“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden and overburdened, and I will cause you to rest. [I will ease and relieve and refresh your souls.]”
-Matthew 11:28 AMP
God gives us the ability to love others at all times, but this ability requires discipline and self-control. It’s easy for us to let other peoples need and emergencies control and manipulate us. Every time we hear our phones go off we don’t have peace until we check it. We tend to give our bodies rest but not our soul and it needs a breather too! Jesus did not conform to the world. When He felt tired and pressured from the crowds who wanted Him to help, He took time to walk away and get rest. He didn’t push Himself to the point of feeling drained as though He was falling apart and you shouldn’t either.
Prayer Guide: Lord I ask that you help me keep a healthy balance in helping others and recognizing when its time to help myself. I don’t want to become so overwhelmed with trying to assist others that I run my soul tired. I ask that You bring me peace when its my time to take a break and remind me to rest in You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.