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Don't rest in peace
There are times in our lives when we go through trying, stressful periods. Often, while we’re in the midst of what’s going on, we look forward to when the stress of what’s happening will be merely a memory. But when those times of relative peace come, it’s crucial that we don’t rest in that peace.
While it is good to be able to catch our breath and recover, we can’t stay in that state of relaxation. Just as an athlete needs to train during the off-season, we too need to press forward even when things are easier again. Because they won’t stay that way forever.
If we get stuck in the “relax ...
Posted Jan 4, 2012 10:12 AM by Christopher Myers
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I will give you rest
Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.” [Matthew 11:28-30]
Most of us associate a yoke with the thing that's placed around the neck of an ox in order to pull a load behind it. At the same time, a Jewish yoke was the set of rules that were to be followed as you lived out your faith. Either way, the mental picture ...
Posted Nov 22, 2011 6:06 AM by Christopher Myers
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Time with God
I've been spending much of this morning doing housework. Washing dishes, doing laundry, vacuuming, that sort of thing. As I was standing at the kitchen sink a few minutes ago, I was very aware of the Presence of God. I'd been deliberately wanting to spend time with Him today, and cleaning gave me a good opportunity to do so.I realized something though. Neither of us were really saying anything. I knew He was there with me, but yet, I wasn't specifically praying for anything, and He wasn't stirring my heart in any particular way. I was just enjoying being there with Him.The one thing that He did speak to my heart was to think ...
Posted Nov 19, 2011 10:19 AM by Christopher Myers
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Don't look down
Today as I ventured out into the park over my lunch hour, I
realized that I'd been looking down at the
ground most of the time as I walked. I'd been thinking about a number of different things, and at the
same time, was trying to avoid tripping on a stick, stepping in a hole, or whatever. But then I realized how much I was
missing by doing that. When I looked up, I was left in awe at the beauty of fall
surrounding me.
It can be that way in our lives too. Sometimes we can become so cautious
about the decisions we're making, we miss opportunities to see the beauty of the world around
us ...
Posted Nov 8, 2011 5:26 PM by Christopher Myers
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Evolving
Today I've had the chance to sit back and relax a little bit, and as I've done that, I've kind of just let my mind wander. One of the things I've thought about is the idea that everything we see around us in the world evolved from some sort of primordial soup. You know, if you take a moment to really think about the idea, it's pretty absurd. I mean seriously - with as perfectly as the world around us is connected together and the complexity of those connections (and even the complexity of the the organisms themselves,) it's pretty ridiculous to think that it just sort of happened by chance, even over the course ...
Posted Oct 29, 2011 6:55 PM by Christopher Myers
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