Friday, March 16, 2012

sleep

Psalm 127:2
In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat for he grants sleep tot those he loves.

Relax. Rest. Sleep.
We burn the candle at both ends when we think it all depends on us. We lie awake at night worrying when we are not resting in him.

Control - we can't rest if we want to control everything around us. We are not in control, whatever we do, but He is, so we can sleep

Comfort - we can't rest if we are desperate to achieve just a bit more stuff which, ironically, we think will allow us to rest. Chasing things is a treadmill. We have everything we need in Him, so we can sleep.;

Approval - we can't rest if we need to be approved by everyone around us, it's exhausting to maintain. He sees us as we really are, but still loves us enough top go to the cross, so we can sleep

Power - You snooze you lose? Everything we once thought was gain is loss compared to knowing Him, so we can sleep.

It is impossible to rest in ourselves. Rest in Him


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