“For I have given rest to the weary and joy to the sorrowing.”—Jeremiah 31:25 (NLT)Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.”—Matthew 11:28 (NLT)
Heavenly Father,
Make me weary of the heavy burden that my sin brings upon me and sorrowful for those times when my thoughts, words, and actions have not honored You—that I might turn away from any evil that remains in me, and fully embrace the rest and joy waiting for me in Your merciful and loving presence.
Help me to repent—to turn
my back on and walk away from anything that separates me from You—for only in
repentance can I fully experience the abundance of mercy, grace, forgiveness
and love that You have for me.
Help me to better come to understand
both the way You love me and how much You love me—even though the love
You have for me transcends human comprehension—that I would respond to Your
love with grateful obedience.
And in that obedience,
help me always to be coming to Jesus—humbly
submitting my will to His—so that I will find the peace and joy that comes when
I place all my hope in Him, and in Him
find rest for my soul.
Make me weary of the heavy burden that my sin brings upon me and sorrowful for those times when my thoughts, words, and actions have not honored You—that I might turn away from any evil that remains in me, and fully embrace the rest and joy waiting for me in Your merciful and loving presence.
In the name of Jesus,
Amen.
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