R.E.S.T
R.E.S.T
“Ready to Enter a State of Time out!”
When you hear the word rest what are some thoughts that come to mind? Do you think of sleep, especially uninterrupted sleep? Do you think of being able to sit in peace without phone calls or requests from your children? Do you think of peace in your soul where it is calm and free of the day’s worries? Do you think of family vacations far away from the chaos of the world?
What does rest mean for you? Do you know the importance of rest and the impact it has when it is not sought after on a consistent basis? Rest is more than an eight-hour night of sleep. It is more than a 7-day cruise. It is more than a day free from the children’s school and sports activities. Rest is the freedom to relax, unwind, and flow throughout your day (maybe not every day but more frequently).
Unfortunately, our inability to understand the ways of rest is impacting our capacity to be effective. Not just for everyone else but more importantly our temple is being crippled because we are not resting His way.
The culture we live in has made “busyness” an idol. Busyness in some respects is considered as fruitful and appears to be a form of success. If you’re not overwhelmed or have a huge task list, then you must be lazy right? Wrong!
Busyness is a thief stealing (taking) from your rest. Busyness is the distraction to being a vital part/member in the body of Christ. Busyness is what keeps you up at night. Busyness is the anxiety you are experiencing throughout the day. Busyness is the unwanted friend lying to you that there is no other way but to keep pushing through your large to-do list. Busyness is draining you of joy and motivation to work on God things.
Busyness, busyness, busyness! What do we do with all this busyness? Well…let’s thank God we have the power to control our busyness. Let’s acknowledge our temples deserve better. Let’s move towards Jesus believing His yoke is light. Let’s lay down our burdens. Let’s trust His plan. AND LET’S PREPARE TO ENTER HIS REST
R.E.S.T
“Ready to Enter a State of Time out!”
Matthew 11:28-30 (New International Version) 28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30 (The Message) 28-30 “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”
Click here to watch my brief video on Resting His Way!