‘I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches.’ 2 Corinthians 11:28 NIV Preachers prepare sermons, teachers plan lessons, accountants crunch numbers, and mechanics fix engines. But there’s no institution of higher learning that can fully prepare you...
‘I will give you rest.’ Matthew 11:28 CEV If the load you’re carrying is too heavy for you to bear, Jesus didn’t give it to you. Others may have, or you may have taken it upon yourself, but Jesus had no part in it. ‘If you are tired from carrying heavy burdens, come...
‘Come with Me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.’ Mark 6:31 NIV Take time out to enjoy life. Jesus did that. ‘Because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, He said to them, “Come with Me by yourselves to a...
‘Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where He prayed.’ Mark 1:35 NIV Make prayer your daily habit. Prayer is the great stress-reliever. Jesus began His day with prayer. He often stopped...
‘He appointed twelve that they might be with Him and that He might send them out.’ Mark 3:14 NIV Don’t try to do it all yourself. One of the reasons we get stressed out is because we think that everything depends on us. Not Jesus. He enlisted, trained, and empowered...
