Finding Rest

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Just before I retire to bed I thought I should share what is in my heart:

Maybe this is part of my resolution making but like I just texted a friend minutes ago, I am finding that more than ever before in my life, I am seeking God's rest. I have come to that place of my life where I can no longer run around, chasing the wind, and bearing burdens that do not belong to me. And so for me I have purposed to rest in Him this year. I am tempted to think it is age now finally catching up with me but as I look back at my life, I think this is the season when my rest is due to me. Rest from the expectations and works of men and taking upon me the yoke of the Lord which is light. And I realize now more than ever that God does require of me to be rested in Him - no worries, no helter skelter, no anxieties, no personal agendas - so that in Him alone I can find comfort, grace and peace.

And so this year I have made conscious decisions to sit back, spend intimate moments with God, listen to His voice, respond to His instructions in obedience and to enjoy being His child. I feel as if the years of wandering have come to an end for me and I am on the threshold of something so beautiful, so uniquely woven together for me, and though I cannot place my finger on it, I wait in expectation knowing that my expectation will not be cut short. I stand on the brink of something so beautiful, so divine, and I just know that the wasted years, the spent energy, the hurt of the past, the tears of anguish will be washed away coz what God is about to do shall be marvelous in my eyes.

Like the children of Israel in Psalm 126 I am looking forward to being surprised in ways I never thought possible. And the Word of God in 1 Corinthians 15:58 has consistently been in my heart - that there is no labor in the Lord that is in vain. Oh how I wait in expectation especially knowing that I serve a God Who is able to do exceeding abundantly more than I ask or think according to the power that is within me. All of a sudden scriptures of His promises are beginning to take on a new meaning - I do not merely hope - but I do wait knowing beyond a shadow of doubt that I serve a God Who is not a liar and neither is He man that He should go back on His Word. His promises are indeed Yea and Amen. 

The Lord has awakened me to great possibilities and I am looking forward to so much of Him. My heart is overwhelmed by His love and grace and I just know that He is bringing me to a place of rest. This is the kind of rest that I have never experienced and he desires that I embrace it with all that I am. How blessed I am to be on the brink of something so supernatural that cannot be adequately explained. My heart is stirred up, my life has taken on new meaning and I sincerely look forward to the rest He has promised me. 

I have come to my place of rest ... the journey that characterized my past has been worthwhile, and I now sincerely just want to sit back and enjoy the benefits that come with resting in God. 

In Him is rest and I can joyously decree that in Him I live and move and have my being. 

To God be the glory, the honor and the majesty. Amen!

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