I used to keep myself busier than anybody around me. I thought of myself as a hard worker, and crammed every corner of my existence full of activity. Having my own business made this especially easy. The work never stops. Your mind is always engaged with ways to improve things, ways to make more money, ways to better serve the client, solutions to the never ending list of challenges and problems. My identity was so tied up in constant, unceasing work that I didnt know what it was to REST. I would go until I dropped and often slept less than 5 hours a night. That was normal life to me and I didnt realize how profoundly exhausted I was until I was faced with the decision of shutting down the business in a failing economy. I didnt realize how much my identity was tied to the business until it was gone and I suddenly found myself floundering, without a sense of purpose, and with nothing to keep my mind and hands busy. I learned some very important, life changing stuff during that time. Stuff about what is truly valuable, who really matters in our lives, and why God must be our number one priority. Work is good. The inability to rest is not. Learn how to abide in Gods own rest by agreeing with Him in all things. You will find that His manifest presence fills every part of your life. It becomes so easy and normal to enjoy Him nonstop that anything less sets off a jarring alarm bell in your spirit. You may find that you never get sick anymore. You may find that you dont worry anymore. You may find that it is easier to believe God and obey Him than not. You will most definitely discover who you really are. The person God designed you to be will step to the forefront of your daily reality and that other person, the anxious, proud, competitive, striving, tormented one that used to be you will fade into the past~ Grace to you, ~RCT
Posted on: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 01:17:01 +0000
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