Friday, November 7, 2008

iM gEttIng diZZy

I'm always doing something- or planning something to do. If I'm not at work then I'm doing something because I'm frustrated about the amount of time I spend by myself and I would rather be with people hanging out so I find someone to hang out with. Then I wear myself out to where all I want to do is go home and be by myself.
You see the problem here?

On top of this I feel guilty for doing to much or too little or wanting a break or not wanting to take a break or...I'm sure at this point whoever is reading this is stressed out just hearing this.
Ere go... Rest.

You know, like when you go to sleep and wake up many hours later. You wake up slowly, the sun is streaming through the window. You have a new take on the life you left for your slumber. This was no ordinary night, you feel ready to face the day. You feel confident, excited, purposeful. What you are supposed to feel after taking a break to relax and rejuvenate your body and mind.

"Come to me all who are weary and have heavy burden and I will give you REST!" Mt.11:28

That kind of rest. The kind where you have forgotten about the difficulties you face everyday and are unafraid to face Monday morning even if you are running a little late.

My Father in heaven whispe
rs to me over and over, " Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly."


I need to stop doing God's work with my own might. That burden is too heavy. I need to exchange my burden that I place on myself for the one that my Father in heaven has chosen for me. The one that I can only carry with his help because He is the one walking through this journey with me, day by day moment by moment, failure and triumph.
He beckons me to take rest in Him and let Him provide for my worrying mind.
For the future.

For this moment.

For the impossible.
For the possible.
So I choose HIS rest. Ah, swe
et rest- like no other. Refreshing rest that flows over me like a fountain. Like sitting on a mountain with the wind blowing on my face. Leaving me more energized than I was before.

Rest.

Saturday, October 11, 2008

truthlu- The truth

So it's pretty much imperative that your first posting has to be a description of why you chose what you did for your blog. So in an effort to be conformist, just once, here goes... So I pursue truth with my life. I want to know the truth in the situations I am faced with. I don't want to know opinions, because everyone has one, and they are not what makes the difference. Truth is. A friend of mine said, "Truth by definition excludes," ok so Ravi Zecharias and I aren't close, but I agree with what he said in Jesus among other Gods. Rather than wading through opinions and wondering which one to hold onto, I want to seek the truth. In situations, in relationships, in life, the truth is what I run after. The "lu" part is actually literally the suffix meaning "with" in Turkish (Turkce). If you know me and you don't know that I love Turkey, the country (Turkiye) you are probably not paying attention. :-)
So I give you truthlu- with truth. The way I want to live my life.