{"id":1085,"date":"2016-06-13T18:21:22","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T18:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/solidrockbiblechurch.com\/srbc\/?p=1085"},"modified":"2021-03-10T05:08:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T05:08:44","slug":"rest-without-leaving-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solidrockbiblechurch.com\/srbc\/rest-without-leaving-home\/","title":{"rendered":"REST WITHOUT LEAVING HOME"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Listen online<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1085-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/solidrockbiblechurch.com\/srbc\/audio\/101815RestWithoutLeavingHomePM.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/solidrockbiblechurch.com\/srbc\/audio\/101815RestWithoutLeavingHomePM.mp3\">https:\/\/solidrockbiblechurch.com\/srbc\/audio\/101815RestWithoutLeavingHomePM.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"> Download audio<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">    <a href=\"https:\/\/solidrockbiblechurch.com\/srbc\/audio\/101815RestWithoutLeavingHomePM.mp3\" target=\"_self\" class=\"emd_dl_blue_four\" download>Download<\/a>\r\n        <style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n    .emd_dl_blue_four {\r\n        -moz-box-shadow:inset 0px 1px 0px 0px #97c4fe;\r\n        -webkit-box-shadow:inset 0px 1px 0px 0px #97c4fe;\r\n        box-shadow:inset 0px 1px 0px 0px #97c4fe;\r\n        background:-webkit-gradient( linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0.05, #3d94f6), color-stop(1, #1e62d0) );\r\n        background:-moz-linear-gradient( center top, #3d94f6 5%, #1e62d0 100% );\r\n        filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#3d94f6', endColorstr='#1e62d0');\r\n        background-color:#3d94f6;\r\n        -webkit-border-top-left-radius:0px;\r\n        -moz-border-radius-topleft:0px;\r\n        border-top-left-radius:0px;\r\n        -webkit-border-top-right-radius:0px;\r\n        -moz-border-radius-topright:0px;\r\n        border-top-right-radius:0px;\r\n        -webkit-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;\r\n        -moz-border-radius-bottomright:0px;\r\n        border-bottom-right-radius:0px;\r\n        -webkit-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;\r\n        -moz-border-radius-bottomleft:0px;\r\n        border-bottom-left-radius:0px;\r\n        text-indent:0;\r\n        border:1px solid #337fed;\r\n        display:inline-block;\r\n        color:#ffffff !important;\r\n        font-family:Georgia;\r\n        font-size:15px;\r\n        font-weight:bold;\r\n        font-style:normal;\r\n        height:25px;\r\n        line-height:25px;\r\n        width:90px;\r\n        text-decoration:none;\r\n        text-align:center;\r\n        text-shadow:1px 1px 0px #1570cd;\r\n    }\r\n    .emd_dl_blue_four:hover {\r\n        background:-webkit-gradient( linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0.05, #1e62d0), color-stop(1, #3d94f6) );\r\n        background:-moz-linear-gradient( center top, #1e62d0 5%, #3d94f6 100% );\r\n        filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#1e62d0', endColorstr='#3d94f6');\r\n        background-color:#1e62d0;\r\n    }.emd_dl_blue_four:active {\r\n        position:relative;\r\n        top:1px;\r\n    }\r\n    <\/style><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">GOD WANTS YOU TO HAVE A <b>COMPLETE REST<\/b>.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">ALL THREE PARTS NEED REST.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><b>M<\/b><b>atthew<\/b><b> 11:28-29\u00a0 <\/b><i>Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.\u00a0 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Many have never experienced anything except the world\u2019s concept of rest and vacation.\u00a0 As a result, they don\u2019t get all God wants them to have !<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">\u00a01. PLAN FOR YOUR PHYSICAL REST.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">A. GOD\u2019S PLAN IS FOR ONE DAY OUT OF THE WEEK TO BE A TIME OF PHYSICAL REST.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">\u2014GOD DID IT.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>Exodus 31:17<\/strong> <em>It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">B. RECOGNIZE THAT YOU WON&#8217;T GET PHYSICALLY RESTED UNLESS YOU ARE SPIRITUALLY RESTED FIRST. IF ONE PART IS NOT RESTED, IT WILL HAVE AN EFFECT UPON ALL THE OTHER PARTS.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">2. PLAN FOR YOUR SPIRITUAL REST.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">A. GET THE ISSUES THAT TROUBLE YOU REMOVED IF POSSIBLE.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Many times, the phone, email, or mail can pull you down. Try not checking on them for a day or two. The world won&#8217;t collapse.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>Psalm 55:6<\/strong> <em>And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">B. WHAT IS IT THAT CAUSES THE SPIRIT OF MAN TO WORK HARDER ? FOR THE CHRISTIAN, IT IS BATTLING TEMPTATIONS. AVOID UNNECESSARY TEMPTATIONS.<\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>1 Timothy 6:11<\/strong><em> But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">THERE ARE SOME PLACES OF TEMPTATION YOU NEED TO STAY AWAY FROM. STAY OFF THE iPOD, THE PC, THE PHONE, THE STORES, ETC. ANYTHING WHERE YOU BATTLE TEMPTATIONS, STAY AWAY !<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">3. PLAN FOR YOUR MENTAL REST.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">A. CONSIDER JESUS. HE GOT AWAY WITHIN HIS OWN AREA.<\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>Luke 9:18<\/strong> <em>And it came to pass, as He was alone praying, His disciples were with Him: and He asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am? <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>Luke 22:39-40<\/strong> <em>And He came out, and went, as He was wont, to the mount of Olives; and His disciples also followed Him. And when He was at the place, He said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation. And He was withdrawn from them about a stone\u2019s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>Matthew 14:23<\/strong> <em>And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, He was there alone.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">MANY SEEK TO REST THE MIND, BUT WEAR OUT THE BODY IN THE PROCESS. FOR INSTANCE &#8211; GOING ON LONG, TIRING TRIP, BUT DON\u2019T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT THE BODY AFFECTS THE REST OF YOU.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">JESUS WAS ABLE TO DO IT&#8211;GO THROUGH TROUBLES, THEN BE RESTED&#8211;SO CHRIST IN US CAN DO THE SAME.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>Hebrews 12:3<\/strong> <em>For consider Him that endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">B. SOME FAIL TO RENEW THEIR MINDS BY TAKING CLEAN WATER ALONG.<\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>Romans 12:2<\/strong> <em>And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">C. MEMORY CAN HURT YOUR RESTFULNESS.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">GET YOUR MIND OCCUPIED ON OTHER THINGS. YOU WON&#8217;T GET REST THINKING ABOUT ISSUES THAT YOU HAVE TO BATTLE ALL THE TIME. TAKE A BREAK FROM THE THINGS WHERE YOU HAVE TO DO A LOT OF THINKING.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">***Obviously, you don&#8217;t stop thinking. BUT, you need to rest from the areas of mental troubles. If you are mentally fatigued at thinking about someone in your past, quit thinking about them. remove yourself from their thoughts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">&#8211;GET YOUR MIND ON THINGS THAT ARE HAPPY, LOVELY. PLAY CHRISTIAN MUSIC, FIND SOME GOOD CLEAN COMEDIES, WATCH SOME EDIFYING CHRISTIAN MOVIES.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">NOT FOREVER. JUST AS A REST FOR A TIME.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">3. THE FINAL REST\u2014WILL IT BE REST, AT ALL ?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">A. MEMORY IS NOT DESTROYED WHEN WE GET TO HEAVEN.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">WILL THERE BE PAINFUL TIMES, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE PAST, AND YOUR FAILURE TO GIVE TO GOD WHAT HE HAS COMMANDED YOU TO DO ? \u00a0WHEN UNDER CONVICTION, THERE WILL NOT BE MUCH REST, UNLESS YOU HAVE BECOME INSENSITIVE TO THE HOLY SPIRIT.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>Jeremiah 45:3<\/strong> <em>Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">B. THE \u201cREST\u201d OF SOME WILL CONTAIN NO REST WHATSOEVER.<\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>Isaiah 57:21<\/strong> <em>There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">C. THE ONLY TRUE REST BEGINS WHEN WE STOP TRYING TO WORK OUR WAY INTO HEAVEN, AND RECEIVE GOD\u2019S PAYMENT FOR OUR SINS.<\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>Hebrews 4:9-11<\/strong> <em>There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from His. 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