https://youthministry.com/more-rest-less-stress/ Daily Wisdom for Youth Workers. Mon, 11 Dec 2017 12:46:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://youthministry.com/more-rest-less-stress/#comment-453070 Mon, 11 Dec 2017 12:46:54 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=55111#comment-453070 […] Once I began experiencing the love of my faith community, I was quickly reminded that this is God’s love poured out to me by his people. By God’s grace, I was able to reorient myself back to the One who sustains us all. When we’re stressed out, we don’t turn away from Jesus as much as we simply forget about Him. For many, turning to Jesus is a last resort, and when everything hits the proverbial fan, we go running back to Him, who welcomes us with outstretched arms. Some of us need to adjust our functional perspective—from seeing Jesus as our demanding “opponent” to seeing Him as our advocate. He wants us to know that he is Immanuel—”God with us”—and that He’s with us in our storms. You can rest and trust because he is present. […]

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