Take your rest.

“You will be secure, because there is hope; you will look about you and take your rest in safety” Job 11:18, NIV.

While standing in a grocery store line waiting to check out, the cashier looks at me and she has an upset look on her face. I asked her if she’s ok. Her eyes beginning to tear up, she tells me, “No ma’am, I’ve been here since very early this morning and they haven’t given me a break.” Staring at her I felt sorry for her, but couldn’t help but wonder why she just wouldn’t take the break she knew she needed. It was up to her to go to her manager and ask for a break.

My sister, I’m going to tell you the same thing God spoke to me. You are responsible for giving your body the rest it needs. Not anyone else. You can’t wait for someone to come to you and say, “You look tired. Let me give you a break from all of these responsibilities.” It’s up to you to open up and say, “Hey, I need a break.”

This doesn’t mean you empty your family savings account and fly off to Hawaii somewhere. It only means you do what is necessary to recharge while considering the financial state of your family. The demands of life are best handled when we are rested.

Prayer: Father God, I thank you for your guidance and wisdom. Forgive me for not taking care of my body and giving it the rest it needs. Let your wisdom and grace abound in my life. Help me open up when I need rest. Help me Lord to handle life wisely and stay balanced. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

(Read Psalm 3:5; Matthew 11:28)

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13 thoughts on “Take your rest.”

  1. I just wanted to let I know keep seeking after God the Father, God the Son King Jesus and being lead by the Holy Spirit! I share ur devotional with my Heart Group and other friends they all Love it as well. The timing of ur message is Perfect by the Holy Spirit! Blessings to you in Jesus Name Amen! 💜💜💜

  2. Tremendous words , and very true we need to know when our body needs rest, because rest comes together with health which is important in our daily live so we can go on in our daily task . Thank you Jesus for these wise words giving to us this morning and thank you DOTK. God bless you always.❤

  3. As a cashier this post kind of lost me as an audience. Unfortunately as a cashier you can go and ask for a break but sometimes they won’t always give you one when you need. It’s usually not as simple as going and asking. It just felt a but insensitive for me and made it hard to read the rest. I’m not saying this for criticism sake. I’m only noting for growing sake because it’s a really good post, but it also is a little insensitive and might not reach some people it needs to.

    1. Amen my Sister. I understand I was a cashere before and a lot of times the only one there. my Manager at time was very considerate however I know there’s some manager wouldn’t even give you the time of rest. Please take no offense to that illustration it’s not personal. the enemy is trying to plant a seed of offense in your heart, Don’t give him that entrance. Just renounce the lie of offense and ask GOD to forgive you for those thoughts. All my LOVE Your Sister Chrissy

    2. Thank You Lord & DOTK! 👏🏽👏🏽🙌🏽👍🏽 Right on time for me ! I was just sharing with my neighbor about how I need to get more rest & to make a conscious & committed effort to do better about it. This surely is Divine Confirmation. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 to all.

  4. Thank YOU my LORD for YOUR Word of Wisdom, many times I felt in my heart to leave a certain place because of a situation that was coming against me. But I was tired exhausted, and ended staying I thought oh I could read maybe even rest. But the challenges got more intense I couldn’t even focus. But after filling my Spirit with HIS WORD, and Pressing into Prayers, I got a Revalation. I should’ve left. My real rest was in our LORD JESUS that is where I needed to be. In this situation that is. In other words every situation is different and some a bit the same however it’s what we do with it that matters Amen. As for the devotion this morning I humbly receive thank YOU my LORD FATHER GOD I did my womanly check up Pap Mammogram blood everything went well I got in to the scale wow so doctor had a plan. I’m all for it my over weight is a problem towards my being tired a lot my skin blemishes and could really have been worst. But I came to a place where I repented to GOD for not really taking care of my self and realized my body is HIS Vessel I’m HIS. and I need to change things, HE has given me Power and Authority to do so I need to start taking those steps. So I’m on it now. Trusting in GOD with the Step I’m on AMEN. And last but not least I met a woman a day before thanksgiving we hit it off we were fellowshipping praising the LORD, our bus came we sat together and out of no where her face changes alook of disappointment and came out saying boldly with volume ( mind you were in the front of bus), Who you serving GOD or man why you never leave as I was trying to understand because I thought I was on the right path because our LORD been Ministering words of hope breakthrough everything that stirred up my faith my peace LOVE. I started replying yes my LORD GOD of course!!! she started shaking her head like yeah right. I don’t know she said Holy Spirit moving me. Than I said GOD has everything in control and HE is making a way ( You know inspite of the challenge I held on to my faith yes even when I teared a million gallons of tears I renounced the lie of the enemy), and believed things are falling in place because even if I didn’t see it in the real I saw it in the Spirit. So I humble my self ( even though it seemed confusing and imbarressing cause the ladie was loud I felt kinda imbarressed and thought what if someone I ministered too or prayed for was behind hearing everything ). I continued to humble my self and thanked her as I parted off the bus I’m already taking all this to GOD. I felt in my heart I must be missing something So I gave it to GOD. and my flesh in my mind kept on wow it’s the way the ladie talked to me I was feeling judged condemned. It was a battle within me I did not want offense to be planted in my heart So I started renouncing those thoughts and I finally repented asked GOD to minister to me and HE Did, and out of this I’ve learned and is still learning that I need to walk in humility LOVE trusting our LORD Completely in everything in my life and around my life it’s all HIS. And though I’ve failed HIM many many times HE is Fauthful and Just and will see all things through completion. I’m still going through a lot But I LOVE YOU my FATHER GOD And KING, I Trust YOU I receive all YOU have for me and am ever So Greatful of what YOUR doing in my life all for YOUR GLORY. And am So Greatful for YOUR Daughter my Sister and DOTK Ministrie YOU Put into my life and my DOTK Sisters thank YOU my LORD for all YOU Do and are doing in my in our lives. Thank YOU for Blessing us all with YOUR Word of encouragement and wisdom. I we LOVE YOU Sooooo Very much LORD FATHER GOD JESUS HOLY SPIRIT Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah

  5. Thank YOU my LORD for YOUR Word of Wisdom, many times I felt in my heart to leave a certain place because of a situation that was coming against me. But I was tired exhausted, and ended staying I thought oh I could read maybe even rest. But the challenges got more intense I couldn’t even focus. But after filling my Spirit with HIS WORD, and Pressing into Prayers, I got a Revalation. I should’ve left. My real rest was in our LORD JESUS that is where I needed to be. In this situation that is. In other words every situation is different and some a bit the same however it’s what we do with it that matters Amen. As for the devotion this morning I humbly receive thank YOU my LORD FATHER GOD I did my womanly check up Pap Mammogram blood everything went well I got in to the scale wow so doctor had a plan. I’m all for it my over weight is a problem towards my being tired a lot my skin blemishes and could really have been worst. But I came to a place where I repented to GOD for not really taking care of my self and realized my body is HIS Vessel I’m HIS. and I need to change things, HE has given me Power and Authority to do so I need to start taking those steps. So I’m on it now. Trusting in GOD with the Step I’m on AMEN. And last but not least I met a woman a day before thanksgiving we hit it off we were fellowshipping praising the LORD, our bus came we sat together and out of no where her face changes alook of disappointment and came out saying boldly with volume ( mind you were in the front of bus), Who you serving GOD or man why you never leave as I was trying to understand because I thought I was on the right path because our LORD been Ministering words of hope breakthrough everything that stirred up my faith my peace LOVE. I started replying yes my LORD GOD of course!!! she started shaking her head like yeah right. I don’t know she said Holy Spirit moving me. Than I said GOD has everything in control and HE is making a way ( You know inspite of the challenge I held on to my faith yes even when I teared a million gallons of tears I renounced the lie of the enemy), and believed things are falling in place because even if I didn’t see it in the real I saw it in the Spirit. So I humble my self ( even though it seemed confusing and imbarressing cause the ladie was loud I felt kinda imbarressed and thought what if someone I ministered too or prayed for was behind hearing everything ). I continued to humble my self and thanked her as I parted off the bus I’m already taking all this to GOD. I felt in my heart I must be missing something So I gave it to GOD. and my flesh in my mind kept on wow it’s the way the ladie talked to me I was feeling judged condemned. It was a battle within me I did not want offense to be planted in my heart So I started renouncing those thoughts and I finally repented asked GOD to minister to me and HE Did, and out of this I’ve learned and is still learning that I need to walk in humility LOVE trusting our LORD Completely in everything in my life and around my life it’s all HIS. And though I’ve failed HIM many many times HE is Fauthful and Just and will see all things through completion. I’m still going through a lot But I LOVE YOU my FATHER GOD And KING, I Trust YOU I receive all YOU have for me and am ever So Greatful of what YOUR doing in my life all for YOUR GLORY. And am So Greatful for YOUR Daughter my Sister and DOTK Ministrie YOU Put into my life and my DOTK Sisters thank YOU my LORD for all YOU Do and are doing in my in our lives. Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah

    1. Peace & Blessings My DOTK Sister Chrissy💖!!!
      God Bless YOU!!! For NOT eternalizing what the enemy was throwing at you! Being that I work with the public sometimes I’m a little thrown off by someone’s response like that but..just as you did..I begin to silently Pray & it ALL works out..I don’t know how but it does! What an amazing God WE SERVE!!
      Love You Sister💕

  6. Thank You Lord & DOTK! 👏🏽👏🏽🙌🏽👍🏽 Right on time for me ! I was just sharing with my neighbor about how I need to get more rest & to make a conscious & committed effort to do better about it. This surely is Divine Confirmation. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 to all.

  7. Sorry Keisha DOTK Ministrie my phones been weird I didn’t know my message posted twice I’ll be more careful LOVE You all Sister Chrissy

  8. Thank you God for your words of rest continue to help me to rest when it’s need the more again I say thank you God Amen

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