The presence of God in our life is a wondrous gift that
trumps any other blessing we could ever receive. God promises to be with us
even until the end of this age. This age is called the Time of the Gentiles, or
the Church Age. It began when Christ established the church while He lived on
this earth. During this age, God calls us to seek His Kingdom before, as well
as more than we seek the distractions of the
world, the flesh and the devil (Matthew
6:24). God requires total dedication and
surrender (Luke 14:26).
This does not negate the fact
that we have a family, job, church and hobbies to participate in; but we do it
all through the direction of God’s Spirit and for His glory (1 Corinthians 10:31). We follow the leading of God’s Spirit through the noise
and hectic pace of our life. He brings order from the chaos and peace in the
confusion. He replaces our stress with His rest, if we will only surrender
every facet of our life to Him. The first step in entering God’s rest is to
spend time with Him (Mark 12:30).
Confusion drowns out the voice
of God and causes us to feel frustrated, angry and to experience other negative
emotions. However, walking in His presence moment by moment through the duties
of our day, brings contentment and peace. God helps us to prioritze our time
and activities. Every soul needs “down” time for our soul – our mind, will and
emotions - to catch up, to chill out and to recover from the trauma of life. We
need time for our spirit to center into Christ’s life within us (Psalm 46:10).
We do not have to be afraid of
not measuring up, or of not getting all of our required work done or meeting
all of the needs of all of the people who depend on us. If we live one moment
at a time, Christ within us directs us to do what pleases Him. Like Mary, we
can make the best choice for our day, and sit at Jesus feet within us, no
matter where we are or what we are doing (Luke
10:42). As we praise Him and follow His
Spirit, He will allow us to excell, to finish what is required of us and to
meet the needs of all the people He wants us to minister to.
Prayer:
Lord Jesus, when You see our
agitation rising inside, prompt us to discover the source of the negative
emotions and to seek Your wisdom on how to deal with it. Nothing and no one can
come against us to overpower us,
because You live within us. Remind us to be still and to acknowledge
that You are Lord over our life. Exhort us to rest in You while You work out
the issues, which are distracting us from living in Your peace and rest. We
trust You with our whole life, because we have faith in Your faithfulness.
Thought for the Day:
We still have hectic
activities swirling all around us; however, as we walk in the Spirit, God gives
us a quiet refuge, supernatural strength and His constant help in any
difficulty we experience.
