How do you define rest? My friends, rest isn’t just about deciding to stay put, sit down, relaxing, and doing nothing. It could be one form, or one level of rest. But, there are other forms of rest that we humans need to reach, at some point. And neglecting the “rest requirements” of our bodies, our minds, and our spirit. Leads to undesirable outcomes, like sickness — such as burning out deeply, depression, physical illness, and so on.
We all need to rest.
To stay productive, we need to take a break from work, and or study. Agree?
Friends, there is one such rest, and I don’t know what it is called exactly, that I believe personally, could only be found if we decide to seek God, and His will for our lives. It is a decision, which becomes a commitment. Which later on, grows to become a way of life. Christianity is, at least for me, a way of life. In deciding to submit to God, to do and seek His will for our lives. To embrace the gift of salvation that God gives us through the body and blood of His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Who died for our sins. In repayment for our debts that we can never pay for. The debts we have because of our own sins. Our darkness. And the wages of sin, is death. Eternal death. We are saved, only through the grace of God, of the Holy Sacrifice of our Lord Jesus, the Christ. The Messiah. Our good Shepherd.
Our Lord Jesus said, that the yoke he gives is much lighter than the yoke you’ll find from following worldly desires. That you’ll find rest in Him. Who saved us. Who created us. Who sustains us. Our God.
Seek God, and among the various graces you’ll find, is true rest. A real sense of purpose, of good meaning behind our existence, in the service for good of our brothers and sisters, while following Jesus. You must follow Jesus, to seek God. Because, the Lord Jesus, the Christ, is Lord, and our God.
Going on vacations. Going to a quiet, cool and cozy coffee house, spending quality time with loved-ones are all very good forms of rest.
However, the rest that we find in following and seeking God. Is, what I believe, the kind of rest the renews our spirit, our minds, and our hearts.
Well, I believe that’s it for now my friends.
Remember, follow Jesus the Christ, our Lord.
And you will have rest.
Thank you for accompanying me in my own journey. I hope what I have shared with you here helps you moving forward.
May God bless you, my friends.
Hello there! How are you? My name is Abraham, or, Abe to all my friends, acquaintances, and family.
I’m a young dad, an uncle, an older kuya, and a son. I love learning and putting things together when it comes to small projects around computers, and tech. And for me, I also love food, everyday drink — like coffee, and most furry creatures — like good doggo doggos (goofy doggos), and chonky (very fat, almost circular and literally round) cattos. ^_^ Anyway, I hope good animals also make you chuckle, my friends.
Recently, I was hired to work as an engineer in I.T., specializing in looking after web-servers, maintenance, and a few other stuff.
Thank God! From my end, I had been dreaming to become an engineer in I.T., and have been studying for it for a time now.
We mustn’t stop with our training and study. For we’ll need to keep learning in order for us to remain helpful.
Nawa, ang Panginoon’g Diyos ang Siyang purihin, dakilain, at pasalamatan sa ating mga gawain, at salita.
My friends, may the Lord our God be glorified, honored, and praised – through the kind of work that He called us unto.
Thank you, and for now, that’s mostly it for me. Salamat po!