RELEASE THE STRESS AND REST!!!

2 Thessalonians 1:7KJV And to you who are troubled rest with us.

1Pet. 5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Psa. 55:22KJV Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never permit the righteous to be moved.

Cast-Let go, get rid of, to throw off or away, to dispose of…a once and for all.

Psa. 51:11KJV Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

Deut 1:6-7 Amp The Lord God said to us in Horeb, You have dwelt long enough on this mountain. Turn and take up your journey and go to the hill country of the Amorites, and to all their neighbors in the Arabah, in the hill country, in the lowland, in the South (the Negeb).

“REST is an inward disposition when you are faced with outward opposition.”

CAST-to roll over, to let go, to throw with forcefulness.

Let Go of offense

Mark 11:25AMP And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him and let it drop (leave it, let it go, in order that your Father Who is in heaven may also forgive you your [own] failings and shortcomings and let them drop

Let Go of anxiety

Phil 4:6NLT Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.

Deut. 1:6NLT “When we were at Mount Sinai, the LORD our God said to us, ‘You have stayed at this mountain long enough.
Deut. 1:7 It is time to break camp and move on.

Let Go of fear

2Tim. 1:7NLT For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.

Let Go of darkness
Rom. 13:12KJV The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

Let Go of thorns

Matthew 13:22AMP As for what was sown among thorns, this is he who hears the Word, but the cares of the world and the pleasure and delight and glamour and deceitfulness of riches choke and suffocate the Word, and it yields no fruit.

Matthew 11:28-30AMP Come to me all who labor and are heavy-laden and overburdened, and I will cause you to rest. [I will ease and relieve and refresh your souls.] Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me, for I am gentle (meek) and humble (lowly) in heart, and you will find rest (relief and ease and refreshment and recreation and blessed quiet) for your souls. For My yoke is wholesome (useful, good-not harsh, hard, sharp, or pressing, but comfortable, gracious, and pleasant), and My burden is light and easy to be borne.

I Peter 5:8AMP Be well balanced (temperate, sober of mind), be vigilant and cautious at all times; for that enemy of yours, the devil, roams around like a lion roaring [in fierce hunger}, seeking someone to seize upon and devour.

Luke 21:34AMP But take heed to yourselves and be on your guard, lest your hearts be overburdened and depressed (weighed down) with the giddiness and headache and nausea of self-indulgence, drunkenness, and worldly worried and cares pertaining to [the business of ] this life…..