Hey everybody, welcome to the podcast, I’m Nick and it’s awesome to be here with you today.
Today is May 4.
Each day, we follow a simple rhythm: Slow Down, Read, Notice, Reread, Meditate, Respond, and Exercise.
Let’s begin.

Slow Down

You are stepping into a sacred space with Jesus.
Set aside the distractions of your day.
Close your eyes. Take a deep breath in, then slowly release it.
As you inhale, whisper: “Jesus, I am weary.”
As you exhale, pray: “I come to You — give me rest.”
Do this three times, then rest in His presence.

Read

At that time Jesus prayed this prayer: “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike. Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way!
“My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 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. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”  (Matthew 11:25–30, NLT)

Notice

What stands out to you in this passage?
Is there a phrase or truth that speaks directly to you?

Reread

Hear these words again — especially the invitation: Come to Me. Let Jesus speak them directly to whatever you are carrying today.
 

Meditate

Right after denouncing cities that refused to repent, Jesus pivots to one of the most tender invitations in all of Scripture: Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
The contrast is deliberate. The proud and clever — those who were too sophisticated to receive God’s kingdom like a child — miss what the humble and simple find. And what they find is rest. Not rest as passivity, not rest as escape, but rest as the deep settling of a soul that has finally stopped straining against the wrong yoke.
A yoke in Jesus’ day was a farming tool — a wooden frame laid across the neck of an ox to make work possible. Jesus says: take My yoke. But notice — He doesn’t say take no yoke. Following Jesus is not a life without demands. It is a life with a different kind of demand — one carried alongside a Master who is humble and gentle at heart, who matches His pace to yours, and whose burden, carried in His company, is genuinely light.
The weariness Jesus is addressing is not just physical. It is the exhaustion of performing, striving, trying to earn your way, trying to keep everything together on your own. He is not offering a vacation. He is offering a different way of living altogether — one where His presence is the source of rest even in the middle of a full and demanding life.
Take a few moments to reflect on this question:
What burden am I carrying right now that Jesus never asked me to carry alone — and am I willing to bring it to Him and exchange it for His yoke?

Respond

Jesus, I hear Your invitation today and I accept it. I come to You. I take Your yoke. Teach me what it means to live and work and rest in Your company rather than in my own effort. Give me the rest You promised.

Exercise

The rush of life will meet you again when you leave this sacred place—but you can carry this moment into your day by forming new habits.
Habit: Sabbath Rest
— Build One Intentional Moment of Rest into Your Day as an Act of Trust
Today’s habit is countercultural and deeply necessary: build one intentional, unhurried moment of rest into your day — not as laziness, but as an act of trust that God is holding what you are not.
It might be ten minutes of silence after lunch. A slow walk with no phone. An evening hour where you stop producing and simply receive. Whatever it looks like for you — protect it. Guard it. Treat it as sacred.
Rest is not the absence of faith. It is one of its highest expressions. When you stop striving, you are saying: I trust that God is at work even when I am not. I don’t have to hold everything together. His yoke is light.
Before you rest, pray: “Jesus, I trust You with everything I’m setting down right now. This rest is an act of faith. You are enough — and I am Yours.”

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That’s your two minutes with Jesus for today.
Now, take what you’ve heard…share it and live it.
Until next time, keep slowing down, keep listening, and keep walking with Jesus.