over the sound room team, and she writes the newsletter for her church. Lou Ann and her husband Donnie will be relaunching The Refuge 180 Evangelism Ministry. They have been married for over 40 years. They live on her husband’s family farm with their dog Hunter. In the summer they are busy canning what they harvest from their garden. Her hobbies include going to the beach, reading, camping, and serving however she can. She hopes that her blogs inspires someone that might be dealing with a similar situation.
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