Uncommen: God GoalsSample

Rest In The Lord

Philippians 4:7 "And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

Relax vs. Rest

The difference between relax and rest is that relax is to calm down while rest is to cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without movement, or rest can be (obsolete) to remain.

As Si Robertson says, "work hard, nap hard."

For every person who is mailing it in from the couch, a person is burning the candle at both ends. The word "side hustle" is all the rage these days as everyone is trying to make passive income on TikTok, Amazon, or Etsy. I know people who work two or three jobs, long hours, or even just come home from their day job to take care of their children. That is a 15+ hr day in itself right there.

So when the weekend comes, they take naps, relax on the sofa or sleep in late. All have their place but don't qualify as "rest" as they are all temporary. I would encourage us all to "rest" in the Lord, and while the definition above indicated a lack of motion, I would add a focus on God.

When we rest in the Lord, we turn over our stress and anxiety. We lay our worries at the foot of the cross and pray for wisdom and guidance from the Holy Spirit.

This one is last on our list because we have a hard time resting in the Lord. We may indeed bring our list of cares to the foot of the cross only to pick them up on our way out. Instead, God wants us to spend time with Him, discussing not only our concerns but His will for our life.

When we can rest in the Lord, we can truly be used by God.

We only touched on 5 God goals in our Devotion, but there are many more to be set. I hope this will inspire you to set a different kind of Goal as we start this new year. Gym memberships will come and go, but reaching a Godly Goal can not only change your life but the world as well.

Uncommen Questions:

Do you find it hard to rest in the Lord?

Do you find it hard to find rest?

Uncommen Challenge:

I challenge us all to rest in the Lord. There is a difference between relaxing and resting, and we are renewed when we rest in the peace of Jesus.