Rest...

If God is satisfied with the work, the work must be satisfied with itself. -CS Lewis God's been teaching me to rest recently. I never realized how un-restful I was until I got here to school. And boy oh boy am I realizing it. I am such a worry-wart, such a perfectionist, such an over-achiever. And in the midst of all this I am not resting. I may be physically resting, but emotionally, mentally, and spiritually, I'm not. I constantly feel like I have to strive--in my relationships, in my schoolwork, and in my mental life. And in all of that business I just...don't rest. Somewhere along the line I'm scared I've forgotten how to rest. Friday a friend prayed for me and my roommate, that she would be productive and I would be able to rest. And yesterday I did rest. And my roommate was productive. Well at my school, we aren't allowed to do school work on Sundays, as a Sabbath rest. The professors aren't allowed to work, and we are supposed to honor God and rest. Well I had been going through Hebrews this week, and I happened to get with chapter 4 today, which talks about the Sabbath rest for God's people. As I was reading it, I was going through and it hit me... God rested on the 7th day because the work was finished. And so when it talks about me being able to enter His rest, it's because Christ finished the work. There's nothing left for me to do...He has done it all. Jesus' "cross-work" finished everything. It's done. And so I can rest in the knowledge and peace that comes with the completed work of Christ. It's a glorious thing. Yawa, Sarah P.S. Someone asked what my camera is--well I haven't taken all these pictures, but the ones I have taken are with my Canon Powershot S2 IS