REST

     Rest! It's something we all need. It is said that we sleep 1/3 of our life span. I am 57 so that means I have slept for 19 years. That's a long time. There were a lot of milestones I celebrated in the first 19 years of my life. I will not list all of them but I will say that each night before I went to bed I needed my rest and sleep. I don't know if you have ever tried to stay up all night without any sleep. I did when I was in my first year of college. It was New Years Eve. After our New Years Eve Watchnight service our church family would all go ice skating. We had the Ice rink to ourselves and we wouldn't finish until about 3 a.m. Usually afterward we would either find a diner that was open or hang out at a friends house. That night I went to bed at 6 a.m. Boy did I sleep all day! I also stayed up 80% of the night when I hosted a Preteen Lock in. It was January 1992. Although it was a great night of ministry, I was totally worn out after a night of games, basketball, more games, sharing with our 5th graders and more games. Both nights are nights I will never forget!

     The older I get, it seems to me the more I need my rest. I have to keep reminding myself I am 57 not 27! Both jobs I have are very physical and I am proud to say I have been keeping up with the "kids." The one thing I have learned lately is how much I need to not only rest, but to rest in God. Psalm 91 comes to mind especially verse one. "He who dwells in the shelter of the most high will rest in the shadow of the Almighty." God has been teaching me so much about how much I need to rest in Him. All I can say is that without his help and direction I would be lost. I love God so much and I am so glad I can always rest in Him! 

HAVE A BLESSED WEEK!!