Bible Verses About Finding Rest When Exhausted
God’s invitation when you have nothing left to give.
Exhaustion is often the soul’s way of reminding us that we were never meant to carry the weight of life alone. In those moments of complete depletion, the Father’s invitation to rest is handled with extreme gentleness and care. He promised that those who wait on Him will find their strength renewed, rising up with wings like eagles. Let His quiet presence be the place where you lay down your heavy burdens and find recovery.
Key Passages
"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."
"In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying,If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink."
"All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out."
"Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price."
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"¶ Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."
"For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
"He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength."
"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."
"He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters."
"He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake."
"I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety."
"From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I."
"Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation."
"My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him."
"It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep."
"And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest."
"And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat."
"And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God."
"And he said unto them,Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while:for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat."
"There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God."
"Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief."
"Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass."
"My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever."
"He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty."
"I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust."
"Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee."
"The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him."
"For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul."
"The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments."
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