I feel tired a lot. More often than not, when someone asks how I’m doing, my response is, “Good, just tired.” I don’t like that! Why can’t I just feel “good”?! My schedule is pretty full and my days are long. I enjoy the things that I’m doing, but it just seems like there isn’t enough time in the day to do all the things I need to do, much less the things I want to do. I’ve thought that it would be wonderful if I could just press “pause” on the day to get some work done in my classroom, or to go take a nap before jumping back into real life.

Hmm. I read something once that said, “God has given you enough time to do everything He wants you to do.” I believe that. I don’t think God expects things of me that are impossible to accomplish. I don’t think He says, “Lindsey, do all of these things!” and then laughs to Jesus and the Holy Spirit saying,”Suckerrr! I didn’t give her enough time.”  God is nice.

Last week for Bible class, my kids memorized Matthew 11:28. “Jesus said, ‘Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.'” And then in verses 29 & 30, “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. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.” I’ve heard these verses a lot. It’s easy for me to just skim over them and think, “Oh, that’s so nice.” But when I slow down to think about it, I wonder, “Why do I want a teacher who is humble?” That kind of seems weird. If someone were to ask me what I wanted in a teacher, I don’t think humility would be the first characteristic I would mention. When I think about it though, I do want a humble teacher. If my teacher is not humble, he won’t be proud and pleased when I succeed. If my teacher is not humble, he won’t be able to get on my level and teach me in a way that I can understand. If my teacher is not humble, he won’t be patient with me. But a humble teacher will be patient with my mistakes and misunderstandings, eager to celebrate my successes, and quick to encourage me and support me.

If we’re stressing out and feeling hopelessly tired, we’re doing it wrong. Jesus says that his yoke is easy to bear and that his burden is light. Jesus is humble and gentle, but the world is not. The world pulls at us and weighs us down and gives us more than we can handle, but Jesus tells us, “Come to me! I’m not like that. I want to give you rest. I want to give you the burdens that are right for you–the ones you’re able to bear. I’m a good teacher.”

I want to let Jesus teach me. I want to trust Him and go to Him always. I want to learn from the Only One who can truly give me rest for my soul. Because I’m tired. And I know that I need Him. And I was made to glorify Him and enjoy Him forever. So I want to do that. Pray for me, amigos! I’ll pray for y’all too.

XOXO,

Lindsey

“Take a moment to remember

Who God is and who I am

There you go, lifting my load again

No longer am I held by

The yoke of this world

Come up under the yoke of Jesus

His yoke is easy, His burden is so light”

–Will Reagan & UPB (Take a Moment)