Rest

(warning: I do a bit of complaining in this post... I'll probably have to ask forgiveness for that later...)

How is it that you can be home all day - doing not much of anything and still not feel rested?

We've had a few whirlwind weeks and they aren't over yet... 

Two weeks ago - my husband was calling in sick, achy and feverish.

Last week it was me... sick as a dog.

This week - back to the hubs. I'm doing everything in my power to not let it make the full cycle. 

Even in ministry you get weary and find little rest. Something comes up and someone asks you to do something and you say "Yes"... because you want to be helpful, it might be fun... no one else will do it if you don't say yes (I use all these excuses often)...

There's no rest for the weary. That's what they say. And yet,  I , WE have to turn to this verse. God calls us to rest. Even the Lord rests. In Genesis he rested... in the Gospels, Jesus rested. It's wholly Biblical - so why, of all places, do we get overworked in the church?

The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few... I hate to make this analogy - but even in the church you see 1% of the people doing 99% of the work... 

And - just so you don't think I'm complaining about all the work I am doing... I say all of this on behalf of the hubs... who could use a break. 1. Because I love him and 2. Because I'm tired of him being sick haha...

Happy Monday to you.