Rest

a friend recently said that she thinks busyness is a main manifestation of spiritual warfare in the u.s. given what i just said in my last post about being busy, this is personally relevant.

busyness
it's subtle. it feels good to accomplish something. who ever felt guilty for getting something done?

what does my enemy want? separation, barrenness, destruction, death. all easily accomplished through the forgetfulness brought on by my busyness.

how do i avoid it?

God says STOP IT and remember that it is I who am God - Psalm 46

this has echos in the book of Hebrews, where he says "There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who *enters God's rest also rests from his own work,* just as God did from his. Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following their example of disobedience." Heb 4:9-10.
How does one enter that rest? the author of hebrews says it's by fixing all their attention on Jesus - all their hopes, all their dreams, all their faith.

The rythm of the original "Sabbath" - taking one day in seven to rest, is expanded in Jesus. it becomes the daily rythm for all who connect to God through Jesus. life in Jesus is life in God's rest. every day is an opportunity to stop MY work, and enter his REST.
that's what i'm going to do right now - take some time to meditate on Jesus, and so cease from my busyness, and enter God's rest.