The Narrow Way

In the kingdom of God, rest isn’t laziness.
It isn’t retreat.
It isn’t a luxury for when the war is over.

Rest is warfare.

Because nothing confuses the enemy more
than a child of God who’s in a storm
and still sleeping in peace.

Jesus did it.

Mark 4 says the waves were crashing.
The disciples were panicking.
The boat was breaking.

And Jesus?
He was asleep on a cushion.

Not because He didn’t care.
Not because He didn’t see.
But because He knew who He was,
and He knew who His Father was.

The safest place in a storm is not in control.
It’s in trust.

And trust is what produces rest.

You see, the enemy wants you anxious.
He wants you restless.
He wants you burned out and exhausted,
running in circles,
trying to fight battles in your own strength.

But God says in Exodus 14:14,
“The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

Stillness is not inaction, it’s alignment.
It says, “God, I’m not the source of the victory, You are.”

It’s not giving up the battle.
It’s giving up the burden of trying to win it alone.

Rest says,
“I trust You enough to lay down my sword and sleep.”
Not because there’s no war
but because You are with me in it.

Rest is resistance to the chaos.
Rest is rebellion against fear.
Rest is proof that you know who holds the outcome.

So if the storm is loud,
If the pressure is heavy,
If your soul is tired

Lay down.
Lift your hands.
Breathe deep.
And remember, rest is a weapon.

And in that rest, heaven moves.
Angels are dispatched.
Battles are won.
Not because you were striving
but because you were surrendered.

The world says, “Hustle harder.”
Heaven says, “Come to Me.”

And when you do,
You’ll find that the fiercest warriors in the Kingdom
are the ones who know how to rest in the arms of their King.