Code blue! God’s cry to the breathless
Any time, ever, that you find yourself lying broken and spent, the Lord has a message for you. It’s his cry to wake you, and his promise to revive and restore.
Any time, ever, that you find yourself lying broken and spent, the Lord has a message for you. It’s his cry to wake you, and his promise to revive and restore.
Nine months ago, I did not see renovation in my future. Now, I’m neck deep in refreshing my website. And I’m marveling at God’s renewing work in our lives.
I’ve learned a lot about rest from people in Scripture. Seeing their lives with fresh eyes, I’ve seen things I had not realized: How blessed rest is. How different it looks from what we often think. How much in our lives can keep us from it. Here are 12 “signposts” pointing us to rest, signposts placed on the path by people who came before.
Think of it! All that David experienced and described in Psalm 23 – all of it – is still flowing from God’s great love, in hot pursuit of you.
“Come to me,” Jesus said. As we do, he restores our soul, releasing it from the chaos of frenzy and anxiety. He leads us in the unforced rhythms of grace.