PAUSE

EVEN THE BEST RACEHORSES HAS TO STOP FOR OATS ONCE IN A WHILE...

God doesn't sweat. He doesn't get tired or suffer with aching muscles. He never needs to take an aspirin or use Ben-Gay. Yet what did He do after creating the world? He rested. He took the time to step back, cease working, and enjoy His creation. If an all-powerful Being took the time to rest, that should speak volumes to us mere mortals.

We need to rest occasionally. We need to take time to recover physically, emotionally, and spiritually from life's demands. We need to take stock of where we've been, where we are, and where we're headed. We need to take time to be a friend, a parent, a child of God.

Various studies - including a very recent one at the University of Chicago - reveal that those who fail to recharge their mental and physical batteries once in a while are more susceptible to illness and stress-related problems such as ulcers - and to mistake on the job. Many forget that activity, however productive it might seem, doesn't equal a quality life.

Additionally, in resting we find the time and the right frame of mind to contemplate God's wonders and to thank Him for His grace and kindness to us. We gather the energy to run the next miles on our journey with Him and toward Him.

I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. --Psalm 4:8

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FORWARDED BY Nicole Ann Reyes