I just came upon a discovery. Every morning since my previous post my feet have hit the ground running. Satan is so good at what he does. My times of solace in the morning have been littered with people, problems, and nuisances this week. My days have been planned from beginning to end and the busy-ness of life has resumed. A stark contrast to last week where work and church was quiet. Last week was a different world... I felt different. It seemed that something poetic could have fallen out of my mouth at any time. My eyes were set upon the goal. This week the only thing that wants to drip from my lips are swear words and the only place my eyes want to focus are the insides of my eyelids! This time of rest thing frustrates me because there are often times I feel as if I can not choose to be still. Much of the time it feels the times I could be "resting" I am doing "church" things. God showed me today that I have to find time to rest in Him... simply for survival. When we become busy we leave Him out. When we leave Him out our minds get busy on the things it shouldn't. Temptations that are typically easy to overcome are mountainous and temptations that are often are biggest struggles become defeating. The war rages on. Today, I am setting aside time to listen to God, and to rely on His strength even in the busy-ness of this day. I will not be defeated.