Some of the people we admire in Scripture experienced times when they felt \u2018worn out\u2019, yet unable to rest. Jeremiah said, \u2018I am overwhelmed with trouble! Haven\u2019t I had enough pain already? And now the Lord has added more! I am worn out from sighing and can find no rest.\u2019<\/i> (Jeremiah 45:3 NLT) <\/p>\n
The psalmist put it this way: \u2018I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.\u2019<\/i> (Psalm 27:13 NKJV) Then he goes on to say: \u2018I cry to You for help when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the towering rock of safety, for You are my safe refuge, a fortress where my enemies cannot reach me. Let me live forever in Your sanctuary, safe beneath the shelter of Your wings!\u2019<\/i> (Psalm 61:2\u20134 NLT) <\/p>\n
If you\u2019re feeling overwhelmed today, take a minute to pray this prayer: \u2018Lord, it feels like the weight of the world is on my shoulders and I know this isn\u2019t Your will. Teach me to cast my worries and concerns on You, knowing that You have promised to take care of me (see 1 Peter 5:7). Give me courage to change the things I can, grace to accept the things I can\u2019t, and wisdom to know the difference. Never let me become so busy that I forsake my quiet time with You. Teach me to be still and know that You\u2019re my God (see Psalm 46:10). Thank You for being my refuge; a very present help in this time of trouble (see Psalm 46:1). In Jesus\u2019 name, I pray. Amen.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Some of the people we admire in Scripture experienced times when they felt \u2018worn out\u2019, yet unable to rest. Jeremiah said, \u2018I am overwhelmed with trouble! Haven\u2019t I had enough pain already? And now the Lord has added more! I am worn out from sighing and can find no rest.\u2019 (Jeremiah 45:3 NLT) The psalmist […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}