Psalm 127:2 - A Breather

I just wanted to share something God reminded me of last week.


So, as I shared in senior seminar, it was a big adjustment for me to transition from being on campus all the time to interning off campus 35 plus hours a week. And I started my first days in this new season off being absolutely exhausted by that transition. "How am I supposed to balance this unpaid internship, senior seminar, and my other two sw classes with my church involvement, my relationships, and other things?" I thought, and I let the stress build up and the tears come down. But that night (Monday, Feb 6) I found the discipline to get 8 solid hours of sleep, and I woke up Tuesday morning and opened up to the Psalms to read 127:2- 

It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.

And the Lord gave me much grace to see that He does not desire for me to be crazy busy, nor crazy stressed- He desires for me to have rest. I was encouraged to work harder, but to depend more deeply on His strength and not my own, and to rejoice in all circumstances. 

When you guys are getting tired and stressed in field, remember that Christ says that we who are burdened and weary should come to Him. And I am thankful that we are all getting a chance to, in turn, take that rest from Christ and allow those who are burdened and weary to come to us. Remember where that strength comes from!

Love you guys! See you Thursday!