Today's Guest: Sarah Bush
Breakout Speaker for February 28-March 1 (details below)
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Conference for Women and Girls,
Conference savings ends Monday, February 24th. Register this week!
Matthew 11:28
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest."
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest."
Having recently moved
to the Triangle and feeling overwhelmed with the transition, I have appreciated
the welcoming hospitality of new friends inviting me to join them for coffee or
lunch.
As my husband and I continue to encourage our high school daughters to
get involved in a school club or youth group, their response has been repeatedly
“I just want to be invited!”
We all love feeling included, and we all know too
well the wounds of being left out.
Jesus offers a
glimpse of how the word “come” communicates love as He extends an invitation to
his disciples:
Come to me, all you who
are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you and
learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart,
and you will find rest for
your souls.
For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
Matthew 11:28-30.
We all feel weary “running”
at mach speed, with work, errands, church or school activities, and on top of
that, we’re burdened with the everyday issues of life, and some are extremely
overwhelming.
In the midst of life’s burdens where do we turn?
Jesus uses a physical
example of a yoke, a wooden device that held two oxen together to plow a field
to describe what it looks like to be “yoked” to our worries and fears of financial
strain, health concerns, relationship conflicts, or demands acquiring success.
Yet
Jesus invites us to drop our heavy yoke of difficult and overwhelming
circumstances and pick up his yoke and find rest. He invites us to talk to Him,
to speak of your burdens to Him.
Tell Him it’s hard!
Cry for help!
He is
powerful to hold our heavy concerns.
He does the lifting so we can rest.
He
wants us to be yoked with him, entrusting all things into his humble, gentle
heart and hands.
Sometimes we just
need to get away from our hurried lifestyles, lay all our burdens at Jesus’
feet to find true rest. What you have been waiting for is an invitation from a
friend to a place where you can find rest.
I want to extend that invitation to you.
You are invited to attend Knowing God Ministries’ Women’s
and Girl’s Conference on Feb. 28th – Mar. 1st. Conference savings ends Monday, February 24th. Register this week!
Sarah
At MAKING A DIFFERNECE, Sarah will be leading a Breakout Session entitled, "Prayers that Shape Your World", offering practical teaching on how to exchange the weight of your burdens for His yoke (which is easy) and His burden (which is light), through the power of PRAYER!
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More from Sarah about "Prayers that Shape Your World":
If
God already knows your future, why pray? What would we gain by praying to Him?
Come
learn how God has designed you to partner with Him
in shaping your world
through prayer.
No matter your age, awaken your passion for Jesus!
Learn how to
use the most powerfully under-utilized resource we possess!
From the cries of a
mother’s heart for her children to a young girl’s desire to find her dream,
you
will gain confidence in how whispers to God can powerfully influence your world!
Sarah graduated from Appalachian State University (ASU) with a K-6 degree. She taught elementary education and served as the Secretary-Treasurer of Youth Ministry, Inc., a small, non-profit foundation established for seminary students. She has been a member of the middle, high school, and college Moms in Touch International prayer meetings, along with a passion to teach at M.O.M.S – Mothers of Many Seasons, a women’s ministry group. She is currently a speaker for Christian Women’s Clubs and the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC), and serves on the core team of Knowing God Ministries. Sarah welcomes events from all Christian denominations. She lives in Apex, NC, with her husband, Eric and their three children, one of whom is continuing the family legacy by attending ASU. She enjoys scrapbooking, knitting. reading in the sun, biking and boating with her family.
To Contact Sarah Bush:
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