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REST
MATTHEW 11:28-30 | CRAIG M. CASEY | MAY 05 2024
HELPING PEOPLE DISCOVER + EXPERIENCE THE LIFE-CHANGING LOVE OF CHRIST
Struggle with rest:
“Like money, social media is a great servant, but a horrible master.” - Carey Nieuwhof
“I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything." -1 Corinthians 6:12
Nomophobia = no-mobile-phone phobia
"God, You have made us for Yourself, O Lord, and our soul is restless until it finds rest in You." -Saint Augustine
“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.” -Matthew 11:28-30
How do we find rest?
- Be still
"Be still, and know that I am God." -Psalm 46:10
- Invest 5 minutes each day being still before the Lord
- Make a plan
"Wise people think before they act; fools don’t—and even brag about their foolishness." -Proverbs 13:16
- a defensive plan and an offensive plan
"This is what the Lord says: Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls." -Jeremiah 6:16