BEING RESTFUL

Nowadays, I must admit it is so hard to being restful. Not only physically but also mentally. From bunch of work, overtime at workplace, taking care of your husband/wife/kids/parent, worrying about future, worrying about financial, etc without realizing we became restless and consumed by this world.

Today, I want you to take a minute to read this post and take time to meditate.

Galatians 5:1  It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

Pay attention to the word of "slavery". I believe this word in this verse doesn't talk about physical only. But it's talking about mental & mind slavery too.When I read this verse, it reminds me about my mind battle. How I worried too much, try to please everyone, scared for things that may not happen, hard to let go the past, try to organizing plans for next day before I go to bed. Yes it seems nothing wrong with planning stuffs for tomorrow. But, as soon as I'm planning it in my head, the list keep going on. Start from cleaning my room, doing laundry, send email to clients...bla bla bla... Then I will go deeper, okay for cleaning room I need to clean all those papers, mopping, throw out the trash. And for doing laundry I need to separate which one I will wash by hands. For email I need to re-size the files first then preparing this and that then send it to them... bla bla bla... and it will be never ending list. At the end, I got so tired thinking how many work are waiting to be done. Feels like 24 hours is not enough *sigh. Sounds familiar, eh?

It doesn't take big problem to make ourselves running away from God. Actually little things does. Slowly we get carried away with life, consume with so many responsibilities and world's needs till we forget to spend time with Him, being thankful and total restful in Him.

Back to Galatians 5:1 clearly written that God has set us free. So, if E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G already DONE by Him at the cross, why we are trying our to do stuffs that have been WON? Like worrying about future, scared to take a new step, haunted by the past, never ending struggles, etc.

I'm telling you, it is totally done in the cross my friends. All we need to do is just laid back, enjoy God's love & what He has prepared for us. Yes there will be responsibilities that must be meet, works to be done and problems to be taken care. But, we need to remember that we shouldn't burdened ourselves trying to do everything by our own strength. Do our best and let Him do the rest. By that, we'll start being thankful & restful in Him. It is the time for you and me to become free & restful in Him ❤