Anxiety-Work-Rest

Psalm 127:2 (NLT) It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones.

Anxiety over the affairs of this life can drive anyone to become a workaholic. What profit is there when at the end of the day you are exhausted in body, mind, and spirit? Better to prayerfully plan and manage your time to include sufficient rest. In this your mind will be sharper, your body stronger, and your spirit refreshed.

“He gives his beloved sleep, that is, quietness and contentment of mind, and comfortable enjoyment of what is present and a comfortable expectation of what is to come. Our care must be to keep ourselves in the love of God, and then we may be easy whether we have little or much of this world.” –Matthew Henry

Matthew 6:25- (NLT) 25-27, 34  “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing?26Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? 27Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? . . . 34“So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.

Philippians 4:6-7 (AMPC) Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God. 7 And God's peace [shall be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

Father God, how foolish it is for me to worry or be anxious about tomorrow! Your word is true. You know my needs and You have promised to meet them. I trust You to hear my prayers, to bless my labor, and to bless my rest.