Have you ever thought of the reason why we easily break down when we are stressed? Well, you can start by wondering what will happen to a pile of text books, constantly used as chairs. Obviously, these books will undergo wear and tear and eventually get destroyed. Funny enough, we may want to ask, “how come did the books get destroyed and a chair will not undergo such destruction?” The simple answer is that books were designed to be read, and never to be sat upon.
Now, just like the books, we were created, made, designed, fashioned, built, to REST and not to be STRESSED. This is simply the reason why our bodies cannot handle stress and then we break down because we have been compressed with the workload.
“Come to me all of you who are tired from the heavy burden you have been forced to carry. I will give you rest. Accept my teaching. Learn from me. I am gentle and humble in spirit. And you will be able to get some rest. Yes, the teaching that I ask you to accept is easy. The load I give you to carry is light."(Matt 11:28-30)~ERV.
Jesus said we should accept His teachings or yoke; John_1:17 ‘for the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ’. Jesus came to expand God’s love in GRACE but SIN was expanded when the LAW was given to Moses. Moses taught the law, Jesus taught GRACE. Jesus shows us a LIFE of total REST, by constantly receiving from our father, leaning and relying on Him, a LIFE of total freedom and liberty to live, a LIFE without struggle or striving, a LIFE without stress, a LOVE LIFE!
Jesus said that His burden or load is LIGHT. If a load is light, trust me that’s no load at all! I would rather say it this way; Jesus has given us a substance that is not strenuous. Remember MARY and MARTHA, just like Mary, sit at His feet and let Him do your thinking, talking, working and everything you can imagine, let Him do it for you, not to try to do for Him, like Martha did.
We in this world are too busy with too many responsibilities, that we forget that we are God’s beloved children and His desire for us is to live life with ease. I will just say that when you get your head too loaded with the world, come to the throne of Grace, come to your daddy, and find REST!
By God’s grace we will continue to abide in this REST and relaxation and we will never go weary, cast down or destroyed, but we will grow more beautiful, strong and live forever!
GOD BLESS YOU.