expotition

Matthew 6:30-34

30-33"If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don't you think he'll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I'm trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God's giving. People who don't know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met."

34"Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes."

Excerpt from The Message, Bible


There are times when I find myself taking a step back and reevaluating where life has taken me. What I can improve on, what is working and what is not doing so well. Since being on summer break I have realized that there is a reason, a very good reason, why God decided to rest as He made the universe.

Rest. The need to rest and relax. To fill your soul and heart with calm and peace and for once, take a break from the business of life. A time to retreat.

This one day of rest was what I lacked during the school year. Every day of the week something had to be done. Whether it was work or school, I could never fully retreat and just rest. By the end of the year I became a robot. Unhappy with life, unhappy with myself.

I have decided to take a break from school and take back what I need the most. My day of rest that God has graciously given to me, because He knew the importance and necessity of it. Screw my three year/five year plan. God will handle it.