•A Prayer for When You’re Worn Out• By Anthony Valente 👉 “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.” (Matthew 11:28-30) “If I can just make it to the weekend, I’ll finally get to rest,” I tell myself. I look forward to sleeping in and watching Netflix, but that kind of weekend rest only offers a temporary respite from the challenges I’ll face all over again on Monday morning. While God offers us a deep soul rest that comes from a close walk with Jesus, we’re often dreaming about our next break or vacation. We don’t realize we can experience spiritual rest even on a busy day. Jesus offers us an invitation and a promise when all our endeavors have worn us out: “Come to me…I will give you rest.” All we have to do is draw near to Jesus and turn our hearts toward Him. When we ask Jesus to fill us with His life-giving Spirit and give us the strength and energy we need for our daily tasks, He gives generously. Better yet, He offers to walk with us. When we keep company with Jesus, we learn His gentle nature and humble heart. As we take His yoke upon us, He guides our efforts, showing us what to make our priority and what to leave undone. Personally, my worries tire me out even faster than my work. It’s my worries that wake me up at 3:00 in the morning, robbing me of a good night’s sleep. Sometimes I tire myself out carrying burdens my Savior never meant for me to shoulder alone. When we make the choice to entrust our concerns to Jesus, He carries them for us. We can walk freely and lightly, resting and trusting in His Sovereign, loving care. Friend, if you feel physically tired today, come to Jesus. Ask Him to walk with you. Make abiding in Jesus your first priority, and He will give you spiritual rest as He directs your work. If you feel wearied by worry, how about handing your burden over to Jesus to carry for you? Let’s pray. 🙏 Lord Jesus, I come to You today. You know what makes me tired better than I know myself. Would You fill me with Your Holy Spirit and give me the physical and spiritual rest I need? Lord, forgive me for trying to power through life in my own strength. Forgive me for not trusting You with my concerns and for carrying burdens you never meant for me to carry. Help me walk closely with You and teach me how to abide in You. Empower me for the work You are calling me to do. Teach me to be gentle and humble in spirit. Lord, give me the grace I need to trust You with my worries and cares. I lay them at Your feet. I don’t want to carry anything today except for Your yoke, which helps me walk more closely with You. Lord Jesus, You are my resting place. Help me find my rest in You. I trust and love You Lord Jesus. In Your Name I pray, AMEN 🙏 “Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint" (Isaiah 40:28-31) “From the end of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I" (Psalm 61:2) “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me" (John 14:1) Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:6-7) “The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song" (Psalm 28:7) “Therefore, my beloved brothers, be firm, steadfast, always fully devoted to the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain." (1 Corinthians 15:58) “Whatever you do, do from the heart, as for the Lord and not for others, knowing that you will receive from the Lord the due payment of the inheritance. You are serving the Lord Christ" (Colossians 3:23-24) “Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act" (Psalm 37:5) “The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you or forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.” (Deuteronomy 31:8) “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest" (Exodus 33:14) “Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually!” (1 Chronicles 16:11) “So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.” (2 Corinthians 4:16) “The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace.” (Psalm 29:11) “For I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak." (Jeremiah 31:25) Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. (2 Corinthians 11:24) So they took Jesus, and He went out, bearing His own cross, to the place called the Place of the Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha. (John 19:17) (pic verse) For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:45) Artist 👨‍🎨 I Am With You Always - David Delfeld