Tossing and turning in bed, I fretted over my list of weekly tasks. Family, friends, and even people I barely knew depended on me. For the fourth night in a row, I watched the clock change to three a.m. before I fell asleep. The alarm I’d set for six a.m. shocked me into starting my day. I snapped at my husband. Barking orders at my son, I rushed him into the car. I don’t remember driving to his school. But I’ll never forget watching his teacher close the classroom door before I headed outside and collapsed from exhaustion onto the playground.
A friend drove me home and promised to care for my son until my husband returned from work. My neighbor prayed over me and stayed close by until I woke up . . . eight hours later.
God knows His children worry, fear, and sometimes try to do too much. He also knows how desperately we need down time to rejuvenate physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.
In Psalm 62, David says his “soul finds rest in God” (v. 1). For this wholistic revitalization, David needed to be silent and still as he leaned into God’s proven trustworthiness as all-sufficient hope-giver, deliverer, and protector (vv. 5–7). Urging others to trust in God “at all times” by approaching Him with honest prayers, David demonstrates bold dependence on God and His power (vv. 8, 12).
God didn’t design us to be weighed down by worry or the need to meet everyone’s needs. He does, however, prove His dependability. When we trust His constant presence and His power, we can worship Him by resting. What a priceless gift from God!
Xochitl Dixon, Our Daily Bread author
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