Need Rest? Finding It May Look Different for Men and Women

Women are weary and burdened and wish they could rest—but don’t

According to the studies, much of the stress felt by women comes from the sheer pace of life—both physical and emotional. There’s a lot on our plates! In my devotional Find Rest, I am speaking to women like me, living in a do-it-all world. All too often, our minds, hearts and bodies are overwhelmed by the day-in and day-out juggling of expectations and obligations. And just when we don’t think we can handle one more thing, we get asked to be the Room Mom at school. And we actually consider it—because we are secretly filled up by the proof that we are in demand. After all, who doesn’t want to feel loved and valuable?!

The thing is: we need to realize that we are loved and valuable even if our calendar is empty. Even if no one wants anything from us. Even if our phone is silent and we don’t have little or big people clamoring for our attention—we are special, we are loved, we have value, simply because we are a child of God. That realization will help us put all the clamor in the right perspective, and not feel that impulse to take on one more thing. Because we no longer have a secret sense of satisfaction that comes from being oh-so-busy.