Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy burdened and I will give you rest.  

                                                                                                                   Matthew 11:28

Rest, so how do we find rest in spirit? I have worked at this for sometime. This verse has always called to me, yet I couldn’t appropriate the true concept of spiritual rest.

Trust is a component of rest in the Lord.  Trusting in God’s sovereignty, believing in His total goodness. Grab that concept and you are on the road to rest.

Peace and joy in the midst of turmoil and trouble will follow when we cast our burdens on the Lord. Burdens can be so heavy.  These burdens are not necessarily even manifesting as physical problems and ailments of our life.   These burdens can encompass the torment of our minds.  If we are constantly tormented and torn in our thinking than we are not at rest.

I was tormented in my mind, constantly trying to figure out what I should do in my personal life with some major issues.  What did God want of me?  Where could I turn for help? What was the right thing to do?

As we journey through the next weeks and months together I hope and pray that where the Lord has lead me will be a blessing to you.  I have found peace and rest.  Life is not a utopia, however I have made great progress in being thankful for the opportunity to get to know my Lord and Saviour better.  To believe, trust and rest in His sovereignty.