{"id":1538,"date":"2024-10-27T13:51:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T13:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/?p=1538"},"modified":"2024-10-27T13:51:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T13:51:51","slug":"i-rest-in-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/?p=1538","title":{"rendered":"I Rest in You"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/I-Rest-in-You-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/I-Rest-in-You-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/I-Rest-in-You-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/I-Rest-in-You-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cf43d34f5cf70bbc8c6992db440f0b0f\"><strong>Matthew 11:28<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b857a15c340d4f81eee2c17677fa3be6\"><strong>Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ed58662499ce0e2df7846f9bd8a7b6be\">Sometimes at the end of a long day I find a quiet place with wide open skies and I pause to watch the sunset.&nbsp; As the glorious colours fade to night I am reminded that God has created this time and place. Like a tree drawing nourishment from the earth I draw strength from God\u2019s beautiful creation.&nbsp; I drink in the peace of this place and draw nourishment from the beauty of the earth.&nbsp; I feel God\u2019s powerful presence in nature and I find that when I rest in God in this way, I find peace for my weary soul. If you feel weary and heavy laden, if you feel weighed down by the worries of this life, take the time to pause in your busy day and rest in the Lord.&nbsp; For you will find that there is peace and comfort in His presence that you will find nowhere else.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-text-align-center has-black-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-4ec3d4ed3796e72b71aedaf68562d307\"><br><br><strong>I Rest in You<\/strong><br>By Krista Longeway<br><br>It is the end of the day and dusk draws nigh<br>And the sun sinks slowly in a crimson sky<br>I pause in this place to rest in the stillness<br>As the breeze brushes by like a gentle kiss<br>It whispers through the leaves on a tree nearby<br>While the stars come out in the darkening sky<br>Though I am weary at the end of this day<br>I rest in you Lord, for even now I can say<br>You are my greatest strength and my guide always<br>You are the one true God who I want to praise<br>You are the only real comfort that I know<br>Like a tree reaching deep in the earth below<br>I draw strength from your powerful presence here<br>And pleasure from this peaceful place I hold dear<br><br><br><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew 11:28 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 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