Notice that He doesn’t say, “Work harder, then I’ll give you rest.” He doesn’t say, “Once you have it all figured out, then you can come.” He simply says, “Come.” The rest we need isn’t found in a weekend off, a vacation, or a nap (though those may help). True rest is found in Him.

Picture a guard standing watch over a city wall. That’s what God’s peace does in our lives, it guards our hearts and minds against the lies of fear. It doesn’t mean trouble disappears, but it means our souls can rest even in the midst of uncertainty.

Waiting is one of the hardest things God asks us to do. To wait is to trust. To wait is to believe that God’s timing is better than ours. The world may applaud striving, but God strengthens us in surrender.