Finding Inner Rest

If you’ve ever felt like God has abandoned you, or if what you’re going through causes you to doubt his care: lean into that “desert.” Sonja Corbitt learned from Israel’s experience in the wilderness that God uses such times to help us grow in faith and find true rest in him. Tune in to gain a new perspective on troubles and learn to overcome negativity so you can experience fullness and peace.

Sonja Corbitt is a Catholic author and speaker who has produced several multimedia Bible studies, including Fearless, Unleashed, and Exalted. She is the author of Just Rest: Receiving God’s Renewing Presence in the Deserts of Your Life and the host of Evangelista Bible Study on CatholicTV and the Bible Evangelista Show on radio and podcast. Her “Inner Sabbath” reflections on how we were made for rest can be found in the Living the Word Catholic Women’s Bible. For more about her books and ministry go to www.biblestudyevangelista.com.

Take Sonja’s favorite Scripture to your next Holy Hour

Pray: Come, Holy Spirit, open my heart and mind to hear your word today.

Read the Word: Hebrews 4:11–12

(Read it in your own Bible to get the context and so you can make notes)

Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, that no one fall by the same sort of disobedience. For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and spirit, of joints and marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 

Ponder the Word: Read several times, lingering where it touches your heart. What catches your attention? What do you hear the Lord saying to you?

Pray with the Word: Bring to the Lord what you have heard, and talk to him about it. Ask for his grace. Thank him for his loving care.

Live the Word: How does what you read touch your life? What can you do this week to put it into practice?