Rest Archives » Sondra Kraak https://sondrakraak.com/category/rest/ Trails of Love and Grace Thu, 27 Aug 2015 22:36:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 The Gentle Shove of the Shepherd: Psalm 23 https://sondrakraak.com/the-gentle-shove-of-the-shepherd-psalm-23/ https://sondrakraak.com/the-gentle-shove-of-the-shepherd-psalm-23/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2015 22:36:54 +0000 https://sondrakraak.wordpress.com/?p=1548 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Psalm 23:1-3 The beginning of this pastoral Psalm conjures up a picturesque setting. Lush meadows […]

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]]> https://sondrakraak.com/the-gentle-shove-of-the-shepherd-psalm-23/feed/ 1 A True Utopia: God’s Hope for You https://sondrakraak.com/a-true-utopia-gods-hope-for-you/ https://sondrakraak.com/a-true-utopia-gods-hope-for-you/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2015 16:38:23 +0000 https://sondrakraak.wordpress.com/?p=1515 Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule in justice. Each will be like a hiding place from the wind, a shelter from the storm, like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land. Isaiah 32:1-2 A ruler who brings shelter, streams […]

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]]> https://sondrakraak.com/a-true-utopia-gods-hope-for-you/feed/ 1 An Every Day Sabbath https://sondrakraak.com/an-every-day-sabbath/ https://sondrakraak.com/an-every-day-sabbath/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2015 14:17:41 +0000 http://sondrakraak.wordpress.com/?p=1339 The difference between living shackled to the law or free in grace? The Sabbath Lifestyle. Just because Christ has come and inaugurated the New Covenant doesn’t mean we can toss the Sabbath to the roadside. The rhythm of Sabbath is woven into the creation of this world. A principle as old as the beginning of […]

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]]> https://sondrakraak.com/an-every-day-sabbath/feed/ 1 Resting in His Provision https://sondrakraak.com/resting-in-his-provision/ Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:53:25 +0000 http://sondrakraak.wordpress.com/?p=625 “The Lord is my shepherd. I lack nothing.” Psalm 23:1 Because of His authority, because of his power, because of his absolute love… I lack nothing. By His grace, in his mercy, through his redemption… I lack nothing. Following His guidance – in the darkness or alongside the quiet waters… I rest. For His name’s […]

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]]> Resting in His Continuous Action https://sondrakraak.com/resting-in-his-continuous-action/ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:39:14 +0000 http://sondrakraak.wordpress.com/?p=622 When I played basketball in high school we used to do this drill called continuous action. It was a three on three full court drill in which after you had completed offense, you ran off the court, and three more of your team would run in to play defense against the other team. And so […]

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]]> Resting in Joy https://sondrakraak.com/resting-in-joy/ Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:47:22 +0000 http://sondrakraak.wordpress.com/?p=618 Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy in his dwelling place. 1 Chronicles 16:27 Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is sacred to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” Nehemiah […]

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]]> The Rest of Tubing Down God’s River https://sondrakraak.com/the-rest-of-tubing-down-gods-river/ https://sondrakraak.com/the-rest-of-tubing-down-gods-river/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:48:45 +0000 http://sondrakraak.wordpress.com/?p=614 When you’ve had a long day and you want to rest, what do you do? Put your feet up? Read a book? Watch TV? Chat on the phone? Rest, to us, often means changing our activity from more strenuous to less or non-strenuous. If we were cooking, laundering, or doing chores around the house, rest […]

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]]> https://sondrakraak.com/the-rest-of-tubing-down-gods-river/feed/ 2 The Rest of Seeking First https://sondrakraak.com/the-rest-of-seeking-first/ https://sondrakraak.com/the-rest-of-seeking-first/#comments Sun, 13 Jan 2013 19:32:14 +0000 http://sondrakraak.wordpress.com/?p=610 “Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness…”Matthew 6:33 Have you ever lost something precious? Of course you have. My five-year-old loses precious things every day, and immediately, I hear a panicked voice, “Mom, I can’t find ________.” It seems obvious that when something is lost the answer is to look diligently. But seeking is not […]

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]]> https://sondrakraak.com/the-rest-of-seeking-first/feed/ 2 The Rest of Full Exposure https://sondrakraak.com/the-rest-of-full-exposure/ https://sondrakraak.com/the-rest-of-full-exposure/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2013 20:48:29 +0000 http://sondrakraak.wordpress.com/?p=604     We all have secrets. We all have days when the cards are held close, guarded thickly by our shame or regret, days when the “closed” sign remains hanging on the doors of our hearts because the risk of opening ourselves is too great. Parts of us might be so easily broken that we hide them […]

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]]> https://sondrakraak.com/the-rest-of-full-exposure/feed/ 1 The Rest of the Weary https://sondrakraak.com/the-rest-of-the-weary/ Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:04:32 +0000 http://sondrakraak.wordpress.com/?p=602 “Come to me all you who are weary and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 Interesting that Jesus did not just say, “Come to me and I will give you rest.” By saying “Come to me all who are weary…” he spoke to those who understood true weariness, those aware of their weaknesses and […]

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