{"id":7808,"date":"2020-03-31T09:35:24","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T14:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedisciplemaker.org\/?p=7808"},"modified":"2020-03-31T09:35:24","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T14:35:24","slug":"quarantine-soul-care-bringing-your-real-self-to-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/2020\/03\/quarantine-soul-care-bringing-your-real-self-to-jesus\/","title":{"rendered":"Quarantine Soul Care: Bringing Your Real Self to Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><h5><em>This is part of an ongoing series during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. To engage further in the <strong>#QuarantineSoulCare<\/strong> series, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/quarantine-soul-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>.<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>Jesus does not say, \u201cCome to me, all you who have learned how to concentrate in prayer, whose minds no longer wander, and I will give you rest.\u201d No, Jesus opens his arms to his needy children and says, \u201cCome to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest\u201d (Matthew 11:28, NASB). The criteria for coming to Jesus is weariness. Come overwhelmed with life. Come with your wandering mind. Come messy.<br \/>\nWhat does it feel like to be weary? You have trouble concentrating. The problems of the day are like claws in your brain. You feel pummeled by life.<br \/>\nWhat does heavy-laden feel like? Same thing. You have so many problems you don\u2019t even know where to start. You can\u2019t do life on your own anymore. Jesus wants you to come to him that way! Your weariness drives you to him. \u2026<br \/>\nJesus didn\u2019t come for the righteous. He came for sinners. All of us qualify. The very things we try to get rid of\u2014our weariness, our distractedness, our messiness\u2014are what get us in the door! That\u2019s how the gospel works. \u2026<br \/>\nIn bringing your real self to Jesus, you give him the opportunity to work on the real you, and you will slowly change. The kingdom will come \u2026 when Jesus becomes king of your life. But it has to be your life.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote><p>Whoever becomes simple and elemental again, like this child, will rank high in God\u2019s kingdom.<br \/>\n&#8211;Matthew 18:2-5,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2Uo0vHA\">The Message<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.navpress.com%2Fsites%2Fthedisciplemaker%2F2020%2F03%2Fquarantine-soul-care-bringing-your-real-self-to-jesus%2F&#038;text=May%20today%20you%20bring%20your%20real%20self%E2%80%94your%20weariness%2C%20your%20distractedness%2C%20your%20messiness%E2%80%94to%20Jesus.%20May%20Jesus%20work%20on%20the%20real%20you%20today%2C%20and%20give%20you%20rest.%20%23quarantinesoulcare&#038;via=@NavPress&#038;related=@NavPress' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May today you bring your real self\u2014your weariness, your distractedness, your messiness\u2014to Jesus. May Jesus work on the real you today, and give you rest. #quarantinesoulcare <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.navpress.com%2Fsites%2Fthedisciplemaker%2F2020%2F03%2Fquarantine-soul-care-bringing-your-real-self-to-jesus%2F&#038;text=May%20today%20you%20bring%20your%20real%20self%E2%80%94your%20weariness%2C%20your%20distractedness%2C%20your%20messiness%E2%80%94to%20Jesus.%20May%20Jesus%20work%20on%20the%20real%20you%20today%2C%20and%20give%20you%20rest.%20%23quarantinesoulcare&#038;via=@NavPress&#038;related=@NavPress' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Share on X<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Today&#8217;s reading was taken from\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2wUeV9x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>A Praying Life<\/em><\/a> <\/strong>by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navpress.com\/sites\/thedisciplemaker\/tag\/paul-e-miller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul E. 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