Are you troubled in your spirit tonight? Is there an empty spot in your heart that yearns for more of God? Do you feel worn down by frustration and restlessness and long to find a sanctuary of peace...a haven of rest?

Beloved, that feeling can come when you are clinging to something that is not of God. Don't sit on the fence where there is little fulfillment and no real joy. You can't hold on to something of the world with one hand and grasp for God with the other. You can't be in two worlds at the same time. You can try, but the effort will only lead to frustration and unrest.

If God has spoken to you about something you need to let go of, be obedient. Make that decision as an act of your will right now. God's way for you is for your good, and it is the only way to the peace and rest you've been looking for.

As far from you as it may seem tonight, that haven of rest you've been longing for is not out of reach, nor is it a mystery hidden from you by God. It is a place chosen by God for His children and His Word declares it loudly:

"Then they cry out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brings them out of their distresses. He calms the storm, so that its waves are still. Then they are glad because they are quiet; so He guides them to their desired haven. Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!" (Psalm 107:28-31, NKJV).

Heavenly Father, Your peace and rest are more important to me than those things of the world that You've shown me, by Your Spirit, are not of You. I relinquish those things tonight, and ask You to release me from needing them. Cause me to be more sensitive to Your guidance in my life every day. As I lay down to sleep now, Father, I accept Your peaceful comfort for You are my haven of rest. In Jesus' Name, Amen.