Just a few thoughts….

Well it is Monday morning and I am in my office reflecting on the week that has been and planning for the week that is. 

For Sharon and I we just had one of the quietest starts to a weekend that we can remember. Much to the frustration of our daughter we were home Friday night, Saturday and Saturday night. Sunday made up for this quiet time with church Sunday morning, a friends birthday in the afternoon and then 6 hours sitting around Henley Square with friends taking in the amazing Adelaide weather.

Something stood out to me about all of this and it is pretty simple:  we all need times of rest. Although it can be hard to sit still sometimes because of the pace that life can throw at us, moments of rest are critical to how we navigate life. Here’s a few things I experienced through a few days of rest:

• the pressure comes off - don’t HAVE to be anywhere, don’t HAVE to do anything.
• get a little perspective on things - sometimes we can make things so BIG in our minds but when we have moments of rest it allows us time to put these areas into perspective and realise that it’s not all doom and gloom
• peace comes - i turned up to church Sunday morning with such a peace that God is in control. I wasn’t running around with a million things to do but instead I was excited for what God was going to do

I could go on and on with the positive effects of taking some time to rest but I might just let you experience that for yourself. Rather than read my experience and be inspired how about just making a plan NOW to get a day or two where you close down the diary, slow down  the pace and get some time to REST.

I promise you that it will be a great experience.

Have a terrific week - Josh B