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.”- Matt 11:28-30 NLT

Everyone who is or has been weary put up your hand. Yes, I see you young moms! I have been there. My second boy was born when my first was 28 months old. My third boy was born when my second was 18 months. Can you say, “babyhood was a blur”?

We have all been weary for different reasons. Also, we all carry burdens, whether it is an unsaved adult child or a loved one’s ill health or debt or any number of other things that weigh on us.

Jesus has the answer. He asks us to come to him. He will give us rest. We need to yoke (team) up with him and let him teach us. He is humble, not proud like us. He knows that apart from his Father he can do nothing (John 5:19). He also wants us to realize that apart from him we can do nothing (John 15:5). He desires for us to give our impossible burdens to him and rest with the light burden he gives us in exchange – of walking with him, trusting him and receiving his grace day by day. Now that’s a great deal!

Dear Lord Jesus, Thank you so much for not leaving me to flounder around helplessly with my heavy burdens. Help me to give them to you. Thank you for taking them and helping me to learn to live restfully with your humble, gentle heart.

Throughout this Day: Make a list of the burdens you are carrying. Think about projects, people, or circumstances. Apologize to God for trying to do it all alone. Receive his forgiveness by faith. Consciously lift each burden to the Lord Jesus and give them to him. Ask him to teach you how to rest in him.

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The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.- Jer 31:3 NIV

Once I played the character of “Miss Good-E-Nuff” at church in a children’s musical based on Pilgrim’s Progress. That character felt she didn’t need the cross of Christ because she thought she had enough goodness of her own. It’s ironic because I have never felt good enough in anyone’s eyes, including God’s.

Have you ever felt like you don’t deserve to be loved? By God or anyone else? I have felt that way. It’s taken a lot of time and healing to be able to truly receive love. Maybe I didn’t receive it because I was too busy believing the enemy’s lies that I must be perfect to deserve love. “Not good enough” is a label that has dogged me most of my life. Perfectionism is a vicious cycle and trap of the enemy. The devil doesn’t want us to rest on Christ’s goodness or receive God’s approval. He doesn’t want us to be free.

God knows that we are not perfect and never will be while on earth. He chooses to love us and draw us to himself with faithful kindness. Jesus chose to live among us and make it possible for us to be holy in God’s sight, through his death on the cross. Let us choose to receive his love and love him back through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Dear Father, thank you so much for your unfailing love. Help me to be free of lies and rest in the truth of your word.

Throughout This Day: Listen to How Deep the Father’s Love for Us

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My devotion Not Good Enough was originally published on thelife.com on August 20, 2025. https://thelife.com/devotionals/not-good-enough

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Podcast Title: Perfect King’s Imperfect PrincessEpisode 38: Bratty Kids – How Can People Stop Obeying the Devil?Host: Sheyvah RexOriginal Devotion Published: August 11, 2025 on TheLife.com

https://thelife.com/devotionals/bratty-kidsScripture Focus: Ephesians 2:2–5 (NLT)

💬 Episode Summary:

Welcome back to Perfect King’s Imperfect Princess! I’m your host, Sheyvah Rex, and in this episode, we dive into the uncomfortable—but important—truth about who we’re really obeying when we reject God’s ways.

In today's devotion titled “Bratty Kids – How Can People Stop Obeying the Devil?”, we explore:

What it really means to be spiritually rebellious

The mercy of God in contrast to our disobedience

Why grace—not good behavior—saves us

A powerful personal update: I’m writing for Guideposts! 🥳

As a mom, writer, and follower of Christ, this episode blends honest reflections on parenting, personal trials, and spiritual truths that remind us how God’s love is stronger than our worst moments.

We also spend some time in prayer, asking God to help us—and our loved ones—surrender more fully to His goodness.

📖 Key Verse:

“But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!)”— Ephesians 2:4–5 (NLT)

🙏 Prayer Highlight:

Dear Father God, thank you so much for lovingly rescuing me from my rebellion against you... Help me to surrender to you anew each day.

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🕊️ Final Encouragement:

No matter how messy life gets—or how bratty we feel—we have a perfect King who never gives up on His imperfect children. Let’s live for Him fully. Don’t fear the chaos of the world. Trust in His perfect love.

🎙️ Perfect King's Imperfect Princess – Episode 37Title: They Need to KnowHost: Sheyvah Rex📅 Original Air Date: August 27, 2025

✨ Episode Summary:Welcome back to Perfect King's Imperfect Princess! In this heartfelt Episode 37, your host Sheyvah Rex shares a powerful devotional titled “They Need to Know”, originally published on thelife.com on July 22, 2025.

Sheyvah reminds us to be strong and courageous in sharing the good news of Jesus. Through Scripture and her own reflections, she encourages listeners to live boldly in faith, stand firm, and recognize the importance of spreading hope in a world that desperately needs it.

🕊️ Key Scripture:“Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong.” – 1 Corinthians 16:13 NLT

💬 In This Episode You’ll Hear:

A reading of Sheyvah’s devotional, They Need to Know

Encouragement to live out your faith with boldness

A reflection on courage and calling in everyday life

A reminder that you don’t have to be perfect to be used by God

🙏 Call to Action:Have you been holding back from sharing your faith? This episode is your gentle nudge to trust God and step out in courage. Someone in your life needs to know the hope you carry.

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Devotional on thelife.com: https://thelife.com/devotionals/they-need-to-know

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🎙️ Perfect King's Imperfect Princess – Episode 36

Title: Word StrengthHost: Sheyvah RexOriginally published as a devotion on The Life – July 7, 2025

📖 Featured Scripture

Daniel 10:19 (NLT)

“Don’t be afraid,” he said, “for you are very precious to God. Peace! Be encouraged! Be strong!” As he spoke these words to me, I suddenly felt stronger and said to him, “Please speak to me, my Lord, for you have strengthened me.”

🗣️ Episode Summary

In this episode, Sheyvah Rex reflects on the power of God’s Word and how it can strengthen us even in our weakest moments. She shares a deeply personal story—how a simple note from her young son challenged her faith walk and led her on a journey toward freedom from anger through repentance, God’s grace, and renewing her mind with Scripture.

She encourages listeners not to live by feelings but by the truth of the Bible, reminding us that we are precious to God and can lean on His strength, peace, and encouragement daily.

🙏 A Prayer for Today

Dear Lord, forgive me for sometimes being afraid or angry and not depending on your strength. Help me to lean on you, not on myself.

📝 Daily Challenge

Set a phone reminder every 30 minutes today to check in with God.

Write down today’s verse on a card and read it aloud at each check-in.

Let His Word become your source of strength and peace.

🔗 Resources

📖 Read the full devotional:Word Strength on TheLife.com https://thelife.com/devotionals/word-strength

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🎙️ Perfect King's Imperfect Princess – Episode 35

Title: The Ultimate ExampleHost: Sheyvah RexOriginally Published: June 17, 2025 on TheLife.com

https://thelife.com/devotionals/the-ultimate-example

💡 Episode Summary:

In Episode 35, Sheyvah Rex shares a heartfelt devotion titled "The Ultimate Example." Rooted in John 15:12–15 (NLT), this episode reflects on Jesus' powerful display of sacrificial friendship and what it means to truly love others as He loved us.

She challenges listeners to move from simply knowing about God's love to experiencing it deeply, and encourages us to become better friends by drawing closer to Jesus — the ultimate friend who laid down His life.

📖 Key Scripture:

John 15:12–15 (NLT):“This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn’t confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me.”

✨ Highlights & Takeaways:

Jesus' Love: He laid down His life not only for His disciples, but for you. That’s the highest form of love and friendship.

From Enemy to Friend: Through Jesus' sacrifice, we are no longer enemies of God but called His friends.

Tim Keller Quote: “A true friend always lets you in and never lets you down.”

Our Calling: We are commanded to love others sacrificially — not in our strength, but through God’s power.

Practical Challenge: Grow in your friendship with Jesus to become a better, more loving, more sacrificial friend to others.

🙏 Prayer:

“Dear Father God,Thank you for Jesus demonstrating true loving friendship.Help me to pursue my friendship with Him every day.May I grow in allowing your Spirit to empower meto sacrifice for my friends when You call me to.Amen.”

📚 Recommended Resource:

🎧 Sermon: Friendship by Timothy Keller

https://youtu.be/8Tc4VIQrXdE?feature=sharedSome of today’s insights were inspired by this message.Listen and be encouraged in your understanding of biblical friendship.

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🌿 Final Words:

“I pray that you get into the Word of God each day,ask the Holy Spirit to reveal new things,trust Him more, obey Him more, and praise Him more.”

Thank you for joining Sheyvah today.God bless you — have a great day!

Originally published on https://thelife.com/devotionals/real-love-or-enemy-tactics June 7, 2025

Wounds from a sincere friend are better than many kisses from an enemy.- Proverbs 27:6 (NLT)

“Ouch!” That stung. My friend had just courageously told me about something I had been doing which had been offending her and others. While I didn’t enjoy hearing it, I knew she loved me and wanted to help me. Our verse for today reminds us that, “Wounds from a sincere friend are better than many kisses from an enemy.”

On the other hand, sometimes we are the ones who need to confront a friend who is edging too near a path to destruction. Will we say the hard thing, or will we avoid conflict because we “love” them? Real love tells the truth. Yes, you are uneasy with confrontation, but pretending everything is fine, just to keep the peace is evil. It is the work of an enemy, not a friend. You say you love them too much to talk to them about what you observe. In reality, you only love yourself, not them.

The enemy of our souls wants to destroy us, so he relishes it when we cooperate with him to hide the hard truth from our friend. Remember how Judas betrayed Jesus with a kiss?

Put yourself in your friend’s shoes. Would you want to hear the truth if it were you? Although it may sting, the golden rule of Jesus Christ applies here: Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. (Matthew 7:12a)

To make it easier, there are two key things to remember. First, pray about your friend and their situation. God will guide you as to what to say. Second, be filled with the Holy Spirit’s love in your heart for them when you approach them gently at a good time.

Dear Lord Jesus, I need a friend who is willing to tell me the truth. Help me to be that kind of friend to others.

Ask Yourself Do I have the kind of friendship that my heart needs? Ask the Lord Jesus to provide you with a great friend. Also ask him to make you a great friend to others.

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Additional Resource: Some of the concepts in this devotion came from Tim Keller’s sermon on friendship. https://youtu.be/8Tc4VIQrXdE?feature=shared

But it is from Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God [revealing His plan of salvation], and righteousness [making us acceptable to God], and sanctification [making us holy and setting us apart for God], and redemption [providing our ransom from the penalty for sin], 31 so then, as it is written [in Scripture], “He who boasts and glories, let him boast and glory in the Lord.”- 1 Cor. 1:30-31 (AMP)

“I’ve broken all previous sales records!”

Once, a young man was very excited about joining a certain company. The leaders convinced him that other jobs and companies were inferior. They trained him to go door to door, selling insurance. He started winning competitions, trophies, awards, trips and promotions.

He moved up higher and higher as he pursued prestige and money. Then he realized the people at the top didn’t care about him. It was all empty. His position was taking him away from time with his family. More importantly, it was robbing him of time to seek God. He left the company and spent a few years pursuing other opportunities before he started serving the Lord with his whole heart. He then sustained head injuries which resulted in migraines and fatigue. Now he brags about how good God is, how wonderful that God uses him to share the good news and disciple believers despite his weakness.

The Lord hates pride and boasting in wealth. He wants us to acknowledge that it is he who gives us the power to get wealth (Deut. 8:18). God has given us salvation, wisdom, and righteousness. He set us apart and bought us back from the enemy. We can do nothing lasting apart from him. Let us not boast or brag about ourselves. Let us only tell others about our wonderful God and Savior Jesus Christ.

Dear Lord, I’m sorry for being prideful and trying to do things without your help. I choose to boast about you.

Throughout this day: Sing along with this old hymn which is a favourite of mine

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Originally published on https://thelife.com/devotionals/going-to-the-top

May 30, 2025