Rest

Five Minute Friday: REST.

"Come to me all you who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest."  

One of my very favorite verses. 

I particularly love this one in the Amplified version which says I will ease and relieve and refresh your souls. 

Oh, but how often do I ignore these words; and instead spend my time worrying, working, and wondering how I can fix things on my own?  When instead I really ought to be taking full advantage of His offer of rest, relief, and refreshing.  Oh, and that blessed quiet for my soul He also promises ... in a life as noisy as mine is lately, blessed quiet is something to be treasured!

As I write this my daughter is in the next room working out the chords to Restless by Audrey Assad ... beautiful song, such truth-

I am restless 'til I rest in You.

May you find a place of quiet rest in Him this weekend kind friends! 

Linking today to:

Do It Anyway

DO IT ANYWAY
By Mother Teresa

People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you've got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, It is between you and God;
It was never between you and them anyway.

Great words of wisdom, don't you think? 

Whatever we attempt will always be met with opposition- sometimes from enemies, often by friends; but the reality is that in the end it is God's opinion that matters ...

Dare to be yourself and do it anyway! 

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