Those who need rest you will find it in the Peace, Care, Love and Mercy of the Lord. This world is tough, it burns, scrapes, shapes, eats and skins our elbows, knees and hearts. Without a place to go with those invasions they remain at the borders of the psyche, clamoring to be part of an overwhelming movement to spiritual depression. We all know, we know those moments when we hide from all that is out there. Turn the phone off, ignore the mail, eat everything that is bad for our bodies and then clamor to find some form of mind numbing entertainment or worse to forget it all as quickly as possible. That’s understandable, many Christian leaders, prophets and kings were often overwhelmed or had too much pressure and no idea of what to do about their circumstances or their emotions. This is the wonderful thing about the Body of Christ. We get it Brother or Sister. Let’s just sit here for a while, let the breeze go by and let the tears run their course, it’s okay.

Jesus, didn’t only preach hell, separation, judgment, wrath, trials and this temporary world. He Loved People, truly loved them and had compassion and comfort for their loss, their burden, illness, poverty and failure. This is hard for the world to comprehend that God could be so soft. Well that is meek, not weak as they would portray it but strong enough to realize that people need some time to handle it all. Patience is one of those characteristics we rarely use though it was given to every Spirit Filled believer as one of the facets of the Holy Spirit. It is not something to learn through trials and recrimination it is a gift of the Spirit’s indwelling and to use it we must seek to be more like Him. Someone asked me about anger, righteous anger. Good question, but hard to explain to an asking person because it typically means they are either struggling with it or looking for some form of justification for their “Steadfast” displays of righteous judgment upon the people around them. Generally my anger never produces anything effective for the Kingdom for it is not my cause nor my place to judge this world or the things in it. He is the judge, I am the lover.

I am sorry you lost your friend, Brother, Sister, Mom or Wife. It hurts, I am so sorry that this has happened in your quest to get this life right. You were doing such a good job it really is a bummer that they let you go and especially when your girl is expecting.  That is not a good time to have that type of stress thrown on you. Oh my your daughter is sick, let’s pray for her that has to be the worst feeling that anyone can ever have. Man they took your motorcycle too. I know how much you enjoyed taking those rides on the weekends with Mollie, I am so sorry you have to go through that. John, I know that the surgery was not successful is there anything that I can do for you during this trying time? Janet, he was a good man and I know it is tough to lose him, especially when you had such hope for the relationship. This world hurts and I am sorry you have to experience any pain, I wish that I could ease it somehow.

We must take those moments to feel that pain which comes along with the situations of life. Bitter moments, love lost, friends killed, betrayals, trials and financial difficulties, not to mention the rebellious teens are just no fun, but they somehow belong on this journey. We may not be able to give each other access to a hassle free lives, but we do know the method by which we can be given peace and healed by the Great Physician. Why often do we take these moments alone or hide from him when it is the opposite what we truly need, we desperately wish to be wrapped in loving arms and protected while we rest. Well that is what he promises and delivers. But you won’t find chastisement from me if you choose to handle it yourself or get depressed and hide from the community. I just want you to know that there is another way, you can go to Him for comfort and to us for encouragement and to help bare those burdens you may not do well alone. Just remember that briefly next time you are overwhelmed, because it happens to all of us.

We are here for you and I pray that your relationship with the Lord is at a stage where you can go to him whenever without feelings of failure or inferiority for He loves you, especially when you are at your worst point. Perhaps trusting him at those moments will be the key to developing a deeper relationship with God as you see that He never leaves, never fails, never lets you down.  Have an awesome day and remember you aren’t doing this alone, unless you want to. We love you In Jesus’ Name.