Bible Journaling, Ministry, Ranch Life
Resting Vs. Running My Word for 2018…REST!
Do you have a focus word for every new year? Have you ever chosen a word you need to reflect on and make a part of your daily life? I didn’t until two years ago and I love having this special word to remind, refresh, and renew my soul! One year I had JOY, last year I had Overcome, this year…REST!
Resting with the boys
What does it mean for me? For one thing, it is something the Lord desires for our best. The Lord repeats it many times throughout scripture and HIS first mention of it is in the very first book,
Genesis 1:5. “God called the light “day” and the darkness “night”. And evening passed and morning came, marking the first day.” See it there? He stopped working for a time. Resting.
God goes on making land and sea, vegetation, lights in the sky our sun and moon, animals, and us. Each day He rested at the end. Our Lord didn’t run off and do something else that quickly needed to be done. He didn’t indulge in food or watching TV. He rested.
Moving onto chapter 2:2 God begins with a final detail. “On the seventh day God finished His work of creation, SO HE RESTED”(emphases mine) from all His work.”
Resting is tricky. We can easily think cleaning up the kitchen, organizing a closet or office, or folding laundry is resting. Even watching TV or playing a game as a family can be thought of as resting. I think sometimes working around the ranch is restful like picking up manure or grooming the horse. But really, that’s work, not rest.
So we have to go back to what God’s definition of rest is. It’s all about fixing our thoughts on HIM. Resting in HIM.
Bible journaling taken from Pinterest, they have great inspirations!
I thought this one found on Pinterest was SO funny! Great artist too!
Watching a sunset…Rest!
