Sometimes as a Mom, I just want a rest. A rest from the quarrels, the noise, the constant work involved with raising a family. All you Moms out there know what I'm talking about. We love our kids, and want to give them the best. But..we are human! We need breaks.
I love the idea of "rest" in the scriptures:
"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."
How many times have you read those words when life was tough, and thought, 'That's me! Heavy-laden! I need that rest!'
I know I have.
Rest for the Soul. I believe that's something that everyone wants.
To find rest for the soul, you simply need to:
- Be meek and lowly in heart. -Matthew 11:29
- Keep God's commandments. -Mosiah 2:41
- Be not weary in doing good. -Alma 37:34
- Do works of righteousness. -Doctrine and Covenants 59:23
- Seek the Lord. -Doctrine and Covenants 54:10
This is NOT rest as the world giveth:
Ease, Luxury, Sleep, Repose, Inactivity
This is rest as God giveth:
Tranquility of mind, Peace of conscience, a Calm spirit, a Mind free of turbulence.
I found some definitions of rest in the dictionary that provide more perspectives:
To rest is...
*to rely upon
*to be based or founded upon
*to be found with, belong with, reside with
*to be fixed or directed upon
To find rest with God is to be found on His side! It means we belong with Him, are fixed in Him, and Rely on Him. I love this image of rest even more than the luxurious, bubble-bath kind of rest!
It is true rest....rest that requires work!
But it's the best kind of work; for as the Savior said, "...my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
It's a paradox. I don't know how it works, but it does. We work harder at keeping the commandments, walking as Jesus would walk, and doing good, and the labor is easier and we find REST.
Try it out for yourself!
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