Grace for the Pace of Change | Your Nightly Prayer

Published Sep 03, 2026

Do you ever tell yourself:

“I can’t rest until...”

The house is clean.
The messages are answered.
The errands are finished.
The deadline is met.
The list is done.

But somehow, the list is never actually done.

Hebrews 4 reminds us that “there remains...a Sabbath-rest for the people of God.”

Rest is not something you earn after completing everything. It is part of God’s design.

Sometimes faithfulness looks like getting the work done.

And sometimes it looks like knowing when to stop.

Peyton GarlandPeyton Garland is an author, editor, and boy mama who lives in the beautiful foothills of East Tennessee. Subscribe to her blog Uncured+Okay for more encouragement.

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