The Bald Goat

I really try not to write any of my blog posts ahead of time during this Lent 47 Day Challenge, but I have honestly had this idea for today since day one. I thought about the significance of day 7 and about the creation story and how God rested on the 7th day and how that would make a cool blog post on the 7th day of my challenge.

But rest is hard to write about because I don’t think I really know what it means to rest with God.

When I think about rest I think about not do anything or not thinking or working or being responsible for anything or anything.

And it just seems like that is such an wasted way to be with God.

I should be trying to accomplish something when we spend time with God, right?

I think about the story of Mary and Martha when Jesus came to their house. (Luke 10) I feel like Martha, distracted by all there is to do and I don’t act like Mary and sit and rest and be with God. Mary was doing something, listening, but the major difference, I believe is this:

Martha was trying to accomplish something for Jesus.

Mary was allowing Jesus to accomplish something in her.

Some of my favorite time with my children is when they come and snuggle with me on the couch or in a hammock. (like Finn in the picture above) We don’t have to talk or sleep or play or anything. We are just together. we are resting in the presence of each other and being love. I want to learn to do this with God.

I want to rest with Him.

I want to stop being distracted by all the things of this world and rest with Him.

I want to stop being distracted by all the things I think I need to accomplish for God.

I want to stop being distracted by all the things I think I need to accomplish for my spiritual growth.

I want to rest in the fact that God is working and sometimes I need to just stop and be with Him. To feel his love and embrace his presence.

Lord, please help me to stop and simply rest in the fact that I am your child.

Really let that sink in.

Let me rest so your will can be accomplished.