I'm not a big fan of having "too much on my plate", but nowadays it seems like there is no escape from a busy schedule.
Am I the only one who feels this way? Probably not. It seems to me, that everyone has more than they can "stomach", with schedules that are jam packed with too many things that need to be done, with very little time to do them.
It is easy to get stuck in the muck of "routine and when "keeping busy" gets the best of us, our lives can get lost in translation.
What I mean is, its easy for me to fall into the pattern of just "going and going" and "doing" the same routine day after day, yet never really find the time to take a step away from everything, just to breathe, and embrace the fullness of life that God has made available to us and is willing to provide, if we let Him.
I wonder if you feel like I do sometimes?
Do you feel you have too much on your plate?
Is your life driven by meeting expectations, juggling responsibilities, and maintaining various commmitments? Is it hard for you to find a way out of the storm of stress?
The activities of our life can become consuming, but we all hope for rescue from the stresses of life. Our perception on life can reveal alot about how we live our lives and address things.
Is the purpose of life ... work ... or is work suppose to be only a "part" of our life?
Ask yourself, is work my life ... or is work only a part of my life?
The answer to that question is of great signifigance and importance to: *the way you see yourself; *the way you see your life; * the way you live your life, *the way you maintain relationships with others, and lastly, *the way you are able to experience the fruit of life --love, joy, peace, hope, and meaning.
One of the greatest aspects of my relationship with Jesus Christ is "being set free from myself". When I realize that God loves me the way I am and that I don't have to measure up in his eyes ... it is then that the harsh criticism and high expectations I place on myself are removed and in the place of my "need to succeed", I find the "peace and love of Jesus Christ".
In Jesus Christ there is no measuring bar ... there is only His love.
Welcoming Jesus into your heart ... welcomes a love that always helps, that always comforts, and always supports you in all you do. Jesus helps me every step of the way and knowing that I don't have to do anything alone or in my own strength, gives me a unshakeable peace, that cannot be matched. In Jesus Christ I am able to look at my life through his eyes, to listen through his ears, and to love through his heart.
Jesus not only helps me find peace with who I am, but He also shows me the way to "lighten" my load, teaching me how to do less in life -- focusing on what matters most: glorifying Him with my life. We glorify Him by reaching out to others in love, living joyfully, and resting peacefully in Him.
In Matthew chapter 11 ... Matthew took note at the way Jesus looked at all the people who were struggling with living life, meeting the expectations society demanded, and the struggle "religion" placed on their lives to "win" God's approval and love. Jesus had compassion for them. His heart was grieved by that fact that they could not experience the peace that comes from the love of God. So at one of the great feasts, Jesus stood up and shouted to the people ...
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." [Matthew 11:28-30]
Jesus welcomes you to come to Him. His Yoke (teaching) is easy and his burden is light ... and in His love you will find rest for your souls.
Jesus teaches us to love God and how to allow God to love us. There is no measuring bar. There is nothing you have to do to earn his love, maintain his love, or keep His love in your life.
I testify to you, that the love I have discovered in Jesus Christ has set me free from myself and has shown me "life" beyond what my own eyes could ever have seen. There is nothing I can ever do to make Him love me more, likewise there is nothing I can do to make Him love me less.
God is love. Jesus is God, and therefore Jesus is love. And the love I have in Him has not only given me the "fullness" of life I never knew existed, but it has also rescued me from death (sin and the day I will breathe my last breath in this world).
To welcome the Love of Jesus Christ into your life, all He requires is: Your Faith(Belief in Him) and Love
Jesus loves you the way you are and can teach you to do less in your life -- focusing on what matters most -- Love, Joy, and Peace in a relationship with God through Jesus Christ :)
His love is eternal; His love never fails
His love is eternal; His love never fails
A question to end on: Is the Love, Joy, and Peace I've described to you, something you want?
If it is ... claim it today ...
If you pray to Him (Jesus)... He is not only able to hear every prayer, but He is willing to answer and help you in all you do ... Jesus loves unconditionally; His love never fails.
"Cast Your anxieties upon Him because He cares for you" - [1 peter 5:7]
(Please feel free to contact me about anything, for anything. With much love and prayer for you. Drew)
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