So
many people are in a continually state of unrest.
It is important that you take time to rest your mind, body, and spirit.
Otherwise, your entire system will be out of balance. When your system gets out
of balance you can be susceptible to illness, negative thinking, depression,
anxiety and fatigue.
How
does one get in a state of unrest? Being constantly
geared-up, worried, anxious, and fearful, thinking the worst, and not allowing
your mind to just rest. As well as not eating properly, not getting enough
exercise and not spending time with God.
To
take a rest in your mind would mean to stop all thoughts that would pose a
threat to your state of peace. If you’re constantly thinking about worrisome thoughts your body will
react to the stress. If you think negative thoughts and stressful thoughts your
body will begin to react.
Reflect
and ponder: Do you see God as your Papa or daddy?
Chances are if you don’t see God this way you have trouble resting because you
have difficulty trusting God. How you
view God (a loving Papa or a punitive, judgmental God), will determine how well
you rest.
It is important to balance your system back with
prayer, spending alone time with God, eating right, exercising, letting go and
letting God, and giving your mind a rest from anxious, worrisome and fearful
thoughts.
►If your mind
is in a continually state of unrest you will eventually feel tired and worn-out
and generally not feel well (malaise).
Your body will feel tense, you may have sore muscles, headaches, and
possible TMJ.
Get
to the “roots” of why you are in a chronic state of unrest.
In other words, what are the underlying causes of your stress? What keeps you
up at night? It is not God’s will for you to be under stress and unbalance. You
might have to slip away from the hectic lifestyle you live or the busyness you
are under and come into the presence of Jesus who can unmask why you in a state
of unrest. Step away from the cares of this world long enough to hear God and
how He wants you to handle your situations. Go
to a quiet place and sit before the Lord. Get quiet and balance your
emotions. There is a word God will breathe upon you and enlighten you with.
Take care of your body as well, begin to eat balanced nutritious
meals as well as light exercising. Walking is a great way to relieve stress and
unrest. Take a multi-vitamin as well as a good B-vitamin. This is a holistic
approach to your unrest but you have to take care of not only your body but
your mind and spirit as well. Balance
every area of your life-but feed your spirit first! All of your parts are interconnected, your
mind, your body and your spirit. If one area is out of balance you will feel it
in the other areas as well. Have you ever noticed when you are physically sick
you’re not as spiritually strong? But have you noticed when you are physically,
mentally and spiritually strong how good you feel? Always be guarded and aware
when one or two areas are out of balance. Realign the ones that need to be
rebalanced.
MEDITATE
ON THESE SCRIPTURES:
Then,
because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a
chance to eat, He said to them, “Come with Me by yourselves to a
quiet place and get some rest. Mark 6:31
Where
is your quiet place where you meet with God? Your backyard (in nature) or your
prayer closet. Wherever you can hear God the most make that the place to sit
with Abba.
The
Lord gives strength to His people and blesses them with peace.
Psalm
29:11
Thank you Stephanie. This was a timely reminder, and I am most grateful, as I was in need of REST but find it difficult to give myself permission to do so!
ReplyDelete