It’s pleasantly quiet on a late Sunday afternoon, and all I can think about is a song by the group Acappella entitled, “Lead Me to Rest.”
In my younger years, I would be thinking, “God, take me to heaven; get me outta here.” Now, I’m not sure that’s what the song is implying. Or maybe it’s that I might actually growing in understanding. I thought this day would never come! HA!
Seriously, I do need rest. I need to rest in the arms of the Savior. I’ve been catching wonderful glimpses of that rest with my wife as we rise early and let God have the first words of the day. And this morning, even though it was a Sunday and I’m a minister, we didn’t get up quite early enough to allow God’s Word to speak into our morning, and I really, really missed it!
That said, I’m inclined to believe there is something else going on inside me, more than just something for today… What I’m coming to realize is that I need something more than this world can offer. When I sing that song, I want God to lead me to a place where I can truly find rest in him thereby renewing my strength to serve a lost and broken world.
I just want God to take over. And I want to stop saying “I just want God to take over.” I’ve been saying that for years, but am I allowing him to take over? Am I allowing him to lead me to rest? I need rest, rest in God.
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