The point in my life
that clearly indicates my disconnection to all things restful…
When you have
'worked' your entire life with no real view of rest, the concept tends to get
lost between shifts of punching in and punching out of… cycles of more and more
work…you trust work…you trust the press. It's the one constant that you
seemingly have a fraction of control over…especially when self employed.
I employ myself, yep
I tell me when to work and when to stop…or so I thought. The demand of my
service actually has a lot more control than you could have ever convinced me
of in the beginning of my career. Unfortunately the perceived freedom
associated with it is just that… a perception. Self Employment is one of the
hardest things I've ever done. It's more work than I bargained for…I bought
into the perception that it wouldn’t be as demanding…I'm exhausted. The initial
rest of discovering the passion that drives one to seek a career that doesn’t
'feel' like work is just the beginning…it's exhausting.
Putting in the work
to get to the place where your work doesn’t seem as such…exhausting.
Having to do it all
praying, pressing, pushing, prepping, pulling….exhausting.
It's exactly here
that I am renewed in my revelation of the actual place that I'm SUPPOSED to
operate from…the rest of God. It’s a graced place and the real challenge is the
transference of my personal trust from the seemingly controlled place of work
to the submitted place of Faith in God's sovereign ability and desire to lead,
provide, empower and Grace us for the place of purpose that we desire to
operate in. It really doesn’t matter whether or not it is a place of ministry
service, employment, academic pursuit or even parenting.
What matters most is
that we allow for the revelation of Gods rest to really resonate to the point
that we submit to it….not the kind of "realization" that tends to
happen when we read an interesting or enlightening article that we are inspired
by for the moment… And then slowly slump back into fleshly focus and
operations.
Nope…really rest.
Because the alternative is not only the thought of doing things in our own
strength but the reality of, that in doing so we block out the God that has all
of the strength, strategies and stamina IN HIM to finish what He's called us
to…
Join me in resting in the Sovereignty of God today! Wooosaahhh!....
Join me in resting in the Sovereignty of God today! Wooosaahhh!....
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