Rest for Your Soul
“Come to me, all you who are weary and heavy 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
These are the words that Jesus addressed to those who feel weary and heavy burdened. Our life circumstances and daily tasks can be hard to carry. The burden of responsibilities or things that going on in our life may burden us heavily. We try to deal with it all by ourselves, wearing ourselves out not just physically but mentally as well.
This is not what Jesus wants for us. On the contrary, He wants to teach us and for us to learn from Him to find rest to our souls and lighten up our burden. How? By giving our burden to Him and taking His. Jesus is humble and gentle in heart. If we learn from Him and change our heart to be like His – gentle, pure and humble, we will feel lighter right away. As for the burden, we don’t have to carry it by ourselves. Give it onto Him. He promises to deal with it. God always wants us to be happy and at peace.
At times, I still find myself feeling weary. This verse keeps me going and continue doing the right thing in the most difficult times when I feel overwhelmed and tired. Tired of either the unfairness of the circumstances I am in or by the tasks at hand. People think that I am strong. But I know myself. I am weak. The strength people see in me, has always been given to me by God and Him along. Even before I knew Him. Thank you, Lord.
Every time I am burdened with emotions or responsibilities, I remind myself what Jesus taught and promised that only in Him we can find rest. When people, especially friends or family hurt our feelings, it’s a lot to carry. The pain, sadness, unbelieve of how someone you trust could do or say these things about you.
Jesus says that we should not carry this heavy burden by ourselves. Give this burden to Him. He wants to take it from you. This burden is too much for you to carry. The Lord is willing to do it for you. He will resolve the situation. He will work in the hearts of others, if they wronged you. It is not for you to do this. No. Instead, learn from Jesus. Humble yourself, keep your heart gentle and pure. Take Jesus’s yoke. His yoke is light. He loved everyone, even His enemies.
“Come to me, all you who are weary and heavy 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.”
When you decide to learn from Jesus and make a decision to forgive and love even those who are hard to love, you will see how light you will feel. You will remove the heavy burden of resentment and unforgiveness and replace it with love, humbleness and gentleness. This will lighten you up. It will give your soul rest. It will feel your heart with love. And you will praise the Lord, out God and Savior.
Learn today. Don’t delay. Take the Lord’s yoke upon yourself. Exchange the burdens with Him. Give Him all those heavy feelings, thoughts and memories to Him, and instead accept the gentle heart and humble soul. You will see how light you will feel and how your soul will come to rest. Take it. Take His yoke now. It’s here. Take it and rejoice. Say praises to our loving and kind God. For He is always there for us.
Thank you, Lord. Glory be to You.
Amen.
Live and Rejoice.
