“In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.

Selah

Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.

My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; My refuge is in God. Trust in Him at all times, O people; Pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah” – Psalm 62:1-2, 5-8, BSB.

“And the LORD answered, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” – Exodus 33:14, BSB.

“Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.” – Matthew 11:28-29.

I’ve been reflecting on rest recently. Resting in God; Resting on God; Jesus’ invitation to rest. And I have come to realise that resting in God requires A LOT of faith. As Charles Spurgeon said “faith is reason at rest in God.”

When you think about it, what better way is there to demonstrate trust and confidence in someone than to take them at their Word? To just accept what they have told you without question and go to sleep (sometimes even literally). Like a little child that just trusts that their parent would get something they have asked for, and does not even bother to work out the logistics of how their parent will make it happen.

I have to admit though that I am finding that hard. I have lots of questions on some of the challenges I am going through… why, what, when, how. At the end of the day though, the more I reflect on it and study the Bible, the more I realise that it really doesn’t matter. GOD is GOD and I am not. Of course He knows the best “what, when, how” needed to solve my problems. Even if He were to explain the why to me, who knows whether my limited human understanding will grasp it?

I am grateful that I got some much-needed encouragement on this from my pastor recently. It is truly a blessing to have church leaders that have a shepherd’s heart. I am also grateful that God is still proving to me, over and over again, that His grace is indeed sufficient for me (2 Corithians 12:9). The knowledge of this and His continuous reminders through His Word and the actions of people in my life help me to gradually improve my ‘restability’. Thanks to these, like the sheep in the cover photo above, I can safely rest in the arms of my good, trustworthy, loving Shepherd.

* I wrote out the verses at the start to remind myself to keep meditating on those passages, so please do pray with me for continued grace and faith to take up Jesus’ invitation to truly, assuredly, deeply rest in Him. Amen.

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