REST IN A RESTLESS WORLD 

We move from one thing to the next without a pause.

Our brains are restless and frantic.

Always more to do, and never enough time.

Confused priorities and demanding deadlines.

A nagging low-level anxiety and a feeling of discontent and disquiet.

Often our ways to cope with a hurried and manic existence dulls and numbs us to what really matters in life.

Noise constantly in our ears, whether music or a podcast, not willing to be alone with our own thoughts.

We binge-watch multiple series on any and every streaming platform available, and still have three more shows to begin that our friends have recommended.

On our phones we scroll, scroll, scroll - the endless scroll.

Does some or all of this sound familiar?

For many of us, our fast-paced life, along with the ways we try and escape it, can lead us to feel disconnected from others, disconnected from the present moment, and disconnected from God.

John Mark Comer, pastor and author, in his book The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry states, "Hurry kills relationships. Love takes time; hurry doesn’t have it. It kills joy, gratitude, appreciation; people in a rush don’t have time to enter the goodness of the moment."

I like that notion that love takes time. To know and to be known cannot be accomplished in a state of frenzied activity, whether in our external or internal worlds. To slow down, to breathe, to take time is often the pathway to connect with God, others and self.

Jesus said, "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

What an invitation!

Is it rest that you desire? True rest?

Then come to Christ, the one that offers it as a free gift.