The Beach Is Calling: A 10 Day Plan for Rest and RelaxationSample

True Rest

Ocean and horizon are like trust and rest. Inseparable. If we don’t learn to trust God, we won’t experience true rest. Rest is a constant craving of our hearts, in the moments of our hardest days, in the weeks of our longest waits, in the months that bring more questions than answers. Physical rest is planned, but spiritual rest is priority.

When we trust God, we are teaching our souls to rest in Him no matter what happens. He’s here, and He sees—what we need, where we’re going, when is best. In the same way there’s a steady, refreshing breeze at the ocean’s edge, there’s a steadfast, reassuring purpose at the heart of God’s plan for our lives. Trust and rest come by believing His plans for us are always driven by perfect love.

How do we keep our face toward our purpose and the love guiding it? We keep our focus on hope as ceaseless as the waves. We keep our confidence in faithfulness as sure as the sunrise. We keep our prayers grateful for God’s goodness and honest for our growth. He knows us and sees us with cloudless clarity. That should inspire us to trust Him with fearless courage. When we move through our days brave and hopeful, our souls find rest in a world that’s fighting to reel our minds and spirits in the opposite direction. Trusting God is the divine tug that will win us the battle.

Today is another chance to remind ourselves that we need to give it all to God—the pain, the why-did-this-happen, the humanness of our doubt, the reality of our fears. He’ll take it all in one fell swoop of love, leaving in its place a lighter spirit, a brighter hope, and a deeper trust. The rest that follows will be like sunshine to our souls and as soothing as sand between our toes.

Prayer for today:

Father, I trust You with my cares, my day, and my journey. Every hope I have is in Your perfect love, the only place my soul finds perfect rest.