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b'The nightmares had started again. It had only been a few nights, and\\nalready I felt like I was sleepwalking through the days\\u2014pure exhaustion\\nfrom the moment I opened my eyes. As the shower water beat down on my weary\\nhead, I prayed a prayer of the strength-sapped: \\u201cGod, help.\\u201d Immediately,\\nthe words of Jesus filled my mind: \\u201cCome to me, all you who are weary and\\nburdened, and I will give you rest\\u201d (Matthew 11:28). How easy it is to\\nforget, especially when you\\u2019re tired: the thing the weary need most of all\\nis to come to Jesus for rest. When I endure days or even weeks of that\\nmind-numbing exhaustion, I tend to flit from one task to the next\\nthroughout the day, keeping physically busy until I\\u2019m about to drop.\\nSometimes, the one thing I fail to do is the very thing I need most of all:\\nto find my rest in Jesus. After several failed attempts to sit and open up\\nmy Bible, my rampaging thoughts stilled enough for me to sit at the feet of\\nJesus. As I read through Psalm 62, my heart lifted. I found my heart\\nechoing David\\u2019s words: \\u201cTruly my soul finds rest in God\\u2026Yes, my soul, find\\nrest in God\\u2026Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to\\nhim\\u201d (verses 1, 5, 8). The Bible has hundreds of verses about rest. Taking\\ntime to sleep and care for our bodies is important, and the rest that\\u2019s\\neven more crucial for our lives is found in the presence of Jesus. In Luke\\n10:38-42, when Jesus visited Martha\\u2019s house, He encouraged her to remember\\nthe one thing that was more important than all the things she needed to get\\ndone: sitting at His feet. Jesus offers us rest in His presence. As we\\nspend time in His Word, in prayer, and with His people, He gives us the\\nspiritual rest our souls crave. We can embrace the soul-rest God offers by\\npouring out our hearts to Him and allowing His unfailing love to fill us\\nup. \\u2022 Savannah Coleman \\u2022 When do you find it difficult to rest? \\u2022 Why do\\nyou think it\\u2019s important to spend time pouring out our hearts to Jesus and\\nbeing reminded of His love, both individually and with other Christians? \\u2022\\nSleep is an important part of our physical and emotional health. Sometimes,\\nwe need help in order to give our bodies the sleep we need, and that\\u2019s\\nokay. If you\\u2019re having difficulty sleeping, who is a trusted adult you can\\ntalk to, such as a parent, counselor, or doctor? \\u201cCome to me, all you who\\nare weary and burdened, and I [Jesus] will give you rest.\\u201d Matthew 11:28\\n(NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nMatt.11.25-Matt.12.8|Ps.62'