There’s a place a strive to be every day. A place of unforced rhythm when it came to God. It involves accepting His grace and learning to life freely without any burden of self imposed expectations. A place where allowing His love to guide my actions rather than striving for the approval through my own efforts.
This is actually a concept from Matthew 11:28-30 which suggests that true rest and fulfilling service come through learning to work with Jesus and relying only on His enabling power, that leads to a burden free life. It involves prayer, solitude, and a time to slow down and savor God’s gifts.
I’m sure we have all heard, or read Matthew 11:28-30. But getting to a place where we can do it is a different matter.
“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavily 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.”
Resting in God’s grace.
Instead of trying to be a better person. Maybe it’s about resting in what God has already done for us. When can we give our burden to Jesus and receive His peace as He carries us through life’s challenges, I believe it can happen. Yet, we choose to pick up our burdens again and again.
Walk with Jesus
It’s a call to work with Jesus, not to work for Him. Watching how He works, and embracing His easy yoke, and living in His strength and ease.
This requires a glowing rhythm that is not forced by comes from a thankful heart. It implies riding a wave gently down, finding release from problems, and maintaining peace.
Matthew 11:28-30 doesn’t include a rigid set of rules, but is an extraordinary invitation to a new way of living that is light, free, and fulfilling.
My pastor always says, it’s a simple as hearing God, and obeying Him when He speaks. But that’s not so simple for me.
I think it has to be an approach to life. A shift from self-effort to reliance on God’s sufficient grace. A source of rest that brings recovery and freedom from our burdens. And a way of living, which involves a rhythmic, flowing, and easy way of walking with Jesus in His strength and peace.
From Pity to Praise 