I was exhausted to the max, and I kept going until I was forced to be still.
2021 has been the most life changing year, to date.
This is how you know God is calling you to be still:
You're mentally not in the best place, and yet you keep going. You're mentally exhausted, tired, and your mind is not at rest.
You are physically tired. Your body is demanding rest, and you're not listening. You're restless, you sleep at night (maybe not) but your mind is moving a mile a minute even when you're in bed.
God is calling you to dwell in your secret place. You feel a pull on your spirit to fast and pray. You feel a pull on your spirit to lay down distractions and false burdens, but you refuse to take heed to the pull.
You are burnt out in EVERY area of your life. It seems like things that once brought you joy, are now a burden. You're showing up everyday, but you're not the happy and joyous person you once were.
The bible literally tells us in Matthew 11:28-30, "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
God didn't call us to be heavy and burdened down. God didn't create us to be restless and tired. He created us to have an abundant life, to have peace, and to live the life that He predestined for us.
Pause for a moment. Pray and ask God to reveal to you what He's requiring of you. When God told me to put a pause on everything, I didn't know how necessary it was until I obeyed. If He's calling you to be still, do it. Your next season is going to appreciate it.
Tierra K London
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