I love reading about Jesus retreating, spending time alone, sleeping. I love reading it because the human experience is about periods of exerting so much energy and effort and then being exhausted.
There have been seasons where I’ve beenbwith groups who ran themselves into the ground. Their motives were noble, but the incessant activity was not just wesring but hazardous to being truly fruitful and faithful in ministry.
Lately I was conversing with a brother, and he left me with the sentiment that I shouldn’t let tiredness stop me from being fruitful. What he meant was to do what it takes to avoid letting fatigue sneak in and mess up everything.
In a world where demands are made on time, even the tourist and leisure industry apoears to be geared to more activity than places of restoration and refreshment. So.it is good to find rest. Not just physical rest, but a time for the complete being to stop and allow yourself to be served and restored.
It’s worth considering what that looks like today.
For His Name’s Sake
Shalom
C. L. J. Dryden
Life With CD 