Rest for the Weary

Most of us are constantly on the move. Working, taking care of our households, running errands, whatever it may be. We are busy. We have to remember to slow down. How can you hear what God is saying if you’re constantly on the move or preoccupied? We have to slow down and make time to listen. We need to make time for ourselves as well. There has to be a work/life balance and that includes spending time with God.

I had to learn to slow down so that I could listen to what God was saying to me. When I was working full time in the hospital, as a nurse, I didn’t work overtime. The reason was so that I could have time for myself and I needed to spend time listening to God. I found myself distracted by my busy life and I was miserable partly because I wasn’t in a position to hear from God. I was too busy focusing on the negatives in my life or watching tv (my coping mechanism for dealing with stress), while I was off. I didn’t make good use of my time off. I allowed the negative things in my life to consume my thoughts. God was there waiting for me to give him my attention but I was distracted. The stress of work and family combined with being so distracted by things I couldn’t change started having a negative effect on my health (migraines and high blood pressure). I was weary and I needed some rest.

Going on vacation didn’t help decrease my stress level or improve my health. Taking time off from work didn’t help. The solution to my problem was to focus on God. The problems/stressors weren’t going anywhere but I could control how I was affected by them. I was so distracted by my stressors that I didn’t focus on God. Once I started focusing on God instead of the negativity all around me, I found peace and joy. It felt like experiencing warm sunshine on a cold, cloudy day. I found rest.

“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28)

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