Resting doesn't come easy for some us. We are used to doing...being productive. Getting things done. Resting is more than taking a nap, sitting around. It has more to do with our attitude about time then what we are actually doing. Resting is about the being with God and others. Really "being". Connecting with the person of God and those around us. The scripture tells us we are God's. It encourages us to enter His gates with thanksgiving. It is the first step towards building a relationship with him.
The discipline of giving thanks...I learned of its important from an author, a word artist so to speak. Her writing inspired me to begin a list of 1000 things to be thankful for. Three things a day...for the entire year.
The day of rest...I look over my list...remember those gifts that come from God's hand.
33...the sun coming up each morning
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37...baseball games
39...scriptures written on the inside of walls.
41...the finishing of a loved one's new home.
Maybe we too should write His word on the walls of our hearts. Words that push us past our own desires to reveal and remind that "It is He who made us, not we ourselves."
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