Happy Monday everyone! I pray you all are having an amazing Monday so far. As I have been speaking with each of you, the biggest theme has been REST. Your concerns have ranged from what intentional rest looks like, being in a consistent state of rest and knowing the balance between resting and putting your hand to the plow. I want to encourage you all of this: Rest is a promise given by God (Hebrews 4:1) that far extends just physical rest but a rest for the soul. This rest can be defined as internal peace and comfort knowing that God truly has it all figured out. Psalms 23 reminds us of this rest: The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Rest is refreshment to your soul, rest is the stillness of your soul. We enter that rest by reminding ourselves of the Good News. The Good News that your soul is safe in eternity not because of any work you have done or will do but because of your faith in the work that was done on the cross. That work….it’s finished. Hebrew 4:1-2 Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it. My prayer today is that each of you would find rest in your identity in Christ. I pray that you would know that you are loved and that it is okay to slow down. Rest in the fact that God got you this far and He is faithful to complete the work He started in you (Phil. 1:6). He has got your front, back and sides covered so that you can be the CHILD that He has called you to be. I pray that we all are intentional to enter that rest this week. Slow down, breathe, take a break if needed but most importantly the peace that you have through Christ seek that peace and pursue it today. God loves you. Drop one way you will seek peace and pursue it this week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDYduASvndo&list=RDxtUDJgezWq0&index=4

Hi Misfits, I am extremely excited and grateful to have each one of you here. This community truly started as a vision and now its a seed being watered in the soil of the kingdom, I am happy to have you here.🤞🏽 As we all settle in I want you to know this is a SAFE space for you to be seen, heard, celebrated but also challenged. My goal before anything is to make sure that you are ANCHORED in identity before you can properly use your influence. Throughout the upcoming weeks we will dive deeper into identity and really hone in on what Holy Spirit highlights. Remember this space is for: - Collaboration not comparison - Faithfulness not perfection - Challenge not complacency To get the best from this space it is important that you show up authentically you. I do believe what you put you will get out. This community is here for you. YOU ARE SAFE HERE. On that note, I am excited for us all to grow together. Drop one thing you are excited about in the community.