one of the most memorized and beloved bible passages is the 23rd psalm and it talks about rest...
1-3 God, my shepherd! I don't need a thing.
You have bedded me down in lush meadows,you find me quiet pools to drink from.
True to your word,
you let me catch my breath
and send me in the right direction.
being tired, rundown, overwhelmed by life and problems or challenges basically creates a spiritual mononucleosis, we're exhausted and ineffective and can barely put one foot in front of the other...yes, God uses our weakness? but He wants us to be strong through Him, the only way we can do that is to be refreshed BY Him, we need rest...yes, it's wonderful if that rest can be literal and if He allows physical and emotional as well as spiritual renewal... but i truly believe that God shows us the most amazing times of rest, regrouping and re-energizing in order for us to enter the "real world" with a heart for Him..."True to your word, you let me catch my breath and send me in the right direction"...doesn't get much better than that:)
My everyday watch broke sometime back and I've not replaced it. Thinking I may keep it that way. At my age, it is hard to keep track of the days, so might as well not worry about the time.
ReplyDeleteYou talked about wanting to find your "calling for Jesus." Maybe you are living that calling in what you are doing everyday. Chances are He has you just where he wants you.
ReplyDeleteah coleen, so true, i think i should probably change that "calling" to making sure i listen to His voice:)... sometimes i feel like the scarecrow in the wizard of oz, hmmmm which way??
ReplyDeleteOH and YES, treat yourself to not fixing your watch, it's awesome:)
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