The beginning of summer… ah… brings back memories of my childhood when school is out and the lazy days of summer begin. Can any of you relate? Why do we have to grow up and have grown up responsibilities so summer isn’t really lazy any more? It’s more of the same. Or does it have to be?
Decision
I made a decision to make space for rest and I am on an all out assault to start this summer season with my new attitude. So I decided to block out some time to write, to read, to visit with friends and family. The first day of my plan failed miserably. My day was packed and the only thing about summer that I was experiencing was the heat! The second day I planned to block out some time to read at the end of the day…… you guessed it. Didn’t work out.
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To all you mothers, daughters, sisters, friends out there— it’s time to stop. Get off the treadmill of life and make space to seek God. It isn’t the lazy days of summer that we all yearn for; it is the peace of the Lord that we need. In Him we find our rest. The Psalmist writes: Be still and know that I am God. What we yearn for is internal rest and when we realize that rest, summer will last all year long.