I've been somewhat wrestling this summer with not only resting physically but also resting mentally. It's one thing to stop and put your feet up, it's another thing to stop your mind from thinking, questioning, figuring, pondering, etc. Usually the more intentional I am in settling physically the better I am at slowing down mentally, however when I am challenged, stirred and convicted by the teachings I've been hearing this summer it's been even more difficult to rest mentally.
We are complex humans who are finite, which means we have limits. We were created to not be able to go more than a few days without water, or a few weeks without food, and we were made to work and then to rest. Ex. 23:12 says, “Six days do your work, but on the seventh day do not work, so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and so that the slave born in your household and the foreigner living among you may be refreshed.” In other words we need to work hard and then take time to rest. The bible says we should work for 6 days and then rest on the 7th.
How is your restful summer going?
Jo-Ann
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