THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

RELEASE YOUR CARES TO THE LORD AND LET HIM FILL YOU WITH HIS PEACE AND JOY

God desires to grant you REST. He aims to REJUVENATE and RENEW your SOUL—your MIND, WILL, and EMOTIONS. It’s all too common to become engrossed in life’s “busyness,” and soon, your mind, will, and emotions are SO overwhelmed that clear thinking becomes a STRUGGLE. Yet, amidst life’s rush, you can discover REST, EASE, and RELAXATION. God intends to manage EVERYTHING that concerns you, allowing you to find TRANQUILITY in your deepest BEING when you turn to Him.

Envision the RELIEF you’d feel if someone approached you today and offered, “Give me all your monthly BILLS; I’LL take care of them.” That would be quite THRILLING, wouldn’t it? However, this can ONLY occur if you do YOUR part by actually handing OVER your bills. They can’t SETTLE them on your behalf if you never let GO of them. Similarly, when we entrust our worries and CONCERNS to God, He vows to ADDRESS them.

Today, entrust your worries to the LORD. Allow Him to fill you with His PEACE and JOY. Embrace the REST He assures and savor the fulfillment and BLESSINGS He has in store for YOU.

Today’s Scripture:

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”

Matthew 11:28, NIV