Or perhaps this post should be titled
How I’m failing at the whole resting thing.
It’s not something I do well.
I’m driven by my checklist.
I’m slave to the day’s schedule.
And the week, month, and year-long plans as well.
I usually don’t stop to even watch a movie–
which is probably why I don’t remember movies after I see them.
I’m learning that I need to be intentional about resting.
About stopping–or even just slowing.
I know I’ve rambled on this topic before, so you can see that I haven’t figured it out.
I don’t have the 5 steps that make it all magically happen.
and I haven’t found the perfect fix that I can muscle my way through.
Except I do know that I don’t have to clean up my life before bringing my mess before Him.
I know that the filth you see in my house doesn’t hold a candle to the filth in my life or my heart.
I pray that you will see the beauty in this world.
Believe that you can make it more beautiful.
I believe that He is the only one who can use us–use me, use you–to make things beautiful.
But I need to learn to rest in Him. Truly rest.
I need to live like I believe that He can–and will–carry me.
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Oh yes…for me this resonates completely. Rest? I too am learning. Even when I think I am resting..aka watching tv etc…I am still folding clothes or something to check off my list. And only through rest and His provisions can we be used. He wants us to rest so we can be ready to be used for His will! :) Love this post–thank you and I pray you get some rest today.
exactly – i multitask my multitasking…it’s pathetic.
xoxo praying for you as well!
K
i’ve been so convicted on this very topic lately. like jessi’s post today, it feels like i’m bleeding out sometimes because it’s just so easy to take things on and work so hard to get all of the credit and meet all the needs.
but rest? resting in the Lord? isn’t it crazy how hard that can be?
praying for you sweet girl :)
Yes. yes yes yes yes yes.
praying for you right back!
Our world full of technology certainly doesn’t help with the whole resting thing, does it?
I know there are moments where I just want to “be”…to think about the important things and just rest from everything else, but I feel like I have to shut down everything around me to do it!
Maybe I should.
Yes. yes and yes – but then I struggle, because part of the key of technology is doing it well and not letting it control me or my life….but it’s probably not going away, right?
Such a good word my friend, and something I am definitely working on too!!
xoxo, Amber!
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE this:
I do know that I don’t have to clean up my life before bringing my mess before Him.
Amen sister. Amen amen amen amen.
So easy for me to “know” – so much harder for me to do!
I’m the same way…
:)
I knew we were soul mates. :)