Selah...

A time to rest...

A moment

to pause...

to reflect...

to ponder...

[Psalms 4:4]

Most of us find time for everything so that every activity fits perfectly in our busy schedule. We're always finding time to do things and make things happen. There's always people to meet, places to go and things to talk about. Life then becomes a never ending journey of the hussle and bussle of the city life.

We then complain about how desperately we need a break. How we need a holiday, to rest and to pause from this busy life. Somehow, with that thought in mind, we find no purpose in our everyday life because all we think about is work. Then God seems to be so far away from this busy life. He's there but not quite there. He's around but He's always somewhere.

It's very true. We all need breaks from our hectic life. To pause and to rest need not necessary be a holiday on the beach or a week of relaxation. But rest is needed everyday.

Rest is to spend some quiet time with God, to reflect on all that has happened, to sit at His feet after a long day at work and know that He is there to comfort, to bring peace and joy. [Psalm 84:10-12] To lead a godly life is to know and live out where God stands in our hearts and how much of His presence we acknowledge throughout the day. So how can we live a godly life if we do not know the Creator of every being (,meeting Him only in bible study or church but never in a personal one-on-one manner)? And how can we possibly know Him if we're not even spending time with Him? [Psalm 119: 9-16, 33-40]

For me, I love resting and reflecting. I love sitting at His feet and just being overwhelmed with His presence and amazed with His glory. [Isaiah 6:1-3] Then I'm reminded of where I came from so I learn not to take things for granted and thank God for all that He's done and simply smile. I'll never get tired of resting with God there right by my side. Somehow, it's never boring. I suppose you can say once you've tasted the presence of God, nothing else can truly satisfy, cos there's no one that can possibly love us as God does- after all, how can anyone or anything compare to our first love?

I hope you'll be able to get some rest too because we all need it very much. Whether it's to be take a break, to reflect on His teachings or to remember how it was before so we can carry God's promises with us and move on.

2 Corinthians 4:16b - ... Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.

Let's rest!

Love always,
[mi]Me