Finally.
It's been that sort of a week.
But I've found five minutes, and that means I can type some words without editing or second guessing, and join in the party-of-words over at Lisa-Jo's spot.
Today's word?
rest
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I sit and think back to that day, ages ago, last summer when we piled into the car and drove to peace.
It seems a million miles away now.
I wonder how I can bring that rest into the rest of my life? Can I find rest in the midst of the busy days of children and chores and life-as-I-know-it?
Or do I need to give something up?
I know the answer, of course. Right down there in the deepest part of me, where the Truth really lives, and He says it to me clearly, even when I don't want to listen.
You can't find rest when your soul is full of worry.
Choose the better part, comes the whisper of love.
And I listen, at least for now, because of this five minutes of prompted writing.
Today - for the rest of this day - I choose to sit at the feet of Jesus and rest in His love and His peace and I will give up that something called worry.
And my soul will find rest, for the rest of this day.
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Head on over to Lisa-Jo's to read more 5-minute-Friday
Choose the better part- Thanks for that important reminder today
ReplyDelete"Choose the better part." I hear that whisper, too. I wish I could have found a way to give up worry for Lent. Visiting you from FMF, and so thankful you took the five minutes to sit and write this. Peace to you.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your reminder today. My days (and nights) are filled with worry. I know that I too, need to sit at His feet.
ReplyDeleteAnd that was five minutes of 'fingers to keyboard' to find that inner voice and wisdom? :-/
ReplyDeleteMaybe that time on the keyboard isn't as frivolous as we sometimes chalk it up to be, eh?
Gorgeous photo--and wonderfully spent five minutes!
Your writing gave me such peace! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteYour writing gave me such peace! Thank you.
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