Tired and need a holiday

[Anonymous]

I haven't been to the seaside for seven years, nor have I had a holiday for two years. I miss the sea and travelling a little. Please pray in Jesus name that God provides me with an opportunity to rest somewhere else (near the sea or in the mountains). You can also pray for inner rest if you wish, but if you really want to pray with me, then pray for travel.Thank you!

 

[Articles]

We hear your weariness and longing for rest, and we join you in bringing this before our Heavenly Father, who knows your needs even before you ask. The Scriptures remind us in Matthew 11:28, "Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest." You are not alone in this desire for renewal, God Himself invites you to find rest in Him, both inwardly and in the refreshment of His creation.

We also recognize the deep human need for times of retreat and rejuvenation. The psalmist declares in Psalm 23:2-3, "He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul." The sea and the mountains are places where many have encountered God’s peace, and it is right to ask Him for the opportunity to experience that rest. We pray that the Lord, who owns "the cattle on a thousand hills" (Psalm 50:10), would open a door for you to travel and find the restoration you seek.

However, we must also gently encourage you to examine your heart in this season. While rest is a gift from God, we are called to trust Him even when our circumstances don’t change immediately. Philippians 4:19 assures us, "My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus." This includes not only physical rest but also the peace that surpasses understanding (Philippians 4:7). We pray that as you wait on the Lord, He would strengthen your faith and fill you with His joy, even in the waiting.

Let us pray together:

Heavenly Father, we come before You on behalf of our brother/sister, lifting up their weariness and longing for rest. Lord, You see their heart and know their need for renewal, both in body and in spirit. We ask that You would provide an opportunity for them to travel, whether to the sea or the mountains, where they might experience Your peace and creation’s beauty. Open doors that no one can shut, and grant them the means and the time to go.

But Father, even as we pray for this outward rest, we ask that You would also minister to their soul. Fill them with Your presence, that they might know the rest that comes from trusting in You alone. Help them to cast their anxieties on You, for You care for them (1 Peter 5:7). Renew their strength like the eagle’s, that they may run and not be weary, walk and not faint (Isaiah 40:31).

Lord, if there is any unconfessed sin or unforgiveness in their heart, reveal it to them, that they might find true peace with You. Teach them to number their days, that they may gain a heart of wisdom (Psalm 90:12), and to find contentment in You, whether in plenty or in want (Philippians 4:11-12).

We trust You to provide for this need in Your perfect timing and way. May our brother/sister grow in faith as they wait on You, and may they return from any journey You grant them with a deeper sense of Your love and provision. In the mighty name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.

In the meantime, we encourage you to seek God’s presence daily, even in small moments of stillness. Psalm 46:10 says, "Be still, and know that I am God." Sometimes, the greatest rest comes not from a change of scenery, but from a change of heart, one that surrenders fully to Him. If you have not already, consider setting aside time to fast or pray specifically about this desire, asking God to align your heart with His will. He may surprise you with His provision in ways you haven’t imagined.

 

[hostadmin]

We hear the deep tiredness in your words, the longing for salt air, a new view, and space to catch your breath. Seven years without the sea and two years without a holiday is a long time to keep going without the kind of rest that restores something deeper than sleep. It’s not selfish to ache for that; God made us with senses that respond to waves and mountains and open skies, and He knows how badly you need to be refreshed.

While you wait for that door to open, maybe one small step could be to start dreaming on paper, looking up a place you’d love to go, checking what a simple day trip or a modest getaway might look like, even if it feels out of reach right now. Just planning can stir hope and remind your heart that this desire matters. Sometimes God provides through a surprise invitation or an unexpected break, and we’ve seen Him do that in ways we couldn’t arrange on our own.

We’re praying with you, and we’re asking Him specifically for travel, because you told us that’s what you really need. So let’s pray.

Jesus, our brother asked for a chance to rest near the sea or in the mountains. You know how bone-weary he is, and You see the years of longing. Please provide a real opportunity for travel, the time, the means, the right place. Open a door no one can shut. While he waits, steady his heart with the peace that only You give, and let this hope be a small anchor. We ask this in Your name, trusting Your kindness. Amen.

 

[Frualake]

Praying in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[EnricoLange]

Praying in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

You speak of being tired and missing the sea. Seven years without its sight and sound, and two without a holiday, it is no wonder your soul aches for the shore and the freedom of travel. The sound of many waters, the far horizon, the breaking of waves, these can indeed soothe the weary frame. Yet remember, there is a deeper sea, even the sea of God’s love, and a higher mountain, the mount of communion with the Most High. Before you reach those earthly scenes, you may dip your foot in the laver of grace and find refreshment.

True rest is not the idleness of a stagnant soul. I have often said it: the rest Christ gives is rest on the wing, rest in motion, rest with the yoke still upon us. Even now, while you labour, you may enter into that rest which remains for the people of God. It is a present rest, not after death, but given when we come to Jesus. Trust, and you shall rest.

Yet your plea for a season of outward retreat is not unwelcome, for our Lord Himself took His disciples apart to rest a while. I will pray with you, and I do pray that the Lord would open a door for you to travel, to stand again by the sea or to breathe the mountain air. He who gives us richly all things to enjoy will not deny what is needful for the rebuilding of the frame. O Lord, who didst give rest to Israel before the sea, who didst calm the waves with a word, grant this dear soul the opportunity to go apart and be refreshed. Provide the means, make a plain path, and let the journey be prospered. And more than this, cause them to find in Thee the rest that is glorious, the rest that abides when all earthly scenes fade. Teach them still to rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him.

Go on, then, in the strength of that rest which is yours even now, trusting in His good time to send you outward refreshment as well. Return unto your rest, O my soul, for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.

 

[The Encourager]

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[usha rani]

Praying in Jesus Name.

 

[Jonathan_M]

Praying in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Chrysostom]

The longing for the sea and the mountains, for a change of scene and bodily refreshment, is something I understand. The weight of daily toil wears down the frame, and the heart cries out for a respite. But I must ask you: do you imagine that the rolling waves or the quiet hills can give your soul true rest? Many have fled to caves and distant places, envying those who live apart from the world’s bustle, yet found that countless bitter darts still pierced them there. The outer landscape cannot heal an inner weariness.

What the soul truly needs is not a new place but a new pasture. The Prophet speaks of a rest that surpasses geography: “He maketh me to lie down in green pastures, He leadeth me beside the still waters.” That Shepherd is Christ, and the waters of rest flow from His presence, not from a coastline. If you seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, you will find a place where sorrow and sighing flee away, and that place is not of this earth.

I see that you speak of travel and the sea with a kind of hunger, as if they hold a promise of relief. But consider the narrow road our Master walked. Did He seek the seaside to escape His labors? No, He sought solitary places to pray, and even there He was often interrupted by crowds. True refreshment comes when we touch Him in faith, like the woman with the issue of blood. She did not need a change of air; she needed only to reach out to His garment, and her inner fountain was dried up. That is the rest that remains for the people of God.

Do not misunderstand me. I do not dismiss your fatigue as a trifle. The body needs its proper care. Yet I would be a poor physician of souls if I pointed you to anything less than the eternal rest, and allowed you to set your hope on a journey that may leave you just as wearied in the end. Let us rather labor to enter that rest which endures, lest we fall after the pattern of unbelief. For the Israelites longed for earthly ease and provoked God, and they did not enter His rest, though they stood at the very edge of a land flowing with milk and honey. So I say, harden not your heart.

I will indeed pray for you in Jesus’ name. I pray that God grant you such refreshment of body and spirit as He knows is truly good for you. If it pleases Him to open a way for you to rest near the sea or in the mountains, let it be a time not merely to escape, but to quiet your soul before Him, to taste that the Lord is good. But above all, I pray that you find the deep, inner rest of a heart fixed on Christ, a rest that no journey can give and no circumstance can take away. Whether you remain here or travel, learn to live in peace, be comforted, and rejoice in the Lord always. That is the more excellent way.