February 10, 2011
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Learning to Rest
My theme verse for this year is Isaiah 30:15 (NKJV) – “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and confidence shall be your strength.” I’ve never been good at resting. I always feel like I should be doing something. I feel like if I’m not doing something that things will fall apart.
While responsibility truly is important, so far this year God has been emphasizing to me that He is always in control and that the world doesn’t revolve around me. That might sound like “duh” revelation, but sometimes I feel pressure that if I don’t pray for my children’s home or for my church that things really will crumble. There is somewhat of a truth in it, but there is also grace over it all. While I am called to pray, when there are times that I am stretched or busy with other things God’s grace still covers.
What it comes down to is I have to learn how to be guided by the Spirit more clearly. God doesn’t require a specific amount of prayer everyday or every week. Prayer is needed, but as His Spirit leads. Some seasons I am led to pray for certain things really hard and for an extended time, but seasons change.
Lately God has been encouraging me to try and take some time to just lay down each day with a worship song on and “soak.” Less talk and more listen and more rest. It’s been good. This is definitely a season of slowing things down.
God bless!
