5 Bible Verses for the Overworked

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When feeling stressed and overworked, here are five Bible verses to bring you peace and tranquility. All verses are taken from the New International Version.

1) Psalm 128:2
"You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours."

2) Ecclesiastes 3:12-13
"I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live. That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of God."

3) Matthew 6:24
"No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money."

4) Philippians 4:6-7
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

5) Psalm 28:7
"The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him."

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