It’s not the same as just doing nothing.
Sitting still doesn’t guarantee that the mind remains quiet or the spirit settled.
I know, because sometimes I’ve been forced to stay perched in a chair like a toddler in time out and it was not restful.
At.
All.
But the other day I did spend time in my favorite rocking chair, cozied up to a heating pad with my cat companion
and wrote
and wrote
and wrote.
It was wonderful! And it restored my soul.
I haven’t enjoyed something like that in several months. Things to do had crowded my schedule, places to go and people to see or talk to had used up nearly every waking moment.
I let rest-genuine, soul-restoring rest-be pushed aside in hopes of making progress on a never-ending list of necessary tasks.
What I failed to take into account was that the more weary I became, the less effective my efforts and the less enthusiastic my attitude-not to mention my rebellious body!
I don’t know why I push harder when I shouldn’t be pushing at all. Because when I don’t build rest into my schedule, I’m sorely tempted to give up and give in-every little thing becomes a struggle!
The most productive people know when to take a break. The highest yielding fields remain untilled from time to time.
Life is hard and if I’m going to make it on this long and laborious journey, I’ve got to learn to take my own best advice:
❤️ this is yet another confirmation to the nudging I have had in the past weeks … for rest at the feet of Jesus to receive restoration for my soul 💝
To be like Mary rather than Martha 😊 Thank you so much for sharing from your heart ❤️
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Rest is so important and so hard. I am constantly battling my own heart on this.
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Sound advice. I need it right about now. If I am smart, I will follow it before crashing. Thanks.
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I hope you do, Kim. I vacillate between feeling so sluggish I can’t do anything and racing around trying to outrun the sorrow. A middle of the road approach would be much healthier. ❤
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