{"id":679,"date":"2021-01-12T18:46:47","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T18:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ariseestherconference.com\/?p=679"},"modified":"2021-01-13T14:48:24","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T14:48:24","slug":"how-to-rest-from-worry-and-fear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ariseestherconference.com\/?p=679","title":{"rendered":"How to Rest From Worry and Fear"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ariseestherconference.com\/?page_id=552\">Debbie W. Wilson<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ariseestherconference.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/woman-4394904_1920-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ariseestherconference.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/woman-4394904_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ariseestherconference.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/woman-4394904_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ariseestherconference.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/woman-4394904_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ariseestherconference.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/woman-4394904_1920-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ariseestherconference.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/woman-4394904_1920-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ariseestherconference.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/woman-4394904_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The issues surrounding the coronavirus\u2014how long this quarantine will last, how the stock market will impact us, and how to pay bills when we can\u2019t work\u2014not to mention what we\u2019ll do if the toilet paper runs out\u2014pose a real threat. In addition to this, the normal cares of life don\u2019t stop with a worldwide pandemic. Added stress strains relationships that are already experiencing more \u201ctogether\u201d or \u201csocial distancing\u201d time than normal. Yet the Bible says not to fear any of those things (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew%206%3A25-34&amp;version=NIV\">Matt. 6:25-34<\/a>). But it does tell us to fear something I bet you\u2019re overlooking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>God wants you to fear missing His rest!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God\u2019s promise of entering his rest still stands, so we ought to tremble with fear that some of you might fail to experience it\u201d (Heb. 4:1 NLT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Say what? Missing God\u2019s rest hardly tops my list of fears\u2014but it should.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How Do We Rest from Fear?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rest God offers us is different from the rest He offered Israel. But both hinge on faith. The Bible uses Israel as an example of how we can miss God\u2019s rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God delivered Israel from mighty Pharaoh and promised to lead the nation into the Promised Land. The Promised Land flowed with milk and honey and provided protection. But they listened to their fears instead of heeding His promise. As a result, instead of picking juicy grapes they ate manna all day\u2014every day\u2014for 40 years as they wandered in circles in the wilderness (Heb. 4:2-3). If only they had believed God!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is rest?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In the Old Testament God\u2019s rest was an abundant&nbsp;<em>land<\/em>.<\/li><li>In the New Testament God\u2019s rest is an abundant&nbsp;<em>life<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where do we find rest?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In the Old Testament rest was found in a&nbsp;<em>place<\/em>.<\/li><li>In the New Testament rest is found in a&nbsp;<em>person<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, worry drives us harder than any Egyptian taskmaster drove the Hebrew slaves. At least taskmasters slept. Instead of having to leave the country, our jobs, or our circumstances, we run to Jesus (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John%2010%3A10&amp;version=NASB\">Jn. 10:10<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John+16%3A33&amp;version=NIV\">Jn. 16:33<\/a>). As unbelief kept the children of Israel wandering in the wilderness, so unbelief in the power and care of our Lord keeps us in restless turmoil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesus used the example of a farm yoke to help us understand how our relationship with Him works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then Jesus said, \u2018Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.<strong><sup>&nbsp;<\/sup><\/strong>For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light\u2019\u201d (Matt. 25:28-30 NLT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"415\" alt=\"wooden yoke for oxen\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/OiolzXWxpAp-cCBVm4Nf_jQF-MNPKT_IITJ95HbpE1kDkdw2qYc-sz0ee7l8NB4PClz1JiN96Bk2GPKHqQM05JYqPIGVNRMcZe8HL_LOkShB3_iN1cVm-F01aXgTYlNKKwDOf94\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A yoke is a wooden beam used between a pair of animals that enables them to work together to pull a load. Sometimes a farmer yokes a young animal to an experienced, stronger one. The strong animal carries the brunt of the burden and guides the young one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Being gripped by fear if like living with a ball and chain that leaves us exhausted. But when we choose to live yoked to Jesus we find rest for our souls. He is our burden bearer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Someone described&nbsp;FEAR&nbsp;as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>F<\/strong>alse<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>E<\/strong>vidence<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A<\/strong>ppearing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>R<\/strong>eal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Setting our minds on Jesus empowers us to release our fears and enter God\u2019s rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What helps you rest in God when you\u2019re tempted to worry?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Debbie W. Wilson The issues surrounding the coronavirus\u2014how long this quarantine will last, how the stock market will impact us, and how to pay bills when we can\u2019t work\u2014not to mention what we\u2019ll do if the toilet paper runs out\u2014pose a real threat. 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