As you have probably figured out by now I'm one of those people who likes to be doing something. Patience? Not really my strong suit but recently I attended a Women's Retreat out on the Coast and the scripture we were using was Psalms 23. In verse 2 David, the man writing the psalms says, "He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters."
Think about that for a moment. Green pastures, where the sheep wouldn't have to travel to find food, and still waters where they could drink without trouble. Now I'm just paraphrasing what the teacher was saying but hopefully you understand what I'm trying to say. The Good Shepard leads his sheep to a place where they can rest.
Our culture, even our church, is obsessed with business, we keep moving, serving, and working to further the Kingdom of God which is amazing and wonderful and exactly what we've been called to do but sometimes we get so obsessed with our mission we forget who it is we're serving.
Throughout the bible we see Jesus going up to rest, to pray, to be alone. We try so hard to follow his example in so many things yet we somehow manage to ignore this very important integral part of his life and his ministry.
Sometimes the thing we need most is rest. Time to focus on the on the One we serve, time to refresh our bodies as well as our souls.
It goes against everything we've been taught and every instinct that we have and yet it's one of the most important things we can do. Next time you're looking something to fill your down time, maybe that's something to consider.
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