let Me teach you... Part 5

Matthew 11:28-30
"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"

Why should we learn from Jesus?
2. "...and you will find rest for your souls"

How often have we leaned on our own understanding when things didn't go our way? And how often have we tried to do things our ways thinking that we know what's best for ourselves? What about the times when we cracked our head to come up with a solution to a difficulty? Oh, and not forgetting the times when we tried to act smart and end up eating a big humble pie.

Don't you think that something is very wrong here? It seems that "We/I" have become the most important priority of our lives. We have replaced God with us, His plans with our dreams, His blessings with our failures. We thought we could do it all, and we all end up driving to a dead end. A missing God is the reason for our insecurities, our worries, our restlessness, and that is why we never got to have the rest we needed.

And this is also why God wants us to learn from Him - so that we can find rest, not just physically, but spiritually. There are so many ways to learn from Him: Pray, seek, read the bible, surrender, be patient, act, and more prayers. God will teach us how to handle all sorts of situations, if we decide to let go and let God. And when our faith is in the Solid Rock, the One who never fails, there is nothing that will create anxieties and insecurities in us, and we will be able to be more and more like Him!

So for all those of you who have yet to rest, God is giving the invitation now!

The only way to rest is not through the world, but through the security we have in Jesus Christ.

Coming Soon: let Me teach you... Part 6