Okay so finals are over . . . the semester has come to a close and I feel a weight lifted off of me. Life is still busy, but not quite so crazy. I only have a few days left at my practicum site as well.
I have been thinking though that I want to rest well right now. Not just sleep more (which I do want to do) or not just develop a general attitude of laziness. I want to really rest in the Lord. I was at this worship service on Friday night and one of the girls shared that she was so physically exhausted . . . and it was hard to get there, but she knew that she needed more than sleep. She knew that she needed to sit in the Lord's presence. I feel that way right now. I feel like my time with the Lord recently has been way too much of check that box kind of thing. Just staring at the pages of a Bible does not produce heart change . . . and I've been lacking in devotion with the Lord . . . at the same time though I know that the Lord has been with me and has used even those rote times with him to encourage me. So there is value in just doing it at times.
I just believe that the Lord wants more from my heart. He always does. He always wants all of our hearts. He wants all of us all of the time. Not because He is selfish or because He is jealous, but because he LOVES us dearly. Isn't that amazing?
So with all of this in mind, I want to spend just this next season just really resting in the Lord. So . . . I'm searching for what that is right now. I know that it means that I'm still seeking to glorify Him with everything I do (Deut 11:13). I also know that I don't want to cease in proclaiming his TRUTH (Acts 5:52). Overall, in a period of rest . . . I'm still on mission for Him.
So . . . every time though that I think rest, I think JOSHUA. This book has a theme of rest. Rest comes up over and over. In chapter 1 verse 13, Joshua said "Remember the command that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: 'The LORD your God is giving you rest and has granted you this land." Then after the Israelites receive their land . . . in Joshua 21:44a "The LORD gave them rest on every side, just as he had sworn to their forefathers."
From these verses it seems to me that the Lord gives rest. So, I am not completely sure what this time of rest that He is giving me is going to look liked, but I know three things:
1. I am still on mission
2. Rest is given by Him
3. I'll keep you posted
I have been thinking though that I want to rest well right now. Not just sleep more (which I do want to do) or not just develop a general attitude of laziness. I want to really rest in the Lord. I was at this worship service on Friday night and one of the girls shared that she was so physically exhausted . . . and it was hard to get there, but she knew that she needed more than sleep. She knew that she needed to sit in the Lord's presence. I feel that way right now. I feel like my time with the Lord recently has been way too much of check that box kind of thing. Just staring at the pages of a Bible does not produce heart change . . . and I've been lacking in devotion with the Lord . . . at the same time though I know that the Lord has been with me and has used even those rote times with him to encourage me. So there is value in just doing it at times.
I just believe that the Lord wants more from my heart. He always does. He always wants all of our hearts. He wants all of us all of the time. Not because He is selfish or because He is jealous, but because he LOVES us dearly. Isn't that amazing?
So with all of this in mind, I want to spend just this next season just really resting in the Lord. So . . . I'm searching for what that is right now. I know that it means that I'm still seeking to glorify Him with everything I do (Deut 11:13). I also know that I don't want to cease in proclaiming his TRUTH (Acts 5:52). Overall, in a period of rest . . . I'm still on mission for Him.
So . . . every time though that I think rest, I think JOSHUA. This book has a theme of rest. Rest comes up over and over. In chapter 1 verse 13, Joshua said "Remember the command that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: 'The LORD your God is giving you rest and has granted you this land." Then after the Israelites receive their land . . . in Joshua 21:44a "The LORD gave them rest on every side, just as he had sworn to their forefathers."
From these verses it seems to me that the Lord gives rest. So, I am not completely sure what this time of rest that He is giving me is going to look liked, but I know three things:
1. I am still on mission
2. Rest is given by Him
3. I'll keep you posted
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