Follow the Gentle Ways of Jesus

[Follow the Gentle Ways of Jesus]( Current Teaching Series [Strategies for Stressful Times]( [Listen to Today's Broadcast]( [Follow the Gentle Ways of Jesus]( By Rick Warren — 12/08/2023 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Email](mailto:?subject=I'd%20like%20to%20share%20a%20Daily%20Devotional%20from%20Pastor%20Rick%20with%20you&body= “Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” Matthew 11:29 (NLT) Everyone wants to know the antidote to anxiety because we all experience it. We live in stressful times and rest for our bodies and souls seems elusive. But it’s not a secret: Jesus wants you to worry less and trust him more. He says in Matthew 11:29, “Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls” (NLT). After you come to Jesus and let him share your load, he wants you to learn from him. Why? Because Jesus is never in a hurry. He sets a pace that comes from a gentle and humble heart that is meant to bring life and not weariness. Jesus modeled for us how to live with peace and purpose, and following his example is how we refill our spiritual and emotional tanks. Watch how he lived, and do it the way he did. Learning how to live like Jesus is a process. You don’t learn it overnight because you didn’t develop your overloaded lifestyle overnight. But no matter how long it takes, you’re going to learn to trust him. You’ll learn from Jesus how to be gentle and humble. But how is that going to help you? Gentleness and humility don’t seem like the natural cure for being stressed out and tired. Maybe you would expect him to say, “Learn from me, and I’ll teach you how to have endurance and stamina.” Jesus wants you to learn to be gentle and humble because aggression and arrogance are two of the biggest causes of stress and emptiness in life. Aggression is when we don’t want to wait for anything, and we get over-committed. It’s the opposite of gentleness. Arrogance is when we try to control everything. Our ego is responsible for more stress and arrogance in our lives than we realize. The antidote to the two biggest causes of stress in your life is gentleness and humility. You learn them by reminding yourself every day that you are not God and you are not anybody’s savior. Spend time with Jesus, and you’ll see how gentleness and humility lead to rest. [PLAY today’s audio teaching from Pastor Rick >>]( Talk It Over - Do you think you are ever meant to be in a hurry? Why or why not? - What have you been trying to control that has led to weariness? - In what ways have you acted as someone’s savior? How has it affected you? The post [Follow the Gentle Ways of Jesus]( appeared first on [Pastor Rick's Daily Hope](. 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