https://youtube.com/shorts/FuLhxJJaFSc?si=4Kr55pwQzdRwX99O Have you ever heard of a child with an “old soul?” This video might be crafted by AI, but I’ve witnessed some children who speak the Truth from an inspired source. Psalm. 8:2

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Eaz4krD27/ 🎶“There is a place of quiet rest near to the heart of God; A place where sin cannot molest near to the heart of God. Oh Jesus blest Redeemer, sent from the heart of God Hold us who wait before You near to the heart of God “🎶

TESTIMONY TUESDAY REST IS PART OF THE JOURNEY Learning to Stop Before Life Stops You “Get up and eat. If you don’t, the journey will be too much for you.” 1 Kings 19:7 EASY Family, rest is not something we should wait to do until we are exhausted, overwhelmed, burned out, or our bodies force us to stop. After one of the greatest victories of Elijah’s ministry, he became physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally depleted. And before God gave Elijah another assignment, He allowed him to sleep, eat, drink and rest. God understood something Elijah had not yet recognized: The journey ahead required a restored Elijah. Some of us are asking God for strength to keep going when God may be telling us it’s time to sit down, replenish and rest. Rest is not laziness. Rest is not weakness. Rest is not quitting. Rest is not something we have to earn. Rest is stewardship. Rest is preparation. Rest is obedience. And rest is TRUST. God established rest as a rhythm in Genesis before human beings ever experienced exhaustion. Jesus also intentionally called His disciples away from the needs of the crowd to rest. There will ALWAYS be something else to do. Another email. Another responsibility. Another problem. Another person who needs something. Another goal. Another unfinished task. If we wait until everything is finished before we rest, we will never rest. At some point, we have to be able to say: “I’ve done enough for today. God, I trust You with what remains.” Sometimes our inability to rest reveals something deeper. We may have attached our identity to being needed, productive, available, responsible, or in control. But everything does not depend on us. We can stop because God doesn’t. ASK YOURSELF 1️⃣ When was the last time I rested before I was exhausted and what does my answer reveal about how I treat myself? 2️⃣ What makes me feel guilty when I stop: unfinished work, disappointing people, losing control, feeling unproductive, or something deeper? 3️⃣ Have I made being needed such a large part of my identity that I don’t know who I am when nobody needs anything from me?

Do not be conformed to the pattern of this world, but be transformed my the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is- his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2