Rest

If you're like us, and most of you are, there is a lot going on. It seems there is little down time, if any, and what little there is, my mind is racing about all the things I should be doing. We seem to go from one activity to another, from one crisis to another, from one fire to another, and it doesn't take long before you are exhausted.

We have people that depend on us, that rely on us, and some that will continually badger and prey on us. It will often seem that at our lowest, tiredest moment, someone will contact us with an urgent need that needs to be met NOW! What do you do when it seems that everything is overwhelming?

Today's word is Mark 6:31, NLT, which reads, "Then JESUS said, 'Let's go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest a while.' He said this because there were so many people coming and going that JESUS and His apostles didn't even have time to eat."

JESUS and His apostles were being inundated with request after request after request, and there is nothing wrong with that. But, it had gotten to a point that everyone was wanting something and JESUS and His disciples couldn't even get free long enough to eat.

There's nothing wrong with doing a lot of things, good things. But, we can't continue to push and push without giving our bodies what it needs. What good will it do if we work ourselves and neglect ourselves to the point that we can't go anymore? Every now and then, we need to take heed of JESUS'S word and follow His example - rest.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T