Let’s be honest. Some of us say we’re resting, but really, we’re just distracted. We call it “self-care,” but we’re just escaping, scrolling, binge-watching, numbing ourselves to the weight of everything. We say we need a break, but what we truly need is Jesus. Deep, holy rest. Soul-level stillness. And most of us have no idea how to get there.
Jesus isn’t offering you a nap—He’s offering you Himself.
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” – Matthew 11:28 (NIV)
That verse isn’t about sleep. It’s about surrender. Jesus didn’t say, “Come to a podcast” or “Come to your favorite worship playlist.” He said come to Me. The rest your soul needs doesn’t come from another distraction or escape, it comes from a Person. From knowing Him. Walking with Him. Trusting Him enough to stop trying to run your own life.
If you’ve been chasing peace through productivity or numbing your anxiety with noise, maybe that’s why you still feel tired. Francis Chan once said, “We’ve created a whole culture of people who call themselves Christians but live nothing like Jesus. And we wonder why we’re still tired.” Real rest doesn’t come from tuning out the world. It comes from tuning in to the One who made it.
You are not the Savior of your family. You are not the center of the universe. You are not strong enough, and you don’t have to be. God didn’t ask you to carry it all. He asked you to lay it down.
Let that truth break your pride. Let it set you free.
Real rest in God starts with humility. It begins when we stop pretending we can do it all. It starts when we surrender control not just in our language, but in our actual choices, our daily rhythms, and the quiet corners of our hearts.
Pray this with me:
Father, I don’t need better time management, I need You. I’ve tried to earn peace by doing more, fixing more, achieving more. I confess my pride and my addiction to control. Teach me what it means to trust You. Strip away anything I’m using to numb the ache. Let me find real rest in Your arms alone.
If Jesus really is enough… why are you still so tired?
What if the reason you haven’t found peace is because you haven’t truly surrendered? He’s not calling you to a nap. He’s calling you to die—to yourself, your plans, your comfort—and in that surrender, you’ll finally find the rest your soul was made for.
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