The Pace of Life

I was just reading a blog by a friend whose husband is deployed. I also read today's blog entry by my friend whose husband went to be with the Lord 14 months ago. Between those two blogs, and taking time to reflect upon my own life I have realized (once again) just how quickly time flies.

The shifts at work seem to drag on (and on and on), but the days are just zooming by me. So much has happened in the last 365 days. It is amazing that it has only been 1 year.

1 year ago I was dating a wonderful man, living on the other side of the Blue Ridge and working as a housekeeper.

Now I am not only married to said wonderful man but I am working (almost full time) and we are half-way through our first pregnancy! That is a lot of change in a short time. It required moving across the mountains, planning and having a wedding, finding a job, settling into married life, and oh yes getting pregnant.

Life moves so quickly. The days pass before we are ready. I think it is more important than ever to find those moments where we can just be still. Jesus knew the importance of being still.

Jesus had a mission, and He knew he would only be here (on Earth) for a very short while, and yet in the midst of it all he would go off and be still, rest and just be with the Father. After these times Jesus had the energy and spirit to deal with the pace of life, the pace of his mission. We need to be imitators of Christ.

If we are to live effectively in this world, if we are to do what the Lord requires, we need to work hard, but we also need to rest.

Are you taking time to rest? It may be just the answer you need to get everything done!

-JLP-