**Sit quietly, eyes closed and in silence for one minute before reading.**
Jesus calls us to call and rest. In this discipline to stop and rest we find peace. As we cease from activity, productivity and constant body, mind and heart movement, peace comes in and we rest even deeply.
Will you stop for a bit today? Will you rest and receive peace?
**Sit again in silence for as long as is available to you.**
Showing posts with label busyness. Show all posts
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Monday, December 9, 2013
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Invitation to Rest
**Sit quietly, eyes closed and in silence for one minute before reading.**
God’s invitation to rest is one I frequently decline. My RSVP is, “Thank you, but I cannot make it.” My reason can range from the desire for movement and productivity to bad timing. In our busy, workaholic, constant moving world the invitation to rest is one offered to us over and over again. Again and again we decline until one day …
He forces us to rest. We become sick and we have no choice but to rest, we lose something we love and we wrestle to get it back. God forces us to rest and we fight it (which is no rest) or we ignore it and cause ourselves further pain and disconnect from God.
The invitation to rest is a reminder of God’s grace and love for us. (It is also a reminder that we are human, but no one likes to admit that). If accepted, the rest is incredibly sweet, bringing nourishment to your heart, mind, body and soul.
How has God inviting you to rest?
What will your RSVP be?
**Sit again for as long as is available to you.**
God’s invitation to rest is one I frequently decline. My RSVP is, “Thank you, but I cannot make it.” My reason can range from the desire for movement and productivity to bad timing. In our busy, workaholic, constant moving world the invitation to rest is one offered to us over and over again. Again and again we decline until one day …
He forces us to rest. We become sick and we have no choice but to rest, we lose something we love and we wrestle to get it back. God forces us to rest and we fight it (which is no rest) or we ignore it and cause ourselves further pain and disconnect from God.
The invitation to rest is a reminder of God’s grace and love for us. (It is also a reminder that we are human, but no one likes to admit that). If accepted, the rest is incredibly sweet, bringing nourishment to your heart, mind, body and soul.
How has God inviting you to rest?
What will your RSVP be?
**Sit again for as long as is available to you.**
Monday, November 5, 2012
Addicted to Busy
**Before you begin reading, sit
down, breathe normally and be quiet for 1 minute.**
Oh how I love being on the move, active, working, busy. I love having something to think about, process, solve. I do not easily sit still and work until I am worn out. Our culture encourages busy and we have become addicted to it. When we are not busy we have a sense of loss, confusion and sometimes question if the few things we are doing are worth anything. At times it becomes a compulsion to move, say something, act. Busyness can very much become an addiction as we experience the adrenaline boost and accomplishment of doing a lot of things.
Even though we are doing a lot of things and it makes us feel good there are times when busyness is not good. Yes, sometimes we have to get things done but I think that we get in this mode and are so used to the fast pace we do not know how to slow down.
A discipline that I practice on and off (and really should just practice all the time) is the discipline of slowing down. It is a simple yet challenging discipline, choosing, on purpose to slow our lives down a little bit. It includes practices such as chewing more slowly, walking more slowly, reading for transformation rather than just information, not looking for the fastest check-out lane and even choosing to drive in the slow lane of traffic. I know, some of these sound crazy, but the benefits of choosing to slow in even a small way are significant. You’ll find this discipline and the benefits of it popping up on the blog here and there over the next few weeks.
So, hopefully you’re already sitting, take a deep breath and ask God how He might want you to slow down. Ask God to show you where you are addicted to busyness and hurry. Trust Him as you choose to slow.
**Sit quietly again for as much time as is available to you.**
Oh how I love being on the move, active, working, busy. I love having something to think about, process, solve. I do not easily sit still and work until I am worn out. Our culture encourages busy and we have become addicted to it. When we are not busy we have a sense of loss, confusion and sometimes question if the few things we are doing are worth anything. At times it becomes a compulsion to move, say something, act. Busyness can very much become an addiction as we experience the adrenaline boost and accomplishment of doing a lot of things.
Even though we are doing a lot of things and it makes us feel good there are times when busyness is not good. Yes, sometimes we have to get things done but I think that we get in this mode and are so used to the fast pace we do not know how to slow down.
A discipline that I practice on and off (and really should just practice all the time) is the discipline of slowing down. It is a simple yet challenging discipline, choosing, on purpose to slow our lives down a little bit. It includes practices such as chewing more slowly, walking more slowly, reading for transformation rather than just information, not looking for the fastest check-out lane and even choosing to drive in the slow lane of traffic. I know, some of these sound crazy, but the benefits of choosing to slow in even a small way are significant. You’ll find this discipline and the benefits of it popping up on the blog here and there over the next few weeks.
So, hopefully you’re already sitting, take a deep breath and ask God how He might want you to slow down. Ask God to show you where you are addicted to busyness and hurry. Trust Him as you choose to slow.
**Sit quietly again for as much time as is available to you.**
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