LIFE IS NOT EASY! And God never once told us that if we become followers of Christ that everything would become easy. Anyone under that assumption is in for some eye-openers. Our Father, our Good Shepherd, does, however, promise us that He would take us on a journey with Him as the head, leading us perfectly through this broken world we are still existing in. He has given us the keys to resting in Him, even while we face our crazy day to day. God knows that life has enough to deal with and that things like religion and people pleasing adds much more strife to it all. We have layers of things that humans pile up on top of us. We, ourselves, pile it up as we take on society norms and church life. In HIs tenderness, our Father offers us a place to offload all of that…..right in Him. He exchanges it for rest, for His peace.
Corrie Ten Boom, the Dutch clock maker who was caught hiding Jews in her walls during the Nazi takeover, has shared much about experiencing peace and rest in extremely dire circumstances. She was put in the most terrible concentration camp, yet connected with the Shepherd of her soul and found rest in the middle of chaos. Here’s one of her thousands of genuine quotes: “ If you look at the world, you’ll be distressed. If you look within, you’ll be depressed. If you look at God, you’ll be at rest.” Her story is an inspiring one if you need to read or see something to help pull you out of a rut and into God’s lap. Ultimately we will end up in perfection, itself. that place beyond this realm. But God will still help us along the way in this Earthly journey.
BIG LOVE, Todd | 
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