We’re taught to start by trying harder—fix yourself, improve yourself, prove yourself.

But Scripture reverses the order.

Before Paul ever tells believers to walk, he tells them:

“He raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus.”
Ephesians 2:6

“Sitting” isn’t inactivity.
It’s agreement.
It’s trusting that Jesus has already carried the weight you’re still trying to lift.

Only after you learn to sit—rest in what He finished—can you walk with strength that isn’t borrowed from fear or pressure.

Rest is not the reward at the end of your obedience.
Rest is the starting place of your obedience.

When your soul sits, your life can finally stand.