The secret of resting in Christ — and experiencing the peace He wants to give me in every circumstance — lies in abandoning myself into His control and care.

I am not resting in Him if I am clinging to the illusion that I can manage my life, relegating Him to the role of a mere adviser. He is my loving and gracious Lord who intends to work actively in and through me.

He is not calling me to a life of self-sufficiency, but rather to a life of soul rest and simple obedience: a life of overflowing abundance received only when I surrender my meager alternative.

He does not sit on a distant throne waiting for my arrival in heaven. He lives in me at this very moment and is waiting for me to draw near, releasing my infantile grip on my needs for significance and survival, and falling helplessly into His infinite care and purposes for my life.

Jesus says…

Come to Me,
    all you who labor and are heavy laden,
    and I will give you rest.
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me,
    for I am gentle and lowly in heart,
    and you will find rest for your souls.
Matthew 11:28-29