August 19: Self-Consciousness
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."
My mouth dropped open when I read today's scripture from Matthew 11:28...just last night I bought the cutest little black purse with a pink, polka-dot ribbon that was embroidered with that exact same verse! Hmmmm. I think God may me trying to tell me something here.
Then when I read "anything that disturbs rest must be cured at once," I knew He was trying to tell me something! Since I had bad dreams last night because my day at school was so terrible, this devotion couldn't be more appropriately timed for me.
So, here I am, soaking in the words of today's reading - "The great solution is the simple one - 'Come unto Me,'" and later, "In every degree in which we are not real, we will dispute rather than come." Here I am, absorbing the words of Jesus from Matthew 11:29-30 - "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. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."
Jesus, thank You so much for this timely lesson. I already feel more peaceful and at rest. May all of us learn to quit thinking about ourselves and ask You "to produce Christ-consciousness...
until we learn to abide in You." My loved ones will be facing many difficulties that would certainly produce anxiety unless they master this Christ-centered state of mind. My fervent prayer is that You will give them the mind-set of Philippians 4:6-7: May we "not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present our requests to You. May the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, guard our hearts and our minds in You, Christ Jesus."
My mouth dropped open when I read today's scripture from Matthew 11:28...just last night I bought the cutest little black purse with a pink, polka-dot ribbon that was embroidered with that exact same verse! Hmmmm. I think God may me trying to tell me something here.
Then when I read "anything that disturbs rest must be cured at once," I knew He was trying to tell me something! Since I had bad dreams last night because my day at school was so terrible, this devotion couldn't be more appropriately timed for me.
So, here I am, soaking in the words of today's reading - "The great solution is the simple one - 'Come unto Me,'" and later, "In every degree in which we are not real, we will dispute rather than come." Here I am, absorbing the words of Jesus from Matthew 11:29-30 - "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. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."
Jesus, thank You so much for this timely lesson. I already feel more peaceful and at rest. May all of us learn to quit thinking about ourselves and ask You "to produce Christ-consciousness...
until we learn to abide in You." My loved ones will be facing many difficulties that would certainly produce anxiety unless they master this Christ-centered state of mind. My fervent prayer is that You will give them the mind-set of Philippians 4:6-7: May we "not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present our requests to You. May the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, guard our hearts and our minds in You, Christ Jesus."
posted by Jane at 5:16 AM
1 Comments:
Stacie, I love that card. Isn't it awesome how we both have had "reinforcements" about learning the meaning of this verse.
Learning how to not worry takes a lot of practice, but IT CAN BE DONE!! I come from a line of the greatest worriers in the world, and I have come a long way in learning to "shovel" - that's when you take a problem and instantly shovel it over to Jesus in prayer.
I am praying for you as you start this new phase of your life in Oxford. You are going to do great!!
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