In Others’ Words: Finding Rest

 

I’ve been wrestling with a decision … and wrestling … and wrestling … and wrestling … and I just can’t pin the whole “what should I do?” dilemma down and make it say “Uncle!”

You know what I mean?

I’ll think I’ve got the situation under control — the issue settled — and then something changes and there are new questions to answer. New decisions to make. New “what should I do’s” to wrestle with. 

I do a variety of things to help settle my mind:

I walk and talk with Mary, my walking buddy
I FaceTime with Rachel, my writing mentor and friend
I come out of my “mull zone” and talk with my husband

 

But there’s one thing I do that calms both my heart and mind: I find my way to the red leather chair in my office, settle into it and the silence, and I set my heart on God. I write out Scripture verses (thanks to the monthly Scripture Writing Plan posted by Shannon over at Sweet Blessings) and I pray through the prayers I’ve written out, thanks to the powerful book Fervent by Priscilla Shirer.

I believe that it’s true what St. Augustine said: God created me for Him — to have relationship with Him — and my heart quiets when it finds rest in Him. But I have to stop wrestling … and seek the rest offered me.

In Your Words: Where do you find rest when you need to quiet your heart?

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“Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee.” #quotes…
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