Happy Wednesday!

Exodus 33:14 “My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest.”

This must be the scripture message for the day. This morning at our prayer and share time at school the passage was on this same topic.

Sometimes life gets messy. Stuff happens and we get really frustrated and we just want to throw up our hands and quit. When life gets really tough and there does not seem to be any relief in sight from all of the things that are piling up, God reminds us that He is here. God tells us in His Word that His presence will go with us and He will give us rest. God is not one who would lie and if God tells us He will be with us no matter what, then He will! It does not mean that the circumstances of our lives will be easier, but what it does mean is that we do not go through the messes of life, whether we brought them on ourselves or they were thrust upon us, alone. We need to trust God with our mess.

We usually get into trouble when we try to control too many things and others fall short of our expectations. What is hard for us to accept about ourselves is that we are not God and it is not our job to carry the weight of the world on our shoulders. Believe it or not, if all does not get accomplished each day, the sun will still rise in the morning. It may be obscured by some clouds (just not lately!), but just like the sun, God is always there.

So my friends, let us rest in the love and peace of God until the life force of God flows through you. Have no fear in our willingness to be quiet and still. When we are quiet and still before God we can listen better and the strength will come. The world sees strength in action. In God’s kingdom, strength lies in quiet and rest.

So in the words of “Cool Runnings,” “Peace be the journey.” Wear comfortable shoes (and maybe carry a pillow), count your blessings and say your prayers. Love you all, Bruce, Gaylene. Geni and Travis.

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I am not moved by what I see. I am not moved by what I feel. I am moved only by what I believe and I believe God.