REST... Restore your Energy to Serve The Lord!

Are you busy? Do you have time with the Lord? How can you set aside time for yourself?

I've been working on my dissertation for months. I will finish late and eventually woke up late the next morning. I arrived at the office late in the afternoon and go home at dawn. I also worked everyday until Sunday. I felt that I will be bored during Sundays anyways and I want to spend it the office. This habit has been going for months. And I told myself, is this the routine that I want for the rest of my life? How can I have proper discipline with my time and enjoy God's rest?

Today's verse at Hebrews 4:10,  says:

"Anyone who enters God's rest also rests from their works, just as God did from His."

In this verse, I am reminded of  God's rest when He created the world and us in six days, and rested at the seventh day. Stephen Covey's 7th habit is to "Sharpen the Saw", which means we need to take a rest to restore our energy and be ready for the work the next day. 

Rest is very important to renew our mind, heart, body and soul. Just like cars that needs fuel to work and will not move and the oil tank is empty, we as humans also need to rest to gain energy again to work for the whole week. Let us set aside time to rest in God's arms and cradle us to his divine kingdom forever.

Remember to take a REST... Restore your Energy to Serve The Lord!