Out of the overflow of the mouth the heart speaks. Someone once told me that we minister from a place where we've been, and I think that is so true for so many reasons.

We go through things in life sometimes so that we can help others who may be in the same place as we are. For the last few months God has been taking me on a journey of rest. Not just physical rest, but spiritual rest in Him.

The truth is we should always rest in Jesus. Rest on his unchanging grace.

But the reality is most of the time although we love the Lord sometimes he's the last person we go to when we need rest. Jesus said all you who are heavy burden, come to me and I will give you rest.

What if he said instead;

When your marriage is falling apart, I will give you rest.

When your children aren't acting the way you think they should and you're at the breaking point, I will give you rest.

When you're at your lowest, I will give you rest.

When relationships are hard, messy and confusing, I will give you rest.

When your finances are crumbling, I will give you rest.

When everything is going right, You can still rest in me.

God's been teaching me the last few months that it's not just about the burdens or when things are going wrong that I need rest. Nope, it's the everyday grind.

I need to rest in Him daily. Spend time with him daily. Let him speak to me, rest in Him so that he might teach me more about himself. That I may mature in Christ, and draw me closer to Him.

Join me for the next 31 days as we spend the month of October resting in Him. Let's unpack this together, I hope you'll join me in conversation.

I'll be writing and sharing my heart here. Some days there might be a challenge for the week, others there might just be a scripture and a thought about rest in Him. Let's challenge each other to rest in Him.

Andrea Worley