How does one stay fresh and green - full of life and vigor? SIT. Sit with your Heavenly Father. As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!" "Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed - or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her." - Luke 10
The Lord replied, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest." - Exodus 33:14 As you read this...take it one word at a time and just breath. Just close your eyes in between each sentence and imagine you are there in the Lord's presence. Resting. Breathing. Listening. Looking. Seeking. Enjoying His creations. You are sitting, in the warm sand, under this palm tree. You can feel warmth of the sand between your toes. It is soft against your skin. Seek your Heavenly Father. You begin to feel your muscles relaxing. Sit with your Heavenly Father. The sun is streaming through the palm leaves and it is dancing on your skin. It relaxes your breathing to be long steady breaths. Feel th
I hope you do! Draw near to Jesus. He is the answer! He is there amongts the chaos! What do you do to draw near to your Heavenly Father? Do look to Him? Pray to Him? Read His Word? Thank Him? Seek Him and he will give you everything you need. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. - Matthew 6:33 NLT There is peace when you draw near to Him. I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done. Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so
