Repost from @wellwateredwomen • Yesterday I collapsed on my bed and picked up my phone to scroll. Deep down, I knew I was trying to escape my weariness, weakness, and worn-out reality. But as I opened the Instagram app, this reminder reoriented my heart: True rest is not found in scrolling social media; it’s found in surrendering in the embrace of my Savior (Matt. 11:28). I needed true rest, something my phone can't provide. The kind of rest that only comes from finding my identity in Christ, not fixating on the identity of others online. Scrolling is an escape, but surrender is an entrance into restorative, gospel rest. Though it may feel uncomfortable to lay aside my phone to draw near to Jesus through prayer when I want to zone out, I never regret coming to Christ in surrender. As Elisabeth Elliot once said, “One does not surrender a life in an instant. That which is lifelong can only be surrendered in a lifetime.” Scrolling can't save us from exhaustion or restore us from weariness, but drawing near to our God, who sits enthroned and has all strength and grace for every moment of the day, can (Heb. 4:16). Rest in him, friend. Even when it’s uncomfortable and hard, your soul will learn the delight of being still and knowing that he is God, and this far outweighs the temporary escape of a transitory flick of the screen. –Gretchen (@gretchensaffles), Founder #wellwateredwomen #growinginGRACE #webecomewhatwebehold https://www.instagram.com/p/CoIYc85PAkSmkrj6jwt2FxshOkzq9qCCsGzYn00/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
