Rest for my Soul

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