Sitting Still Continued ...

I have spent much of this Saturday doing very little. I woke up after a restless sleep, took a shower, got dressed, drove to Enderby to pick up something, came home and downloaded a song off the net, made us lunch, talked on the phone and then I sat down to spend some much needed time with Jesus (oh I forgot I started to do the laundry too).

The time with Jesus is really the highlight of the day, or at least that is what I was really looking forward to. The problem is though that I have been unexplainably tired for the past week and a half. So as I headed into my time with Jesus, He wanted me to just rest. AHHHHHHHHHHH! What are you talking about just rest? Yep, just rest, take a nap do absolutely nothing. As I started to argue with Jesus about doing nothing, I was reminded of something I read earlier this week. Jesus reminded me that it was before he did anything in ministry, before he performed any miracles that His Father in Heaven opened up the heaven, and said "You are my Son whom I love; with you I am well pleased." Before Jesus went out and did some very big things for the glory of His Father, He was loved, and accepted. As a chosen daughter through adoption I too am loved and accepted. I am loved before I do a single task. I am loved by my Heavenly Daddy even if I do nothing. If I go to bed tonight and wake up tomorrow unable to get out of bed, and spend the rest of my life there I am am loved my Heavenly Father.

So, rest huh! Quit striving huh! Do nothing for a bit huh! Okay! The best suprise about dong nothing is that I get to rest in the arms of my Heavenly Father, listening to Him tell me He loves me, which in turn that time of doing nothing gives me the rest, and rejuvination I need to do the tasks, I am called to by my Heavenly Father. So if you are reading this and you have a moment today spend some time sitting in your belovedness. It makes a difference.

Blessings, Leanne

Sitting Still

Have you ever tried to just sit still. Even for just 5 minutes. Oiy! If you are a person who can sit still I am impressed with that and would love to know the secret. I have recently been challenged by God to just sit still. To sit still and not even talk away at him, but to sit still and listen. Listen to Him, His voice speaking of my belovedness. Talk about hard. I often find my mind wandering with thoughts like "What willl my husband think when he walks into the room and sees me just sitting here, will he think I am lazy? What would others think? I really could be doing this that or the other thing to be productive."

The reality is that I am putting way to much into what people are thinking about me. I know I am not the only person out there who does this, but some days I sure do feel like it. So the challenge to sit still and just listen even for 5 minutes is at moments an insermountable (did I spell that right?) task. However I know from experience that when God asks me to do something the rewards in obeying are tremendous, so if you are up to that challenge take 5 minutes tonight and just sit still.

A little side note - today during my LA team meeting we spent a few minutes talking about the brain activity of men and women, and test have shown that men have the ability to just shut their brains down and take a break for anywhere from 1-3 minutes every hour. Women on the other hand do not seem to have that ability, there seems to always be some part or the brain highlighted even when we are in relax and zone out mode. So this may be a little more challenging for us women.

God Bless and have a great day!

Leanne

Nothing much today!

Nothing much to write at the moment, just changing my blog so it relfects my married name. I love being married.

So since I am writing maybe I can talk a bit about married life. We are almost finished painting our whole house. We just finished painting a room today so that leave us with the games room, the craft/paint/exercise room, the downstairs guest room, and the blue room upstairs all need to be painted yet. Oh the joys of settling into a home. Actually we both are enjoying setting up our home and making it ours.

I just got back from Abbotsford and Vancouver yesterday night. Wow is all I can say about my time in Abbotsford. Wow, I love it when Jesus shows up in a big way. Honestly I think that in the next few months to come God has some big things in store for.

I also got to spend time with Marie, Andrew, and Josiah. Honestly I love my trips because it means I get to see them. Well that is all for now.

Blessings, Leanne