Struggling to Find Rest?
To enter the resting place of His presence requires me to turn from myself and admit that I need Him.
Kristina M. Ward is a servant of Jesus, a pastor’s wife, and a mother of six (three through adoption). As a Ministry Leader at Arise Church, she helps equip saints for the work of the ministry through discipleship and soul care. As a writer of stories, songs, and poetry, she hopes to nurture as many hearts as possible in the light of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Kristina’s writing has been featured in Fathom Mag, Love What Matters, and other publications. Her leadership in the local church includes women’s, worship, and counseling ministry, and she is in the process of becoming ACBC certified. Kristina loves deep conversation, making her husband laugh, and lingering on the shores of Lake Superior, where she calls Northern Minnesota home.
To enter the resting place of His presence requires me to turn from myself and admit that I need Him.
Freely responding to Him fills us to full because we’re delighting in the way He loves us.
It might hurt a little when all the bricks finally collapse, but if rescue were painless or easy, I would do it myself.
I might not see the fruit of the present, but new life is being formed through it.
I can confess my disbelief at the feet of God Almighty, who is the Great Deliver.
God’s sufficient love is abundant where I’m weak with it. His love is wholly unconditional and perfectly complete.
I could see how God had gently been calling me to Himself through this very song, all morning long. I just wasn’t listening.
When I question God’s plan, I’m putting myself in the center of a narrative God has already established as His.
God has taught me that trusting Him is a sacred triumph of the heart.
