Good Morning!! How long can
you continue to taking care of others, if you don't take some time to
take care of yourself? "R and R" rest and relaxation, we all need it.
Plan and organize a day of complete rest,...put some emotional distance
between the need to unwind and avoid the crunch of pressures and the
more familiar call to productivity. I sometimes make a mental image of
nothing to do except lounge on the deck to read, write, meditate.
" The problem with Christianity in America is that we want to control God,...instead of letting God control us."
For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.—Hebrews 4: 11 (KJV)
Peaceful moments open the thought ways of blessings, allowing closeness to Christ. Yet Jesus' "rest " invitation doesn't seem to be the flat-on-your-back
kind. The Master knows mankind is made for glorifying Him and the
divine "R and R" is only for a while. Stepping back or standing to the
side, provides a viewing place to see who is out there and what needs to
be done. There are calls for food, medicine, relief from war. There is
the need for the gospel message.
A temporary retreat, condition us for healthy spiritual energy to discover divine direction to fulfill God's call.
" My friends, you can run this race well,
...but you cannot run it alone, or without rest."
" The problem with Christianity in America is that we want to control God,...instead of letting God control us."
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