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It is senseless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, fearing you will starve to death; for God wants his loved ones to get their proper rest.” Psalm 127:2 (TLB) Did you know that sheep don’t like to lie down? And people are just like them! But if you don’t choose to slow down, God will make you lie down. Living life God’s way means that you take time to rest. That’s not just a right way to live; it’s also the only healthy way to live. Psalm 127:2 says, “It is senseless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, fearing you will starve to death; for God wants his loved ones to get their proper rest” (TLB). God wants you to give up your tendency to roam, to wander, to veer off course. Restlessness leads to exhaustion—to physical, emotional, and spiritual fatigue. And you need more than sleep to cure those last two. One of the Hebrew names of God is Jehovah Shalom, which means “I am the God of peace.” Jesus says in John 14:27, “I am leaving ...

[God] knows what we are made of; he remembers that we are dust.” Psalm 103:14 (GNT) Your failures don’t surprise God. In fact, he expects them! The Bible says, “[God] knows what we are made of; he remembers that we are dust” (Psalm 103:14 GNT). He knows what you’re made of because he created you. God won’t stop loving you when you mess up. He doesn’t love you because of who you are or what you’ve done but because of who he is and what he has done. God made you. He loves you. It’s settled. You can’t make God love you more. You can’t make God love you less. He loves you just as much on your bad days as he does on your good days. His love is not performance-based. The Bible has a word for this kind of love: grace. And it’s absolutely amazing! Even when you do ridiculously bad things, God won’t stop loving you. It truly is amazing grace. When you accept his grace, you can relax about your failures and have the confidence to take more risks in life. You may have gone to God multiple times f...