Rest for my
Soul…
Well this is my first week of summer and I know that God is
telling me to rest. I have two weeks before my crazy summer beginning where I
will be working and doing an internship. I know I should be enjoying these two
weeks off but I realize that being still is the hardest thing for me. People say that their comfort zone is having time off and no schedule but for me my comfort zone is when I am super busy, immersed in a good ministry and pouring into every person I meet.At school I was surrounded by people and overwhelmed with so much school work that slowing down wasn't really an option. Now I don’t really know how to do that, I
have a whole stack of summer reading that I want to get through and of course
unpacking but being in an empty house makes me feel lonely and makes me think
too much. I know that God has given me this time to spend with Him and renewing
my Spirit for what is ahead but how do you did that??
This morning it was pretty enough to go for a run. I laced up my
shoes and hit the pavement with NEEDTOBREATHE’S new album playing in my ears (which
is incredible by the way, go download it right now!). There is something about
running that teaches me what it means to be completely dependent on God because
I know I wouldn't be a runner without Him. My run this morning lead me to the
canoe landing by the river and I took my headphones out and listened to the
birds and the running water. I looked at the river running its course and
thought about how I wish I knew what the course was for me but I know God knows the plans for my life. I felt God speak so
loudly for me to Be Still and enjoy just being in His presence. I know that in
these next two weeks off that I just need Him to renew my Spirit and prepare me
for what is ahead. I don’t know what that looks like but I know that starts
with me figuring out how to quiet my Spirit and Be Still.
“Let all that
I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in Him.” - Psalms 62:5
