Rest in Jesus When Your Soul Feels Tired

Reflection:

There are days when my body is tired, my mind is cluttered, and my spirit feels drained. Maybe you’ve felt it too—that deep exhaustion that no nap or day off can fix. From the moment sin entered the world, humanity has been toiling—working, struggling, carrying burdens we were never meant to bear. Life keeps handing us more: stress at work, tension at home, our own internal battles. And just when it seems things are quieting down, something else rises up.

Before I knew Jesus, I didn’t even know what real rest was. I had no hope of it. Sin ran my life, always demanding, always taking, never giving back. But then Jesus called. “Come to Me,” He said. And He still says it—to the overwhelmed, the overworked, the overburdened.

The rest Jesus offers isn’t just a break. It’s a new way of being. He trades our heavy yoke for His—light and full of grace. He is gentle and lowly in heart, and in His presence, we find peace for our weary souls.

And one day, the rest we receive in Jesus will be eternal. There will be no more toil, no more pain, no more sin. In the presence of our Savior, we will experience the fullness of rest that never fades—where all our struggles will cease, and we will dwell with Him in perfect peace forever.