hey, sis!! today's question is: What is TRUE rest for you?! What does it look like? What activities does it entail? For me: true rest is being creative SOLELY for the sake of creating. I don't think i've shared this with you guys before but I am really into calligraphy and doodling, so taking time to be creative with God and not doing it to post it or to make something for someone else - just creating and tapping into my creativity with God, that's true rest for my soul.
For me, rest and rejuvenation days are Saturdays and I love them so much. Rest for me is spending early Saturday mornings going for walks to talk to God, going to the farmers market, taking my time doing some window shopping (and actual shopping), cooking, cleaning, and watching 80s movies :).
True rest for me is surrounding myself with people who love me unconditionally (my parents and my partner). I find so much peace in just being surrounded by love
@Cheyanne Suza I use to feel the same but I kept up the routine once a week and my body and mind had gotten use to it. Our body is so use to being on the go, that rest makes you feel restless but God gives his ppl rest.
Lately rest is repeating to myself Gods word, and standing firm in the fact that God works all things out for my good. Going through some health things and I used to cry every day but now I just remind myself God is my strength and he will never leave me or forsake me. I rest in knowing God has me in his hands. Makes the days much easier. 💛
I've been going through something similar as well. I pray that God will give us both joy, the peace of His that surpasses all understanding, and a thankful heart in Jesus' name, Amen 😊!! (Philippians 4 v 6-7)
And the nice thing about God is that if u fail to recognise that you need rest, honey He will ocherstrate circumstances that will lead u to not just rest but to realise that you need to rest in Him for total peace. That's how much He loves us.💌🙌🙏
Needed this so much. I had my baby 6 months ago. Stuck working fast food rn and I really want to leave but I can’t. I try to go in with a good mood, but like an hour into my shift my mood will be so low that I feel like just walking out. I’m worrying about money, about my future , etc. I’m 23 and I feel so burnt out. But when I think about God and that he’s sovereign and that he knows my every step I feel a little more at ease. If you see this keep me in your prayers please 💛💛
I have a habit of worrying a lot about my future but I think for me in this situation resting means laying my burdens and worries on God and letting Him do everything..
As a mom of 2 and currently pregnant with #3, rest looks like getting away all by myself and spending time with God. This whole year has been a season of rest for me and the first time I've ever started practicing taking a Sabbath. I'm loving that God is teaching me that he loves me just being and not only when I'm doing.
When I take the time to enjoy his presence while playing keyboard, riding a bike, or reading his word. God loves spending time with me and I always get rejuvenation and rest!
I feel fully rested when I am fully creative for God. I love to sit and do my makeup in silence, having a conversation with God. it’s so refreshing. I also read the word and I did I have the best sleep in that day
He called me to this season a couple months ago and it has been somewhat of a struggle to accept it but now that I’m trying to embrace it, it’s beautiful. He still gives me little assignments to keep me active.
Yes, Sis “Proverbs 10:22 says the blessings of the Lord brings wealth without painful toil for it” and it’s amazing how when we give up on our worries and let God do only what he can do our lives change for the better
i’ve been living in this season of rest for the past month and a half now and i’ve got to say it’s so freeing to know Jehova Jireh (God provides 🙌🏼). p.s. my favorite form of rest has been Father/daughter dates with God. i’ll read a biblical book, read the Bible itself, meditate on the Word, sing praise and sometimes watch an episode of The Chosen ❤ it’s so fun and rejuvenating for me and definitely makes me feel closer to the Lord and cures my lonely spells
The title brought me here. I am exhausted working in academia and using my free time to work on freelance writing and blogging. I want to quit my job in Academia but I don’t have the capital yet to be self employed so it’s like im working 3 jobs. Every day, I ask for God to guide me to other income streams and ways to monetize my gifts. Now, I’ll ask him to give me rest and guidance.
SO POWERFUL!!! True rest for me is meditation, prayer, silent me time spent journaling, or time resting in my husbands arms while putting the rest of the world on hold. I’ve learned the hard way how to proactively schedule time for true rest the same way I schedule time for work and household tasks. When I honor the need for rest, I witness God moving mountains and unfolding HIS plans as I rest. Rest is just as important of a goal as any other goal we set for our lives!
No one is putting out helpful honest videos about being a Christian like these. I truly appreciate them esp since i have no Christian friends or community.
Thank you sis. I rested yesterday. I truly needed a Sabbath Day. I listened to Tony Evans, slept in, had a positive conversation with my sister, prayed, read my Bible plan, and watched uplifting videos. Marked a day on my calendar every week.
Needed this! “What is too hard for our God?” Thank you for reminding us that God is alway bigger than our problems and to have Confidence that God will work things out for us! Lord help us to keep our minds stayed on you and help us to rest and trust in you!
This video is right on time! For the past months i have been feeling really down mentally and emotionally. Due to me working full time as a single mum. I found out rest for me comes in two formes 1-Getting enough sleep and 2- abiding in God. So i started going to bed earlier and made reading and understanding my Bible everyday a priority. It truly helped! For the first time in several weeks i don’t feel burned out at the end of the week. Also in some ways God is really providing for my son to be taken care of, so that i can have a break. 🙏🏾 My body feels good, i went a week without coffee and reconnecting with God gave my soul that lift that it needed and i feel mentally and emotionally BETTER ❤🎉
That's wonderful 😭❤❤ praise God! I'm so glad that this is happening in your life. I pray that this awesome blessing will never leave you in Jesus' mighty name, Amen 😊!!!
Staring at the clouds from my back patio really does it for me...I have 3 kids and when I need a break that's where I go...close my eyes...take deep breaths and talk to Jesus!!! Circumstances don't change but the peace feel is so evident! Thank you for sharing Mel!🥰
You are speaking to me! I've felt extremely exhausted lately and not my normal tired. I feel the Lord is calling me to rest this season by closing the door, reading His word, spending time with Him, and being in nature.🙏🍃
Today is my sabbath and sleeping in, taking a walk and meditating on God's word, and asking questions is so peaceful. watching your beautiful content is rest and singing and reading anything inspired by God is very spirit lifting as well. Love the comment section!
Oh my goodness, I need REST.. All 3 signs resonates with me. My mind is always racing, always thinking of the next meal or the next bill to be paid. My soul is tired.. My spirit is tired. I realised that when I listen to worship music, I feel calm and at peace. Or when Im writing, or taking a walk.
I’m just about to start a new job and was asking this morning for a calm season of winter with routine and peace. Your videos are always so timely ❤ God bless!
God literally knew I needed this message! I’m burnout from work & currently sick in bed. He is telling me that I need to slow down and REST. Sometimes I can put my work or duties before my health and I’m looking at how being sick is actually a blessing in disguise. It reminds me that I do not control anything and He is the controller of it all. Rest means to literally rest! Sleep peacefully for at least 8 hours or take little naps throughout the day. Prayer and meditation is also forms of rest. Anything that can give you peace and quiet is restful. Thank you for the message & keep it up! God bless you 🤍
Great video! Taking a Sabbath rest is so important. This is why God created it in the Ten Commandments. Thank you so much for sharing sis! You should make a whole video based on the Sabbath day of rest. It would be a great study🙏🏾
Sometimes it's hard to rest when you are a single mother and need to take care of your bills. The anxiety drives you to try to figure and do things that burn you out even more
Hi Vanessa, when you said the word anxiety it reminded me of Philippians four verse six it’s a reminder that God is in control and all we have to do is lean on him and go to him later his feet in prayer and trust that he is working it out for our good romans 8:28. so do what you have to do for your household and God will be your strength as you do it and when you can rest, rest. but don’t worry, God is in control he’s got you remember that. 💛
Yes we have a part to play but at the end of the day God can make things happen in a way our hustle could never, girl you was rapping 😄😄 yes it’s true!!! 😊🙏🙏
I remember when I was just spiritual, but not a believer, feeling like everything was in my power was awful. I couldn’t take a break from manifesting without thinking I was sabotaging my future. That last point was so powerful. Ready to rest ❤
Wow, it’s that same weariness & feeling like i just couldn’t remember to do allll the things & watch my thoughts hard enough but also not identify with them while i dabbled in new age beliefs that eventually brought me to the lord 🤍🤍 the rest Him gives is truly unmatched!
Oh my wow!!! I've literally been praying about this to God, bc I've confused about this season but I've been feeling deeply he's calling me to rest after many years of the complete opposite. Great video 🤎
I a love, love, love nature! It’s a part of my name (Tierra - Spanish term meaning land, earth, soil, mountains, etc.). So, going on nature walks, and taking time to admire God’s beautiful creation truly puts me in alignment with Him to reconnect on a deeper level and rejuvenate my soul. 🙌🏽🙏🏽💖 #thesimplethings
God is calling me to rest right now and I speak, bc I’ve been up and running and worrying about things around me physically and spiritually and he wants me to just take some time off and just sit in his presence to just regenerate and just have a moment of peace❤️❤️❤️
Message received Lord 😅 thank you for sharing your way of rest, this is something I struggle with and have realized “self care” in the form of pampering doesn’t help…I will try being freely creative next time 😊
Deleting social media has been a blessing. Just resetting and focusing on my relationship with God. Don’t worry he will handle any situation. Just relax, have faith and enjoy your life where you are right now 😊
God revealed this to me a few weeks ago so I decided to have a day of rest that included - therapy, a walk in the park (by myself), took myself to brunch, journaled and read Woman Evolve until my kids got out of school. No phone and no distractions. It was an amazing feeling! I decided to make this a permanent part of my life and will try to do this at least 2x per month.
This message comes on time because I know that God is calling me to rest in him and to trust him but I don’t know why my mind can’t stop thinking or anticipating things I can’t control
I tend to worry so much that I can't sleep well. Rest for me is literally "resting" 🛏 and trusting that the world won't fall off its axis while I sleep.
Self care is awesome , but the true rest is defensive resting in God, having his love and peace, inner beauty will stand out and it’s defeated so good for the soul 🙏🏼💕
Rest for me is taking a full break from the world and everything that is going on, tuning myself out for a few hours just to refresh my brain and rejuvenate to soul. When I do this there is no social media, no t.v, no phone, no books or magazines no tablet or computer I take this opportunity to be alone and rest my mind.
Your videos are always parallel to what I'm going through. This morning I was telling God how I am mentally tired of waiting. It is not easy but I know that He is calling me to rest in Him.
I've been through this too 😭 but then I saw a quote that said "waiting is tiring, but I know that God's timing is best" and my good friend sent me a pic of Isaiah 60 v 22 and its so encouraging. Waiting periods can get so frustrating at times, but just remember that God has planned it a certain way for a reason! Just make sure to pray that if there is anything blocking your blessing that God will reveal it to u and it will be removed, because sometimes God may be willing to give u the answers to your prayers but there is something in the way (e.g. disobedience, a bad person in ur life, etc). God bless, and I pray that you will continue to depend on God and that your prayers will be answered in Jesus' mighty name, Amen 😊!!
Melody!!! God is 💯 requiring me to isolate, have faith, and REST! This video was shown to me 🙏🏽 I work so much, I have been so stressed out about finances, and disharmony in relationship/family-- I am beyonnnnnnd burnt out I keep trying to work as hard as I can and it has been blowing up in my face with emotional breakdowns where I literally can’t do anything except just cry and go home and lay in bed… the past 3 weekends I have tried to work I have received the message that NO it’s not happening anymore. This message is right on time I just have to give it to God 🙏🏽🙌🏽🙏🏽
My definition of Rest is spending time with Jesus, meditating,I especially like having a hot cup of something in the evening and journaling or going out to a restaurant spending time alone thinking about the goodness of God. Recently started a platform like this as an influencer,I am also learning to not share for the sake but take time to chew on what God wants me to feed the people.
Thank you, for this video!!! I literally feel like God sometimes speaks through you to me. I definitely feel like I'm in a season God has called me to rest and being raised around others where it's always about what you are doing next. I began to strive instead of allowing God to work. I had been getting only like 2-4 hours of sleep and was exhausted with waking up super early for prayers calls, while managing my little one having a switch in her sleep schedule to late nights and still trying to do a lot mid-day. I didn't realize why it had become more difficult to handle family conflicts or fighting off negative thoughts and I feel like God was trying to tell me "You're Tired!" So I decided to not schedule anything for the next week and rest with my baby girl and my heavenly Father 💕 Also my favorite way to rest is to vibe with Jesus to all my favorite worship songs, dance with Him alone in the room, and add my own lyrics to describe how I feel about Him. (THE BEST Solo Turn Up ever) Keep supplying those keys🔑 Melody. We are listening and grateful 🙏🏽 😊
Thanks for this video beautiful ❤. I find rest in simply not overworking myself or feeling like I have to record content & etc. Taking the time to sit with God in nature, going for walks, looking at water, reading & coloring…also listening to music & just hearing from God. I do these things often to keep myself refreshed. I can always tell the difference. This video was very helpful ❤.
I'm in a season of rest now and I deleted Facebook and Instagram til the new year. Didn't realize how much my mind was clouded with junk. Because of it, I just couldn't hear God clearly. Gods voice is so much clearer now!
True rest for me is unplugging from the world, Journaling and reflection. When I need rest I am usually overwhelmed and have to take a step back and look for tender mercies in my life and stay in a state of gratitude.
Lord teach me how to rest your way 🙏🏽I have all three signs. I am a control freak, a hard worker, I need to rest more and that is me increasing my trust in God. I am as dramatic as Elijah right now 🤦🏽♀️but I have not learnt to rest God’s way
just like everyone else in the comments, this is what i NEEDED. im 24 yrs old, unemployed, & i just feel stuck. im battling whether to enroll back into school or work, but i just feel drained, physically & spiritually that i dont feel the motivation to move at all. my body is resting, but spirit is drained and mind is stressed out from overthinking & not having the energy to move or do anything about it. sigh* but reading all these comments and replies has been encouraging. thank you melody for sharing this
True rest for me has been asking God to replace my anxious or fearful thoughts with His perfect peace. Then trusting that all is well in God’s hands. I don’t have to over anticipated or analyse every situation ❤️
I’m literally crying as I’m typing this! It’s so accurate and just what I needed to hear. I’m in a TOXIC church environment and I’m really struggling to keep going. I hate to not go where my husband is going, but I’ve been pushed way too far and there is absolutely no love there. I’m going to take a break away from everything for about a month, and see how I feel. Otherwise, I’m out! Thank you for the video! P.S. There is so much more to my story, but I don’t want to write too much.
I think that it is important that you have recognized that,most people don't agree that church gets toxic,but most of all that you are taking time to be on your own. My Father (God) did this for me a few years ago.He put me in isolation which I know see as incubation, because from then on I have known His voice and thrived in knowing Him.😊
@@valentinemartha5739 Oh wow! I love that..."incubation." I resonate with that because I have seen, and still am seeing, that in my own life! I'm so much closer to my Heavenly Father now and can honestly say that I'm thankful for all of the hurt I've experienced because it brought me to where I am now, which I wouldn't trade for anything!!🙌🏾
Thank you for the video. My form of true rest is taking time out in the day to remember the times that God has pulled me through things when there was no way I could have done it on my own and how much better it turned out. Just bringing my physical and spiritual mind back in the order it is meant to be. Remembering that the things that look impossible have been possible with the LORD. Some days this has to be done a lot to get through but taking the time to remember them does bring me back to the center
This video is perfect timing. I’m taking a 2 month sabbatical to begin my season of rest d/t burnout and I’m so grateful I stumbled upon this video. Rest for me is both doing absolutely nothing and everything my creative heart desires without distractions. Resting is not having to think about any responsibilities and just being.
What I’ve learned about true rest in Jesus is for me to cease striving and toiling! Matt 11:28-30 was slapping me upside the head this whole season. And I thank God He led me to this season of rest I didn’t realize how much I needed it. It allowed me to know my identity is not in what I do but trusting in God that it will get done! 🤷🏾♀️ thank you for this it blessed me! ❤
I appreciate your perspective! Rest for me lately means putting down everyone else's stuff and just focusing on me and making sure I'm nourished in leisure, even when others in my life are salty about it.
true rest for me is letting go and setting boundaries when it comes to doing spiritual work for others .. taking a break and knowing that its not all on me to connect others but to guide and have them build their own relations
my true days of rest happen during the weekend. I enjoy going on mini adventures with my best friends. Or getting out the housed going somewhere fun with my boyfriend. I'm in my head a lot so doing certain activities bring me peace and joy. I also find that reading the Bible relieves my stress a lot.
I saved this to watch later and today was the day I needed to see this. Everything you said I have been going through. I thought I would get rest since I'm not currently working but I get less rest because my family thinks that I should do everything from cooking to childcare for them since I'm "home all day." I don't even get rest when I sleep because my dreams are full of me running around doing things for others. Yes, this is my season and I am going to start letting go of all the things God didn't call me to do and resting more in Him. Thank you for being a vessel and sharing His word.
Today... was one of these days... The Lord is the Overseer of our souls. Truly, I have been experiencing restlessness. My rest in the Lord is calling on His name aloud. Rom 10:12-13 says He is rich to all those who call upon His name and For whoever calls upon the name Lord Jesus shall be saved. Franky, speaking... we get worn out and restless because we are not taking up the Father's will. His will light and easy. Oh! that we may be meek and lowly.
Thanks for this reminder! I'm currently in a season where I feel like I have to constantly be active in working towards fulfilling purpose and sometimes I'm too hard on myself. Now I know I need to rest, thank you💖
God calls us to Rest each week EX.20-8-11 your carved out personal time with God🙂 We also want to be intentional about the rest we are taking and really be present to receive the gift of rest.
Your voice is soothing and calms my inner turmoil. Your spirit is calming, therfore calms my spirit. Your words are heart piercing, but yet flow like a silent stream. Your beauty is like a medow of flowers blossoming in the spring time. Last, your glow shines bright, brighter than a 1000 watt light bulb powered by 3000 volt source. Marry me. I needed this video.
Alone time, and quiet time is my true rest with the Lord. Or just taking the time to really relax, which I never do, watching a movie with the Lord, taking a drive, just being by myself in stillness is my true rest.
I would encourage everyone to keep The Sabbath. The Sabbath doesn’t change. It’s not a day you choose it is a day and it has been made Holy by God. A day that He Himself rested on. So please I implore you to keep the Sabbath day and not think you are wise enough to choose any day you want to make the Sabbath… essentially when we do that we are telling God that the day he made Holy isn’t good enough and that we’ll just declare another day the Sabbath. It’s kind of no different then calling God a women… when He never revealed Himself to be that. Because Jesus who is one with the God called him Father not Mother. If anyone doesn’t know: The Sabbath is sundown Friday to sundown Saturday..
Rest looks different for me at times but aside from spending quality and intentional time with God… rest for me is to detach from social media and humans (isolation). But for THIS VERY MOMENT rest is to be anxious for nothing to trust God and wait patiently for Him to act/move (Psalms37).
This was good. I can honestly get caught up in working and that mindset of my works are going to get me to the place I want to be, can quickly try to rear its ugly head in my mind. But I have to constantly remind myself that it’s God Who was the power to take me to that successful place because it’s by His works not mine ❤️. Great video!
This video was truly a blessing, I’m glad God led me to watching this, it was much needed! I’ve been so caught up trying to handle each and everything and leaning on my own understanding, I always worried about my future and believe this motion that I need to be ten steps ahead and fast. It’s been so overwhelming and I believe that God is calling me to rest. I have to keep reminding myself that leaning on God and letting Him take control will bring me so much peace and rest❤️
True rest to me is not being on my phone or any social media for a hour or two and talk to god in silence without any distractions and fasting and I felt more at peace and Afterwards my mind felt a lot more clear ❤
Thank you for sharing this Melody! Badly needed this. I couldn't agree more to the points you shared in your video even though it 's already 4 days late that this popped out on my YT feed . Anyways, I am really grateful to God for using people like you to speak and comfort me. I resigned from my job 3 months ago and I find it hard to comprehend if that was the right thing to do (even though I prayed for it because I know in myself that I need a rest and I don't want to compromise my faith). Now that I am in this season, I find myself struggling and complaining about my state. I felt like I have to find another job or freelance work as soon as possible , or enroll in an art course just to fill in the spaces and time between. I don't know what to do next and what will become of me. The excitement to spend a great amount of time with the Lord was seemingly replaced with anxiety and fear. But last week, God reminded me through His words that He is in control over my circumstance and that I need not to worry about anything; That for now in this season of rest and waiting, I need to take time to know more of Him and to sit at His feet. Apologies for my lengthy comment but I am just amazed at how God uses people and platforms to speak to His children. Thanks again Melody! God bless you and your family ♥️
hey, sis!! today's question is: What is TRUE rest for you?! What does it look like? What activities does it entail?
For me: true rest is being creative SOLELY for the sake of creating. I don't think i've shared this with you guys before but I am really into calligraphy and doodling, so taking time to be creative with God and not doing it to post it or to make something for someone else - just creating and tapping into my creativity with God, that's true rest for my soul.
Hey sis are you really the one asking people to donate some money to a orphanage?
I use the Sabbath day for true rest. The Sabbath is the day that I give everything over to God. ❤❤❤
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For me, rest and rejuvenation days are Saturdays and I love them so much. Rest for me is spending early Saturday mornings going for walks to talk to God, going to the farmers market, taking my time doing some window shopping (and actual shopping), cooking, cleaning, and watching 80s movies :).
True rest for me is surrounding myself with people who love me unconditionally (my parents and my partner). I find so much peace in just being surrounded by love
Unplugging from all social media and having a day with nothing planned; literally just me and God
@Cheyanne Suza I’ve only started this year tbh! I was that girl who planned everything! Even my days off!
@Cheyanne Suza same I am finding something new to do
@Cheyanne Suza I use to feel the same but I kept up the routine once a week and my body and mind had gotten use to it. Our body is so use to being on the go, that rest makes you feel restless but God gives his ppl rest.
This 🥺✨✨❤️❤️
This is me too
Lately rest is repeating to myself Gods word, and standing firm in the fact that God works all things out for my good. Going through some health things and I used to cry every day but now I just remind myself God is my strength and he will never leave me or forsake me. I rest in knowing God has me in his hands. Makes the days much easier. 💛
May God strengthen you ❤
I've been going through something similar as well. I pray that God will give us both joy, the peace of His that surpasses all understanding, and a thankful heart in Jesus' name, Amen 😊!! (Philippians 4 v 6-7)
Amen!!
Agreed ❤ + God Bless You
I know that’s right. Worrying or stressing ourselves out doesn’t get us anywhere any faster
And the nice thing about God is that if u fail to recognise that you need rest, honey He will ocherstrate circumstances that will lead u to not just rest but to realise that you need to rest in Him for total peace. That's how much He loves us.💌🙌🙏
Needed this so much. I had my baby 6 months ago. Stuck working fast food rn and I really want to leave but I can’t. I try to go in with a good mood, but like an hour into my shift my mood will be so low that I feel like just walking out. I’m worrying about money, about my future , etc. I’m 23 and I feel so burnt out.
But when I think about God and that he’s sovereign and that he knows my every step I feel a little more at ease.
If you see this keep me in your prayers please 💛💛
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽God will give you the strength you need from day to day!!!!!!! He is right there with you! Stay encouraged!!!!!!!
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@@nini957 I’m going to try this, thank you ! ❤️✨
Praying for you❤️🙏 apply for homecare
praying for you sis. He's right there with you in the midst
I have a habit of worrying a lot about my future but I think for me in this situation resting means laying my burdens and worries on God and letting Him do everything..
So relatable
As a mom of 2 and currently pregnant with #3, rest looks like getting away all by myself and spending time with God. This whole year has been a season of rest for me and the first time I've ever started practicing taking a Sabbath. I'm loving that God is teaching me that he loves me just being and not only when I'm doing.
mmmmm great word
me too ..no more running around crazy getting my hustle on, and more has come to me by following God worshipping Jesus, and keeping the Sabbath Holy
When I take the time to enjoy his presence while playing keyboard, riding a bike, or reading his word. God loves spending time with me and I always get rejuvenation and rest!
Ohh Shayla, i love these! It’s almost like getting in touch with our child like nature again brings the rest our soul needs 🤍🤍
Awwww I love how you said God loves spending time with you. I want to feel that way too
Yess definitely! I love it how when I’m out walking I feel the presence of God and spending that time with him is exactly what I need. ❤❤
He sure does!
I feel fully rested when I am fully creative for God. I love to sit and do my makeup in silence, having a conversation with God. it’s so refreshing. I also read the word and I did I have the best sleep in that day
Just wow🌻🙏❤️
omg sameeee
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This is awesome 👏💐
I NEEDED this. I’m writing exams currently and I’m going crazy. I need God
He called me to this season a couple months ago and it has been somewhat of a struggle to accept it but now that I’m trying to embrace it, it’s beautiful. He still gives me little assignments to keep me active.
What do you consider a "little assignment" ? Xx
True rest to me is letting go knowing that god is taking care of it
Amen amen love this
Yes, Sis “Proverbs 10:22 says the blessings of the Lord brings wealth without painful toil for it” and it’s amazing how when we give up on our worries and let God do only what he can do our lives change for the better
@yezzi God be praised 🙏🏼
Aren't we supposed to work hard to avoid poverty?
“Yes we have a part to play but at the end of the day God can make things happen in a way our hustle could never” 👏🏽 so timely, thank you for this!
i’ve been living in this season of rest for the past month and a half now and i’ve got to say it’s so freeing to know Jehova Jireh (God provides 🙌🏼).
p.s. my favorite form of rest has been Father/daughter dates with God. i’ll read a biblical book, read the Bible itself, meditate on the Word, sing praise and sometimes watch an episode of The Chosen ❤ it’s so fun and rejuvenating for me and definitely makes me feel closer to the Lord and cures my lonely spells
The title brought me here. I am exhausted working in academia and using my free time to work on freelance writing and blogging. I want to quit my job in Academia but I don’t have the capital yet to be self employed so it’s like im working 3 jobs. Every day, I ask for God to guide me to other income streams and ways to monetize my gifts. Now, I’ll ask him to give me rest and guidance.
My true form of rest is doing nothing or doing something without the pressure of getting it right.
Resting in the Lord for me is releasing all worries, fear, and doubt and mediating on the word and listening to worship music.
SO POWERFUL!!! True rest for me is meditation, prayer, silent me time spent journaling, or time resting in my husbands arms while putting the rest of the world on hold. I’ve learned the hard way how to proactively schedule time for true rest the same way I schedule time for work and household tasks. When I honor the need for rest, I witness God moving mountains and unfolding HIS plans as I rest. Rest is just as important of a goal as any other goal we set for our lives!
No one is putting out helpful honest videos about being a Christian like these. I truly appreciate them esp since i have no Christian friends or community.
I'm so grateful to be used to create the content i wish I had and to be your online sister in Christ
Thank you sis. I rested yesterday. I truly needed a Sabbath Day. I listened to Tony Evans, slept in, had a positive conversation with my sister, prayed, read my Bible plan, and watched uplifting videos. Marked a day on my calendar every week.
phew this sounds like a GOOD day!! Love this
I’ve never thought of asking God how to rest
Needed this! “What is too hard for our God?” Thank you for reminding us that God is alway bigger than our problems and to have Confidence that God will work things out for us! Lord help us to keep our minds stayed on you and help us to rest and trust in you!
This video is right on time! For the past months i have been feeling really down mentally and emotionally. Due to me working full time as a single mum. I found out rest for me comes in two formes 1-Getting enough sleep and 2- abiding in God. So i started going to bed earlier and made reading and understanding my Bible everyday a priority. It truly helped! For the first time in several weeks i don’t feel burned out at the end of the week. Also in some ways God is really providing for my son to be taken care of, so that i can have a break. 🙏🏾 My body feels good, i went a week without coffee and reconnecting with God gave my soul that lift that it needed and i feel mentally and emotionally BETTER ❤🎉
That's wonderful 😭❤❤ praise God! I'm so glad that this is happening in your life. I pray that this awesome blessing will never leave you in Jesus' mighty name, Amen 😊!!!
Staring at the clouds from my back patio really does it for me...I have 3 kids and when I need a break that's where I go...close my eyes...take deep breaths and talk to Jesus!!! Circumstances don't change but the peace feel is so evident! Thank you for sharing Mel!🥰
You are speaking to me! I've felt extremely exhausted lately and not my normal tired. I feel the Lord is calling me to rest this season by closing the door, reading His word, spending time with Him, and being in nature.🙏🍃
Today is my sabbath and sleeping in, taking a walk and meditating on God's word, and asking questions is so peaceful. watching your beautiful content is rest and singing and reading anything inspired by God is very spirit lifting as well. Love the comment section!
Oh my goodness, I need REST.. All 3 signs resonates with me. My mind is always racing, always thinking of the next meal or the next bill to be paid. My soul is tired.. My spirit is tired. I realised that when I listen to worship music, I feel calm and at peace. Or when Im writing, or taking a walk.
This video spoke to me today i have been feeling tired to a point i could not even pray .This has encouraged me .
I’m just about to start a new job and was asking this morning for a calm season of winter with routine and peace. Your videos are always so timely ❤ God bless!
God literally knew I needed this message! I’m burnout from work & currently sick in bed. He is telling me that I need to slow down and REST. Sometimes I can put my work or duties before my health and I’m looking at how being sick is actually a blessing in disguise. It reminds me that I do not control anything and He is the controller of it all.
Rest means to literally rest! Sleep peacefully for at least 8 hours or take little naps throughout the day. Prayer and meditation is also forms of rest. Anything that can give you peace and quiet is restful.
Thank you for the message & keep it up! God bless you 🤍
Great video! Taking a Sabbath rest is so important. This is why God created it in the Ten Commandments. Thank you so much for sharing sis!
You should make a whole video based on the Sabbath day of rest. It would be a great study🙏🏾
Absolutely agree! The seventh day sabbath aka Saturday is very important especially when it comes to walking in His righteousness!
Sometimes it's hard to rest when you are a single mother and need to take care of your bills. The anxiety drives you to try to figure and do things that burn you out even more
Hi Vanessa, when you said the word anxiety it reminded me of Philippians four verse six it’s a reminder that God is in control and all we have to do is lean on him and go to him later his feet in prayer and trust that he is working it out for our good romans 8:28. so do what you have to do for your household and God will be your strength as you do it and when you can rest, rest. but don’t worry, God is in control he’s got you remember that. 💛
Yes we have a part to play but at the end of the day God can make things happen in a way our hustle could never, girl you was rapping 😄😄 yes it’s true!!! 😊🙏🙏
I needed this 🙌🏽 been having trouble resting and stressing about life thank you!
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I remember when I was just spiritual, but not a believer, feeling like everything was in my power was awful. I couldn’t take a break from manifesting without thinking I was sabotaging my future. That last point was so powerful. Ready to rest ❤
Wow, it’s that same weariness & feeling like i just couldn’t remember to do allll the things & watch my thoughts hard enough but also not identify with them while i dabbled in new age beliefs that eventually brought me to the lord 🤍🤍 the rest Him gives is truly unmatched!
Exactly! When I got saved I went “oh praise you God that I’m not in control!!!”
@@Gingerwitty seriously!!! What a relief ❤️
Rest for me is taking a nap literally, or laying on the couch watching a tv series 🤞🏽
Oh my wow!!! I've literally been praying about this to God, bc I've confused about this season but I've been feeling deeply he's calling me to rest after many years of the complete opposite. Great video 🤎
I a love, love, love nature! It’s a part of my name (Tierra - Spanish term meaning land, earth, soil, mountains, etc.). So, going on nature walks, and taking time to admire God’s beautiful creation truly puts me in alignment with Him to reconnect on a deeper level and rejuvenate my soul. 🙌🏽🙏🏽💖 #thesimplethings
God is calling me to rest right now and I speak, bc I’ve been up and running and worrying about things around me physically and spiritually and he wants me to just take some time off and just sit in his presence to just regenerate and just have a moment of peace❤️❤️❤️
Message received Lord 😅 thank you for sharing your way of rest, this is something I struggle with and have realized “self care” in the form of pampering doesn’t help…I will try being freely creative next time 😊
Deleting social media has been a blessing. Just resetting and focusing on my relationship with God. Don’t worry he will handle any situation. Just relax, have faith and enjoy your life where you are right now 😊
God revealed this to me a few weeks ago so I decided to have a day of rest that included - therapy, a walk in the park (by myself), took myself to brunch, journaled and read Woman Evolve until my kids got out of school. No phone and no distractions. It was an amazing feeling! I decided to make this a permanent part of my life and will try to do this at least 2x per month.
This message comes on time because I know that God is calling me to rest in him and to trust him but I don’t know why my mind can’t stop thinking or anticipating things I can’t control
Sis thanks needed this! Treu rest for me is sitting at the feet of the Father and having a deep heart to heart with the Most High! ❤
I tend to worry so much that I can't sleep well. Rest for me is literally "resting" 🛏 and trusting that the world won't fall off its axis while I sleep.
Lol I feel this
Self care is awesome , but the true rest is defensive resting in God, having his love and peace, inner beauty will stand out and it’s defeated so good for the soul 🙏🏼💕
Rest for me is taking a full break from the world and everything that is going on, tuning myself out for a few hours just to refresh my brain and rejuvenate to soul. When I do this there is no social media, no t.v, no phone, no books or magazines no tablet or computer I take this opportunity to be alone and rest my mind.
Your videos are always parallel to what I'm going through. This morning I was telling God how I am mentally tired of waiting. It is not easy but I know that He is calling me to rest in Him.
I've been through this too 😭 but then I saw a quote that said "waiting is tiring, but I know that God's timing is best" and my good friend sent me a pic of Isaiah 60 v 22 and its so encouraging. Waiting periods can get so frustrating at times, but just remember that God has planned it a certain way for a reason! Just make sure to pray that if there is anything blocking your blessing that God will reveal it to u and it will be removed, because sometimes God may be willing to give u the answers to your prayers but there is something in the way (e.g. disobedience, a bad person in ur life, etc). God bless, and I pray that you will continue to depend on God and that your prayers will be answered in Jesus' mighty name, Amen 😊!!
@@theprayingwarrior537 thank you so much for these words of encouragement! I will keep trusting in the Lord ❤️🙏🏾
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Melody!!! God is 💯 requiring me to isolate, have faith, and REST! This video was shown to me 🙏🏽 I work so much, I have been so stressed out about finances, and disharmony in relationship/family-- I am beyonnnnnnd burnt out
I keep trying to work as hard as I can and it has been blowing up in my face with emotional breakdowns where I literally can’t do anything except just cry and go home and lay in bed… the past 3 weekends I have tried to work I have received the message that NO it’s not happening anymore.
This message is right on time
I just have to give it to God 🙏🏽🙌🏽🙏🏽
My definition of Rest is spending time with Jesus, meditating,I especially like having a hot cup of something in the evening and journaling or going out to a restaurant spending time alone thinking about the goodness of God.
Recently started a platform like this as an influencer,I am also learning to not share for the sake but take time to chew on what God wants me to feed the people.
Thank you, for this video!!! I literally feel like God sometimes speaks through you to me. I definitely feel like I'm in a season God has called me to rest and being raised around others where it's always about what you are doing next. I began to strive instead of allowing God to work. I had been getting only like 2-4 hours of sleep and was exhausted with waking up super early for prayers calls, while managing my little one having a switch in her sleep schedule to late nights and still trying to do a lot mid-day. I didn't realize why it had become more difficult to handle family conflicts or fighting off negative thoughts and I feel like God was trying to tell me "You're Tired!" So I decided to not schedule anything for the next week and rest with my baby girl and my heavenly Father 💕 Also my favorite way to rest is to vibe with Jesus to all my favorite worship songs, dance with Him alone in the room, and add my own lyrics to describe how I feel about Him. (THE BEST Solo Turn Up ever) Keep supplying those keys🔑 Melody. We are listening and grateful 🙏🏽 😊
Thanks for this video beautiful ❤.
I find rest in simply not overworking myself or feeling like I have to record content & etc. Taking the time to sit with God in nature, going for walks, looking at water, reading & coloring…also listening to music & just hearing from God. I do these things often to keep myself refreshed. I can always tell the difference.
This video was very helpful ❤.
I'm in a season of rest now and I deleted Facebook and Instagram til the new year. Didn't realize how much my mind was clouded with junk. Because of it, I just couldn't hear God clearly. Gods voice is so much clearer now!
True rest for me is unplugging from the world, Journaling and reflection. When I need rest I am usually overwhelmed and have to take a step back and look for tender mercies in my life and stay in a state of gratitude.
Rest to me is sleeping to Gods word✨
I’ve had it to n my mind to read Psalm 23 this week and haven’t done it yet but Thank God for you my sister with a reminder. God bless you❣️
Lord teach me how to rest your way 🙏🏽I have all three signs. I am a control freak, a hard worker, I need to rest more and that is me increasing my trust in God. I am as dramatic as Elijah right now 🤦🏽♀️but I have not learnt to rest God’s way
Perfect timing for me in my season. Thank you Melody ❤
just like everyone else in the comments, this is what i NEEDED. im 24 yrs old, unemployed, & i just feel stuck. im battling whether to enroll back into school or work, but i just feel drained, physically & spiritually that i dont feel the motivation to move at all. my body is resting, but spirit is drained and mind is stressed out from overthinking & not having the energy to move or do anything about it. sigh* but reading all these comments and replies has been encouraging. thank you melody for sharing this
True rest for me has been asking God to replace my anxious or fearful thoughts with His perfect peace. Then trusting that all is well in God’s hands. I don’t have to over anticipated or analyse every situation ❤️
This video was made directly for me. Thank you, Lord, for using Melody to bless us
I’m literally crying as I’m typing this! It’s so accurate and just what I needed to hear. I’m in a TOXIC church environment and I’m really struggling to keep going. I hate to not go where my husband is going, but I’ve been pushed way too far and there is absolutely no love there. I’m going to take a break away from everything for about a month, and see how I feel. Otherwise, I’m out!
Thank you for the video!
P.S. There is so much more to my story, but I don’t want to write too much.
I think that it is important that you have recognized that,most people don't agree that church gets toxic,but most of all that you are taking time to be on your own.
My Father (God) did this for me a few years ago.He put me in isolation which I know see as incubation, because from then on I have known His voice and thrived in knowing Him.😊
@@valentinemartha5739 Oh wow! I love that..."incubation." I resonate with that because I have seen, and still am seeing, that in my own life!
I'm so much closer to my Heavenly Father now and can honestly say that I'm thankful for all of the hurt I've experienced because it brought me to where I am now, which I wouldn't trade for anything!!🙌🏾
I’ve been spiritually fatigued for years 😢 fighting crazy battles…I’m not fully out of it yet but I’m better…
Thank you for the video. My form of true rest is taking time out in the day to remember the times that God has pulled me through things when there was no way I could have done it on my own and how much better it turned out. Just bringing my physical and spiritual mind back in the order it is meant to be. Remembering that the things that look impossible have been possible with the LORD. Some days this has to be done a lot to get through but taking the time to remember them does bring me back to the center
Right on time I just got fired yesterday 😅
Seeing 222 and 444 while watching this was def a sign to watch this. This vid was spot on w what I’m going through rn
This video is perfect timing. I’m taking a 2 month sabbatical to begin my season of rest d/t burnout and I’m so grateful I stumbled upon this video. Rest for me is both doing absolutely nothing and everything my creative heart desires without distractions. Resting is not having to think about any responsibilities and just being.
I'm a month ahead of you...You are going to literally leap in peace love and joy...many blessings
@@oneof7billion627 this makes me so happy. I’m so happy for you. Blessings to you as well🌺
What I’ve learned about true rest in Jesus is for me to cease striving and toiling! Matt 11:28-30 was slapping me upside the head this whole season. And I thank God He led me to this season of rest I didn’t realize how much I needed it. It allowed me to know my identity is not in what I do but trusting in God that it will get done! 🤷🏾♀️ thank you for this it blessed me! ❤
May God bless your channel in abundance. And I hearrrr this 🙏🏼
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Deciding not to worry even when I'm really pressed to, just letting God take control
This video is right on time‼️‼️‼️‼️ I need this I have so many things to figure out
🤍🤍🤍 so glad it resonates you with sis!!
I appreciate your perspective! Rest for me lately means putting down everyone else's stuff and just focusing on me and making sure I'm nourished in leisure, even when others in my life are salty about it.
Yes. Me too.
true rest for me is letting go and setting boundaries when it comes to doing spiritual work for others .. taking a break and knowing that its not all on me to connect others but to guide and have them build their own relations
So true!
my true days of rest happen during the weekend. I enjoy going on mini adventures with my best friends. Or getting out the housed going somewhere fun with my boyfriend. I'm in my head a lot so doing certain activities bring me peace and joy. I also find that reading the Bible relieves my stress a lot.
Resting in Gods Word (with no distractions) is another way! Thanks for sharing sister Melody! God bless you and yours🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
This is very inspiring . Just been inspired to also start writing, maybe a book😅 but my reflections on my walk with God
I saved this to watch later and today was the day I needed to see this. Everything you said I have been going through. I thought I would get rest since I'm not currently working but I get less rest because my family thinks that I should do everything from cooking to childcare for them since I'm "home all day." I don't even get rest when I sleep because my dreams are full of me running around doing things for others. Yes, this is my season and I am going to start letting go of all the things God didn't call me to do and resting more in Him. Thank you for being a vessel and sharing His word.
Today... was one of these days... The Lord is the Overseer of our souls. Truly, I have been experiencing restlessness.
My rest in the Lord is calling on His name aloud. Rom 10:12-13 says He is rich to all those who call upon His name and For whoever calls upon the name Lord Jesus shall be saved.
Franky, speaking... we get worn out and restless because we are not taking up the Father's will. His will light and easy. Oh! that we may be meek and lowly.
Thanks for this reminder! I'm currently in a season where I feel like I have to constantly be active in working towards fulfilling purpose and sometimes I'm too hard on myself. Now I know I need to rest, thank you💖
being able to be present in the moment without being distracted
God calls us to Rest each week EX.20-8-11 your carved out personal time with God🙂 We also want to be intentional about the rest we are taking and really be present to receive the gift of rest.
I Experience Good Sleep..and A lot of Appetite..just enjoying food and Not worried of anything
Your voice is soothing and calms my inner turmoil. Your spirit is calming, therfore calms my spirit. Your words are heart piercing, but yet flow like a silent stream. Your beauty is like a medow of flowers blossoming in the spring time. Last, your glow shines bright, brighter than a 1000 watt light bulb powered by 3000 volt source. Marry me. I needed this video.
Wow. I needed this! When I rest, I feel guilty and unsure how to actually rest and calm my mind. Thank you for this!
Alone time, and quiet time is my true rest with the Lord. Or just taking the time to really relax, which I never do, watching a movie with the Lord, taking a drive, just being by myself in stillness is my true rest.
I would encourage everyone to keep The Sabbath. The Sabbath doesn’t change. It’s not a day you choose it is a day and it has been made Holy by God. A day that He Himself rested on. So please I implore you to keep the Sabbath day and not think you are wise enough to choose any day you want to make the Sabbath… essentially when we do that we are telling God that the day he made Holy isn’t good enough and that we’ll just declare another day the Sabbath.
It’s kind of no different then calling God a women… when He never revealed Himself to be that. Because Jesus who is one with the God called him Father not Mother.
If anyone doesn’t know:
The Sabbath is sundown Friday to sundown Saturday..
Rest looks different for me at times but aside from spending quality and intentional time with God… rest for me is to detach from social media and humans (isolation). But for THIS VERY MOMENT rest is to be anxious for nothing to trust God and wait patiently for Him to act/move (Psalms37).
This was good. I can honestly get caught up in working and that mindset of my works are going to get me to the place I want to be, can quickly try to rear its ugly head in my mind. But I have to constantly remind myself that it’s God Who was the power to take me to that successful place because it’s by His works not mine ❤️. Great video!
This video was truly a blessing, I’m glad God led me to watching this, it was much needed! I’ve been so caught up trying to handle each and everything and leaning on my own understanding, I always worried about my future and believe this motion that I need to be ten steps ahead and fast. It’s been so overwhelming and I believe that God is calling me to rest. I have to keep reminding myself that leaning on God and letting Him take control will bring me so much peace and rest❤️
Melody your content has been so timely! Super grateful for you ❤
Only 3 mins in to the video & I feel like I found a channel that doesn’t feel super preachy but it feels like we’re just hanging out talking
Praise God !!!, CUZ Monday and Thursday is when I actually only go to campus for every week, that means free WIFI to watch your vids every week.
True rest to me is not being on my phone or any social media for a hour or two and talk to god in silence without any distractions and fasting and I felt more at peace and Afterwards my mind felt a lot more clear ❤
Rest to me is taking time to read Gods word and being still. Meditate on him . And staying away from social media and any that’s gonna make me worrie
Thank you for sharing this Melody! Badly needed this. I couldn't agree more to the points you shared in your video even though it 's already 4 days late that this popped out on my YT feed . Anyways, I am really grateful to God for using people like you to speak and comfort me. I resigned from my job 3 months ago and I find it hard to comprehend if that was the right thing to do (even though I prayed for it because I know in myself that I need a rest and I don't want to compromise my faith). Now that I am in this season, I find myself struggling and complaining about my state. I felt like I have to find another job or freelance work as soon as possible , or enroll in an art course just to fill in the spaces and time between. I don't know what to do next and what will become of me. The excitement to spend a great amount of time with the Lord was seemingly replaced with anxiety and fear. But last week, God reminded me through His words that He is in control over my circumstance and that I need not to worry about anything; That for now in this season of rest and waiting, I need to take time to know more of Him and to sit at His feet. Apologies for my lengthy comment but I am just amazed at how God uses people and platforms to speak to His children. Thanks again Melody! God bless you and your family ♥️
Wow this video could not come at a better time
Keep killing it for the kingdom! TRUE rest looks like saying no as someone who compulsively says yes without checking my capacity.
loooove this!! checking the capacity is so necessary
Guh the way Yah just spoke to me through you.. you shoulda just tagged me 😭😭😭✨✨✨ Yah prosper you! Thank you for sharing your light.
I needed to hear this. This whole time I've been feeling funky because I need a spiritual nap and someone to remind me to lay down 😅.