How to Rest in the Lord w/o Feeling Lazy - Pt 2

if you have been struggling with life's stickier issues want to grow in your relationship with God and become everything you were created to be then you are in the right place my name is Kris Reece and if this sounds like something you could benefit from then go ahead and click the subscribe and a notification button so you don't miss a thing. today we're going to talk about how to rest in the Lord without feeling lazy. do you struggle to rest in the Lord? do you wonder what is resting in the Lord even look like? if you're anything like me you may hear the word rest and think it means laziness I struggled with resting in the Lord I thought that on countless times that I was not being a good steward if I took a break I believe that people would see me as a slacker can you relate? in our last video we talked about the three consequences of not resting in God and today we're going to talk specifically about how to find that sweet feeling of peace maybe you're in a season of turmoil and you feel like your world is falling apart and perhaps you're struggling with intense feelings of anxiety or maybe things just aren't going the way you thought they would no matter what specific circumstances you are facing if you are longing for that feeling of peace that passes all human understanding yet struggling to find rest for your soul there's something important that you need to know rest is more than just taking an extra nap it's accessing an inner peace that knows that God is sovereign and will work out everything for your good and for his glory so how do you get in touch with that feeling of peace well there are two important things to remember that will help you weather the storm on the inside 1 remember that it's for a reason.when you finish work at the end of the day and you're exhausted you likely have no problem hitting the pillow for some shut-eye well what if you're not exhausted does that mean that you don't need rest of course not God uses the time of rest to prepare you for where you're going next if you only allow yourself to rest after something particularly tiring you will likely run out of steam on your next high-stakes endeavor I learned this lesson all too well during my time on the high school track team just before the first race of my first meet of the season the coach saw me heading out to goof off with a bunch of my friends and he told me to stay put and rest I had to save my energy for the upcoming race he explained I ignored his request and I kept right on goofing off running back and forth flirting with the guys and when the time came for me to run my race I lost steam halfway through I felt like I was dragging a load of bricks. coach was right I wasn't tired at the time when I was goofing off but it kept me from preparing mentally for the upcoming race if God is calling you into a season of rest that you just can't seem to justify it could be to prepare you for what's coming next. embrace it. you're gonna need it and number two. remember that it's just a season. whatever you're going through right now is just a season don't make it a state of mind resting in the Lord is not a passive way of saying that you're okay with what's going on in your life rather it's an active choice to trust God resting is active laziness is avoidant so what will you do in your season of rest if you're like me you'll think that everything will fall apart and all of your hard work will be for nothing but commanded to rest in the seventh year and God gave them more than enough to sustain them through that time of rest God not only gives us the gift the rest but he provides in it as well something beautiful happens when we rest in him our soul recharges and everything in us becomes healthy again will you choose to receive the gift of rest today whatever you feel like you're missing out on don't worry God will provide he covers his promises if you're struggling with resting in the Lord I want to take I want to invite you to take advantage of our free five-day mountain-moving faith devotional I will include the link in the description section also remember to check out part 1 in this series where we're talking about how to rest in the Lord without feeling lazy where we talked about the difference between rest and laziness and I shared some of my personal struggles in this journey and in the last and final piece in this series we're going to talk about the five hindrances to resting in the Lord so stay tuned well that's all the time that we have for today I want to pray with you father in the mighty matchless name of Jesus we thank you for the gift of rest we thank you Lord that we can enter into your courts with Thanksgiving we can enter into your presence with praise Lord we thank you that we are able to just lay our burdens down giving it all to you father I pray for that one watching right now who's just holding so tightly onto their burdens I pray Lord that you would loosen their death grip over their problems and just reassure them father that you can be trusted Lord we thank you and we praise you in Jesus name and if you agree with me can you say amen well until next time remember nothing is impossible with God

Channel: Kris Reece

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Length: 7min 2sec (422 seconds)

Published: Tue Jul 09 2019