Rest is something that is hard for me to naturally come by. I have to be intentional about it. I’m an achiever. I get stuff done. I pride myself on cramming more into a day than most people can fit into a week. Zach jokingly says, I only waist time if I’ve intentionally planned to waste time. In my early 20s, I thought this was a fantastic approach to life. After all, being a young single woman trying to make it in the world is demanding! The more you can do, the further you’ll get, right? Nope! While there is some truth to that thought, it will kill you if you live by it. I learned that the hard way.
Father continues to teach me that rest is the environment in
which He does everything. “Lovers
get a lot more done than workers”.
When we learn to live in a state of rest with him, we’ll find that we get
a lot more done on accident through loving Him than we ever could with a
“do-er” mentality. You see, He’s
not concerned with what we can “do”, nor do we have to prove ourselves to
Him. He’s concerned with us
realizing who we are & how we love & release His kingdom on earth in
our everyday lives. It sounds
simple, but it’s taken me a while to let that sink in.
Make
time for your rest. Value & prioritize it. It is vital to
maintaining your peace & staying in sync with Father’s rhythm. He waits for you in rest. Take it from a girl who’s learned the
hard way: it’s so much better to
rest with Father, even if it means not getting to some things on your
list. You might even find that
you didn’t really need to have them on there in the first place J Father is excellent at trading burdens
for rest. “Come to me all you who
are weary & burdened & I will give you rest.” Matt 11:28 Take a risk, leave that last thing on your list undone & give it a rest.
So happy your are back.... Back to Greenville and back to blogging!!!! :) love you so much!
ReplyDeleteThank you for being my accountability to do it!! Love you too! (& Sorry I'm just replying! I forgot there was a comments section! lol)
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