Mom Heart Moments #212

In repentance and rest you will be saved, in quietness and trust is your strength.

SO OFTEN, we give and give and give and then wonder why we have become grumpy or short on patience. In our 24-7 world, with false lights to keep us up and working all hours of the day, 24 hours of internet, 24 hours of television, cars with lights that can travel all hours, etc., we lose the concept of rest.

No wonder there are so many stress diseases —heart, obesity, and thyroid problems, as well as nervous disorders, mental disorders, and emotional disorders. We are busy all the time, feeling guilty for all we do not get done, and wearing ourselves out.

I realized many years ago that I was becoming ill from so much push, push, push and work, work, work. I also realized that no one else was going to take responsibility for my health and well-being but me. I have to stop, put everything aside, and rest on a regular basis.

As a woman who is attempting to grow in maturity in the Lord, I have to be intentional about being sure that I incorporate rest, refueling, restoration, and inspiration in my own personal life, not just once in a while, but regularly so that I can keep going.

So right now, though there are many letters to answer, piles to organize, rooms to clean, groceries to shop for, people to call back, ad infinitum, I will lay them all in the file folders of heaven for God to keep. I have learned that they will all still be here tomorrow, and that God wants me to leave my burdens alone —as He is the Father, I the toddler, and He will indeed work in all of my circumstances without my help. But if I take responsibility to take care of my own heart and soul, I will last much longer, much better, and even have peace and quietness.

How are you incorporating rest into your own life so you can find strength?