REST

Friends .. we all get tired .. we hustle .. we work .. and yes ..  although work is good .. we must also get rest .. and yes I know .. haha ..  we feel we just don’t have time to stop .. however .. we must take ownership of our need for rest .. and yes .. fully understand when we don’t get enough of it .. we can’t blame God .. we can’t blame circumstances .. nor .. can we blame people .. for you see .. when rest is difficult for us .. somehow we’re still trying to perform .. or  haha .. control something we have no control over .. for yes .. it’s without rest that we eventually become worn out spiritually .. emotionally and physically ..  then to follow .. we may even start becoming more critical and judgmental of others as we work harder to prove to ourselves  .. that yes ..  through our work .. spiritual disciplines .. or yes ..  our ‘got it all together’  image that we have value or self-worth .. haha .. so we stop right now .. and yes .. we think about Jesus and how the secret of His life and ministry was in the rest He found in His Father’s love ..  and yes .. because of His relationship with His Father .. He didn’t have to strive to make things happen .. He didn’t fear anything or become anxious .. so yes ..  because we’ve entered into this same community of love .. we have the same potential .. we can enjoy the same place of rest in His embrace ..  where no ..  we don’t have to strive to make anything happen .. for the truth is .. discovering this rest doesn’t happen by just slowing down or stopping .. it’s found in believing that He wants to continually demonstrate His love to us in the same way He did to Jesus and that our labor is simply to enter into the same rest He did .. and yes ..the good news is .. He’s waiting on us .. He wants to pour out His compassion on our lives and reveal His kingdom to us in ways we could never before have perceived or imagined .. it’s that simple .. so yes sweet friends .. let’s do this  .. let’s get some “rest” .. for yes .. again .. haha .. oh yeah .. love wins period.