Matthew 11:28-30 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are
heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in
heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
We live an extremely busy life. There’s the serving God by…serving my
husband, keeping our home clean, organized and running well, home schooling the
children, caring for the children’s physical
needs, emotional needs and parenting them, running our small farm, many
therapies and doctors appointments every week……well the list goes on and on as
you all know because…. you all have long
lists of your own! People live such busy
lives now days it seems. It is so hard
to find down time. On top of that are
the huge issues that so many might be dealing with. The economy, huge health problems,
floundering marriages, troubles with ones young children or even their adult
children …..as the above verse says many people in life labour and are heavy
laden.
It is so nice to be able to go to God at any time and He
will give us rest and to have a whole day He commands us to rest on! God has shown me thru
the years that rest is so important and I don’t just mean getting enough
sleep. Although that is very important
as well. Tim and I both greatly value
our sleep! But Tim and I have had so
many hard times with the children thru the years. Serious times with their lives and health. That we have run to God for rest, in the face
of overwhelming situations, so many times and for such long stretches we have learned
to try to live enjoying every moment in His rest. To live life as much “at rest” as possible. That no matter what we are going thru, to just
try to leave it all in Gods hands and keep on going forward by faith. I had
always managed our home at full speed ahead.
I had to really, when they were all so small and fragile. We were going all the time. We had extra foster children all the
time. I tried to stay organized and
carry so much on my own, I seriously about wore myself out, not realizing I didn’t
have to. I now know God really will carry us
thru where He asks us to walk and we will be ok. Not that I don't worry or get stressed or upset. But if I do, it is my own fault for pulling the worrying part of life back onto my shoulders, when in faith, it should be given to God. Even if we have to remind ourselves to give it to Him daily, or every moment.
Thru the years God has slowed me down and I try to tell
myself when I notice myself feeling rushed, stressed or busy again. To simplify things the best I can and just
leave it all at the base of the cross and try
to enjoy every moment. To look
into my children’s eyes when we speak, not just at them. To enjoy every smile, every hug, every innocent
question. Even try to see the beauty of
the hard times because the hard times grow us, teach us and bring us closer together....closer to
God.
Living life as full and busy as we do makes us appreciate
the still small moments we get here and there to just relax and do nothing at
all. We were invited to my sister home
for a cookout this past Sabbath. It was
so very nice to just sit, have conversations with adults! And watch the kids
just enjoying themselves with their cousin, a few aunts and uncles and their
Papa. Here are some pictures of us just being a family.
Elizabeth, William, Zeke and Carolyn cooking their food.
Exodus 33:14 And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.
I praise God for carrying us thru each and every moment of every day and for these times of relaxation and making happy family memories. For Sabbath a whole day of rest.
Exodus 20:8-10 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God.
May God give you the peace that passes all understanding and rest that only comes from Him as you live and grow in Him.
susan
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