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REST IN THE LORD

“Your souls will find rest.” —Matthew 11:29

Are you too busy? Are you overwhelmed with life’s demands? If so, God has a better way for you. In talking with a priest one day who had completely burned out at one point in his ministry told me something I will never forget regarding his ministry workload, he said, “The Lord is not a slave driver, the devil is.” He went on to explain, that the Lord called him to minister to his flock, but it was the devil who was whispering lies in his ear, and mentally using a whip to get him to work faster, and faster, to take on more and more than he could handle. One day the priest realized the Lord was not pushing him like this, it was the devil. And he stopped operating like that. He needed REST. And the Lord was calling him to Rest in Him. The below reflection from Presentation Ministry’s One Bread, One Body struck me as many of us try to serve the Lord, and meet all the demands of work and family, but it was a good reminder that we need to know the Lord is not a slave driver, the devil is.

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Need Rest? Try a 3-minute retreat here

A 3-minute retreat? Never heard of it. Neither had I, but I love it and frequent it often.

If you are like me, it seems very hard to find time to just be. If we are to hear God, and take care of our one of a kind masterpiece that God created (us), we need to time to rest and drink in a good cup of coffee and all the Lord has to say.

My prayer time has changed over the years. At times it was very regimented, almost WAY too much. Other times, I have to admit it’s been a bit willy nilly. Other times it’s frankly been lame, or even seemingly non-existent.

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