‭‭Matthew‬ ‭11‬:‭28‬-‭30‬ NIV — Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.

Often our weariness comes from overcommitment. Our “get to” turns to “have to” because we haven’t set proper boundaries and we leave the door open for animosity to creep in. Whether we are serving in our homes, church, workplace or communities we must prayerfully look at each task as an opportunity. Steven Furtick has said, “Sometimes the interruption is the assignment.” 

Another God Wink on this week’s theme was when my daughter shared with me an excerpt from the 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think by Brianna West, on you don’t “have to’” you “get to.” “This is one of the simplest changes in perception, and yet also something truly fulfilled people master: the knowing that everything is an opportunity to experience. You don’t have to go to work; you get to go to work. You don’t have to wake up early; you get to wake up early. When you start considering things not as obligations but as opportunities, you start taking advantage of them rather than trying to avoid them.”

Ask God to hold onto you in your times of weariness. Sunday I encouraged you to worship with, Hold On To Me by Lauren Daigle. Some of the lyrics sing, “When the best of me is barely breathin’. When I’m not somebody I believe in. Hold on to me. When I miss the light the night has stolen. When I’m slammin’ all the doors You’ve opened. Hold on to me.” 

Let’s pray. Dear God, give me strength to do Your will. Guide me in setting boundaries. Give me a heart of submission to Your purpose so that I don’t get weary focusing on the tasks outside of Your will. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.