#093// Some things you've been wanting from God, you can only get in His Rest. Sometimes the thing we need really relies on our position, and the rest of God is a prime position to be in. It's in His rest that we can receive without striving, we can overcome without having to think up the perfect battle plan for ourselves, and we can trust even when we don't have all the data in hand and processed. But we cannot have that quality of experience if we do not enter into and remain -- abide! -- in God's rest. Your position matters.
Do you know what the ultimate picture of God's rest is in the Bible? It's that Garden right in the beginning of the story! We start to see that God is leading us back to that Garden at every turn. The Garden is the Kingdom and the Kingdom is the Garden! And once we see the qualities of His rest that are found in His Garden/Kingdom, we can start to see them all throughout the stories of the Bible. And once we see them all throughout the stories of the Bible, guess what . . .
We can engage the Kingdom in ANY situation and learn to ABIDE in His rest!
In this episode of the Positioned to Prosper podcast, I'm sharing the last message in a series I've been preaching at my home church of REVIVE Church of Tampa on real rest. Have a listen as I share how you can learn to remain in real rest by seeing the real rest that was offered in so many different situations throughout the Bible. You can access and abide in rest the same way! So if you're ready to round out this month's study on the rest of God, grab your Bible, your journal and a pen, and . . . Let's Go!
Grab the Accompanying Rest Worksheet: Would you like a two-page worksheet that has the four questions of rest we've been discussing in this rest series along with spaces to pray through the questions with God and journal out the answers? Click here to download (yep, you'll be getting on my email list when you opt-in to receive the worksheet, but you can always unsubscribe at the bottom of the delivery email).
Join the Conversation Inside The REVIVE Online Campus Community: Are you ready to join the conversation around how to enter into and abide in the rest of God? You're invited into our online community -- The ROCC. Head to revivetampa.org/ROCC to join the community. Inside you'll find access to weekly messages, discipleship opportunities and more. You'll find the current podcast episode pinned to the Featured section of the group so you can join the chat in the comments. Hope to see you there!
