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I know that I have written about rest before, but I just felt it needed to be addressed again.

There are a couple kinds of rest that we need to look at… There is spiritual rest and there is physical rest.

The spiritual rest is when Jesus offers the ultimate fulfillment of spiritual rest through His sacrifice and the promise of eternal life. Resting in God involves letting go of control and trusting in His promises, knowing that He is sufficient.

Peter 5:7 says, “Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you.”    

Philippians 4:6-7 says, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

Ok now for the physical rest… I think this is the one most turn to. Physical rest is for our body. We can so easily push ourselves to the point of complete exhaustion, not feeling able to do one more thing.

Take my husband and myself for example: to be able to get physical rest, we have to leave our farm and go far enough away that there is nothing we can possibly do about what we could be doing on our list.

We just recently took a week off and went on vacation. Did we think about the farm? Yes of course. But we didn’t let it ruin our time away. It was one of the most relaxing vacations we have had for a while.

Mark 6:31 says, “Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have time to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”

God doesn’t want us to be spiritually exhausted or physically exhausted. He wants us ready for when He calls us.

So, get spiritual rest and physical rest. We all need it.

I hope this helps someone today if you are battling with resting…

Have a blessed day…☕️

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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.