Resting in the Lord

Psa 116:7 I said to myself, "Relax and rest. GOD has showered you with blessings.

Psa 37:7 Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for Him;

We all long for rest...for time to stop, and refresh our lives. The pace of life, the worries we carry, the busy pace we keep wears us all out, and so we look for times to stop and rest.

Many are able to indulge in something called "vacation". This is a time to rest for a week or two, to get away from the busy lives we all live and refresh....rest.

The bible mentions another kind of rest- a rest of presence. A rest that is done in the midst of a busy life...done in the presence of God. A rest that can refresh the life and heart in the midst of all the craziness. Rest in the Lord..I read that, but really wonder how that works in real life. How do I do that? How do I rest in him in the middle of all I have to do?

I'm finding it is similar to something that Jesus did....he drew on the resources of God the Father in the midst of a busy life. There is a verse, often passed over, that hints at this hidden resource-

Joh 4:31 Meanwhile the disciples were urging Him, saying, "Rabbi, eat."
Joh 4:32 But He said to them, "I have food to eat that you do not know about."

These verses are in the middle of the story of the woman at the well. The disciples had gone into town to buy food because Jesus was hungry. Now they have returned and this is his response? There is a hint for us from Jesus that there are resources available to meet our needs beyond the physical world we know about. In fact, that's what the manna was all about in the wilderness. A trusting in God's supply in places where there was no physical supply of food, and yet their hunger was satisfied.

In this discussion on rest we are invited to rest IN the Lord. To rest in a relationship with our creator that refreshes us even in the midst of a busy life.

I can't tell you how to do this in your life. In fact David didn't give us the "how", he simply gave us the command- Rest in the Lord! Let me invite you to pursue this rest in your own life. Seek after the rest...the food...that has one source- God himself.