That's what I want to do....Nothing!

Ummm...

I don't want to write today.  I'm exhausted.  Every aspect of my life right now has a responsibility attached to it and somehow everything will fall apart if I don't get everything done!

shhhhh.....

Don't tell anyone I said this but I don't want to do anything!

Have you ever felt that?

Not wanting to engage in anything or anyone. Not even do the thing you love most.

Just wanting to sit.

Just sit.

I don't want to think.

I don't want to plan.

I don't want to solve a problem.

I don't want to read a book.

I don't want to mediate an argument.

I don't want to wash a dish.

I don't want to clean anything.

I don't want to do anything.

NOTHING!

I want to turn off.

I want to sleep.

I want to relax.

I want to eat food that I do not have to cook and on dishes that I do not have to wash.

I want to lay in a bed that I don't have to make in a room that I don't have to clean.

I want to aimlessly surf the Internet and get sucked into a YouTube black hole.

I want to go at least 7 layers deep on Pinterest Boards

I want to watch mindless television and every movie I've seen at least 100 times already.

I want the remote.

I want to sip on a ridiculous espresso drink like "soy triple threat with an extra shot of gooey goodness and topped with double whip cream" and nibble on a piece of something made with white sugar. And I want it for breakfast and lunch.

And I want to do all of this in cotton clothes without buttons or zippers.

It's just one of those days.  It's not a depression. It's not any one's fault. It's not a strike.

It's REST!

I want REST!

Unfortunately we have been deceived into thinking that rest is laziness. It's not being productive with our time. We are being duped into believing that every day should end in the lists being completed and projects being done. We've been told that successful people keep going. Anything less than giving 100% of your efforts and 100% of your time, is considered unfocused and aiming for failure. As a result, we feel guilty for resting.

We are exhausted. We are overwhelmed. We are stressed. We are overworked. We are over planned. We are over committed.

So I have taken it upon myself to give you the following information, It will give you FREEDOM from this foolishness.

It is Written!

Psalm 127:2 "In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat--for he grants sleep to those he loves."

Yessss....

Matthew 11:28-30 "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light"

Won't He Do it!

Mark 6:31 "And he said to them, 'Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.' For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure to even eat."

Yes Sir!

Exodus 33:14 "And he said My presence with go with you and I will give you rest''

I'll take it!

Jeremiah 31:25 "For I will satisfy the weary soul, and every languishing soul I will replenish."

Thank you Lord!

Go Ahead and do Nothing!

REST!

The Creator of the Universe said it. So we have to do it.

And the next time someone complains or questions your "Nothing," just quickly remind them that it's in the Bible. You are just being obedient to God's word! :)

And you know that God's Word is true. It's real. And it never fails!

Let the Church say AMEN!



Blessings!


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