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<v Speaker 1>Beloved, shaloon and a blessed morning with thank God for

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<v Speaker 1>this opportunity to share in fellowship in the Word, and

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<v Speaker 1>welcome to our morning glory devotion. This is pasta Jeffrey

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<v Speaker 1>and Wassa, and I'll be facilitating this episode. Let's pray

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<v Speaker 1>Father will bless you and give you praise for this

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<v Speaker 1>time in your word. We pray that you open our

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<v Speaker 1>hearts in faith and grant as grace to go out

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<v Speaker 1>there and respond to your word. In Sheeez nineteen, name

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<v Speaker 1>a man. Let's take our confession today from Joshua one

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<v Speaker 1>the verse eight. This book of the Law shall not

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<v Speaker 1>depart out of my mouth, but I shall meditate in

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<v Speaker 1>it day and night, that I may observe to do

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<v Speaker 1>according to all that is written in it. For then

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<v Speaker 1>I will make my way prosperous, and then I will

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<v Speaker 1>have good success. Amen, beloved. The topic four today is

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<v Speaker 1>Rest for the Weary Soul Part one, Rest for the

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<v Speaker 1>Weary Soul Part one, or take our scripture reading from

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<v Speaker 1>Matthew chapter eleven, the first twenty eight to thirty. Come

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<v Speaker 1>to me, all you who labor and are heavy leading,

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<v Speaker 1>and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon

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<v Speaker 1>you and leave from me, for I am gentle and

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<v Speaker 1>lonely in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

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<v Speaker 1>For my yoke is easy and my burden is light,

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<v Speaker 1>a man rest for the weary soul. Part one. Have

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<v Speaker 1>you ever reached a point where your soul felt deeply tired?

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<v Speaker 1>Not just physical exhaustion from a long stay's work, but

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<v Speaker 1>a wariness that touches your heart, your thoughts and emotions,

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<v Speaker 1>a kind of tiredness that even sleep cannot fix. This

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<v Speaker 1>is how wariness of the soul is. It shows up

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<v Speaker 1>as confusion in the mind and heaviness in the heart,

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<v Speaker 1>and many people carry this silently. Outwardly, we may seem okay,

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<v Speaker 1>but on the inside we are struggling to keep going

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<v Speaker 1>the course. Yes for this soul wariness are many. For some,

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<v Speaker 1>it is financial pressure. For others, it is family responsibilities

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<v Speaker 1>and other workplace and business pressures. Many others are walking

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<v Speaker 1>through seasons of affliction and crisis. Often these burdens do

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<v Speaker 1>not come one at a time. Life has a way

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<v Speaker 1>of stacking pressures and responsibilities together on you. You may

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<v Speaker 1>be dealing with financial stress while facing family tension, all

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<v Speaker 1>in the midst of emotional exhaustion. And the weight and

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<v Speaker 1>stress multiplies. In the state of weariness, warry persists, and

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<v Speaker 1>this keeps the mind restless. You lie down, but your

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<v Speaker 1>thoughts do not rest. You try to relax, but your

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<v Speaker 1>heart remains anxious. The soul becomes heavy another weights of

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<v Speaker 1>the mini what ifs. In these moments we begin to

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<v Speaker 1>feel alone. Sometimes we will draw, will become quiet. We

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<v Speaker 1>question whether anyone truly understands, and sometimes we even wonder

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<v Speaker 1>does Jesus care about what I am going through? Beloved?

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<v Speaker 1>The answer is a resounding yes. Jesus himself recognized this

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<v Speaker 1>condition of the human soul. That is why he spoke

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<v Speaker 1>these powerful words in Matthew eleventh, verse twenty eight. Come

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<v Speaker 1>to me, all ye who labor and are heavy laden,

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<v Speaker 1>and I will give you rest. Jesus's great invitation is

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<v Speaker 1>for all who libor. The invitation is not limited. It

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<v Speaker 1>is not for a special class of people. It is

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<v Speaker 1>for everyone who is tired, burdened, and overwhelmed. It is

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<v Speaker 1>for the one who is barely holding it together, for

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<v Speaker 1>the one who has reached their limit, for the one

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<v Speaker 1>who is silently crying on the inside. Jesus sees he

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<v Speaker 1>understands the pressure, the pain, the confusion and the exhaustion.

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<v Speaker 1>He does not ignore your struggles. He acknowledges them, and

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<v Speaker 1>he is ready to respond with divine compassion. The beautiful

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<v Speaker 1>truth is that Jesus does not just diagnose the problem,

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<v Speaker 1>but he also offers a solution. He does not say

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<v Speaker 1>try harder, He does not say go fix yourself. He

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<v Speaker 1>simply says, come beloved. This is the starting point of rest.

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<v Speaker 1>Rest does not begin when life becomes easy. Begins when

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<v Speaker 1>we respond to the invitation of Jesus. That is why

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<v Speaker 1>before anything changes around you, something begins to change inside

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<v Speaker 1>of you when you tend to him, beloved. The first

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<v Speaker 1>step to finding rest for your weary soul as a

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<v Speaker 1>recognizing your deep need and accepting this great invitation of Jesus.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't have to carry it all alone. Jesus is

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<v Speaker 1>calling you into a relationship where you will find rest

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<v Speaker 1>for your soul beloved in him. Through rest for the

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<v Speaker 1>weary soul begins a man. Let's take our memory Verse

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<v Speaker 1>for Matthew, chapter eleven, the verse twenty eight. Come to me,

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<v Speaker 1>all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I

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<v Speaker 1>will give you rest. Come to me, all you who

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<v Speaker 1>labor and are heavy leaden, and I will give you

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<v Speaker 1>rest a man. Let's pray. Father, we thank you for

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<v Speaker 1>this great invitation. We thank you that all of us

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<v Speaker 1>who are tired, weary, and exhausted, have the opportunity to come.

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<v Speaker 1>That we come to you today. We submit to you.

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<v Speaker 1>We pray that you will grant rest for our tired souls,

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<v Speaker 1>lift the heavy burdens, and help us walk in true

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<v Speaker 1>divine rest that only you can give a man. Be loved. God,

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<v Speaker 1>bless you for connecting and being a part of this episode.

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<v Speaker 1>We know that you have been blessed. We want to

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<v Speaker 1>encourage you to continue to connect with us from more

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<v Speaker 1>spirit filled episodes of our Morning Glory Devotion Shalon. Another

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<v Speaker 1>spirit filled day full of the rest of God. Amen.