Finding Rest, my Friend.

Proverbs 16:20 Whoever listens to what is taught will succeed, and whoever trusts the Lord will be happy

My Friend, each of us has a litany of undone tasks. Leaders just can't avoid it. People come to us for answers. We see undone opportunities and tend to take them on ourselves. It happens. The list gets longer than we can ever address. Those tasks can have as much pressure as a hurricane bearing down on the coast of our rest. They just never seem to go away. Something always needs to be done next.

Trust enables rest. Trust enables us to step away from the pressure and believe we will be able to face it when the time is right. This is a confidence available in a successful relationship with Christ that I pray for you.

Our journeys are meant to bring us to places of rest and relaxation and at times do the opposite. In the struggle to find peace and rest, we become caught in the wrestling and miss the purpose for which we entered the fray.

As you work to strengthen family and community and personal living, I pray for your mental, physical, and spiritual stamina and rest.

Prayer:

Father, give my friend a restful moment from the pressures of life and responsibility.

Teach my friend how to enter a new season and level of confident rest that acts with decisiveness.

Affect hope with a promise of a brighter day ahead.

Affect faith that You come alongside and bring victory in tough spots.

Affect love that releases kindness and gentleness even when internal battles rage.

Let a confident, restful repose come up underneath my friend and paint a smile so family and friends would be blessed and life would stay fun and fulfilling.