Sabbath in the PsalmsSample

God Wants Your Heart

The Bible tells us that God provides for those He loves, but we often forget that we don’t have to work to prove ourselves to God. We don’t have to earn His affection and can’t give Him anything He doesn’t already have. Yes, we respond to His love by living in alignment with His desires and His commands. But His worth and value are not dependent on our activity. When we get this backward, we resist the idea of rest. If God’s waiting on us and our lives to validate His greatness, then we can’t stop. We can’t slow down. We have to keep striving, keep sacrificing, keep upholding the law. Our activity becomes a performance of pride rather than us embracing a position of humbly depending on a God who has it all, who owns it all, but who still loves us and invites us into a relationship with Him. He doesn’t need you to strive for Him in your serving; He wants your heart so that you would sit with Him in surrender.

Reflect + Apply

Are there ways that you try to earn God’s favor or grace with your actions? Take those to Him and release them. Let His goodness overwhelm your heart and remind you that He loves you just as you are.

Prayer

God, You love me not because of what I can do for You but because of who You are. Thank You for the freedom to come to You as I am.