Come To Me…
Kathi Pelton
We live in a time that everywhere we look and almost everything we hear has an element of being “fear provoking” upon it. Honestly, even a lot of the prophetic will come with an element of fear— and fear makes discernment very cloudy.
Fear also adds burdens that cause weariness and a heavy yoke. But this morning I heard the Lord speak this verse to me,
“Come to me, all 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. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30
The Lord’s rest that comes upon us as we come to him makes room for us to learn from him— and discern what he has us to do and what is truth. His yoke is not fear provoking and does not use fear to prompt action— but God uses trust and rest to teach us and lead us in the way we should go.
If you are laboring to know the way forward or heavy laden with fear, confusion and anxiety— go to him! He will give you rest for your soul. He is gentle— not frantic, not harsh, not worried and not a God who places a a heavy burden upon our backs. He is full of light and gentle to our souls…giving us rest no matter the season or the circumstances that surround us.
Today I see his outstretched hand to you as he says, “Come to me” He has rest for your weary soul and will remove that heavy yoke that has been weighing you down.
A precious couple recently released a word over my husband and I that God was giving us a “double portion” season. As we received this word I prayed that every person that has supported us would receive the same double portion blessing.
We pray that upon each of you who so generously support our ministry.
“Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance. And so you will inherit a double portion in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours.”
Isaiah 61:7 NIV
Jeffrey and Kathi continue Kathi’s story of perseverance, and discuss how to continue trusting despite setbacks, difficulties, and what occasionally seems like the absence of God’s blessings.
They also tell the story of a little girl (their daughter) and her desires for children; desires that were fulfilled in a beautiful and unexpected way decades later.
Our perseverance does not depend on circumstances or our own abilities, but through trust in the goodness and faithfulness of God!
But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope:
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“therefore I will hope in him.”
The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.
Lamentations 3:21-25
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