The modern world promises happiness but breeds anxiety. Every liberty becomes a new pressure—consume more, achieve more, prove more. Yet Christ whispers what the culture cannot hear: striving isn’t thriving. Peace begins not in more control, but in surrender.

When pressure mounts, our instinct is to lean harder on self-trust, convincing ourselves we can carry the weight. But Jesus calls us out of self-reliance into His steady presence, where strength is not achieved but received.

The world says keep up—Jesus says come. One leaves you breathless at a hollow finish line; the other anchors you in eternal rest.