The presence of God in our life is a wondrous
gift that trumps any other blessing we could ever receive. 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 ear-splitting 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 uninterrupted, quality 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
prioritize our time and activities. Everyone 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 excel in our efforts, to finish what
is required of us and to meet the needs of all the people to whom He wants us
to minister.
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. My soul finds rest in You and my hope comes from You (Psalm
62:5).
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.
