The Mixing
Bowl
If you find you don’t know
how to rest in the Lord, it may
help to tell Jesus, “Teach me
something about Your stillness.
Teach me how to rest in You.”
And then wait a while. Let Him
have your complete attention
and your time, so that He can
teach you. Ask Him what resting
means for you, and how it
would best work for you.
“He said, ‘My presence will go with you, and I’ll give you rest’” (Exodus 33:14 ISV). Resting
in the Lord is a necessary part of our Christian walk. If we want to carry His peace, comfort, and
counsel with us throughout the day, it benefits us to take time to pause and speak to God and
let Him speak to us.
Here's
what'll help
you personally!
I have
just the ideas
for you!
Jesus, how
do I rest
in You?
Oops ...
gotta go!

It’s as if Jesus has all the
ingredients needed to bake
a delicious cake for you, but
in order to prepare it all, He
needs a bowl where He can
mix everything. Your time is
like that bowl, without which
Jesus’ ingredients will have
no place to be mixed.
To learn how to rest in Jesus, go to His “kitchen” and place your “bowl” before
Him and ask Him to mix those ingredients that He knows will work best for you.
As you wait on His kitchen table, He can explain to you which ingredients are
needed. Maybe He’ll show you that a teaspoon of praise mixed together with a
cup of prayer will be the right ingredients for you.
Once those ingredients are in the bowl, once you’ve taken those steps, He’ll
mix and prepare the batter—causing those steps to go to work in your spirit,
heart, and life, baking the most delicious cake of benefits of resting in Him.

“Give your burdens to the LORD, and He will take care of you” (Psalm 55:22 NLT).
Today give Him your time and watch as He fills it with what He knows is best!
The best part of baking this special “cake” with Jesus is that you’ll taste and see that He is good
(Psalm 34:8). You’ll see how resting in Him makes your day go better. It gives you more peace; it
helps you to get your schoolwork and other
jobs done peacefully and calmly, without feeling
frazzled, stressed, and under pressure.
As you give Him this
time, He will do what you
can’t do, making the time
spent with Him effective,
filling your heart and spirit
with His peace, direction,
comfort—whatever it is
that you need.
Mmm …
excellent!
I’m so
happy I got
to bake this
with you!
You’re
doing so
well!
There, I think
that covers
everything the
Lord showed
me to do.
Originally published July 2009; adapted. Illustrations by Sandra Reign. Design by Stefan Merour.
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