I try to cram as much into my days as possible.  My life is full of checking off “to do” items from my list.  I also have social and family activities that fill my hours. My reasons for staying busy range from avoiding boredom to feeling cool that I am ultra busy.  My walk with God gets overlooked during these busy times.  Since my body cannot keep up this pace of life for long, I eventually have to stop.

God desires me to seek Him instead of filling my time with useless activities.  In the past, I used this activity to keep me from overeating.  Psalm 46:10 is, “He says, ‘Be still and know that I am God…’”  (Holy Bible, New International Version, 2011).  God desires for me to be still (rest) and understand that He is God.  He wants me to take a break from activity so I can focus on Him.  When I rest and read my Bible, my mind is cleared from daily stresses.  If I rest without seeking the Lord, I am asking for food temptations to overtake me.

God speaks to me only when I am still.  I am tempted during my quiet time with Him to keep the conversation going and continue to babble on in prayer. I need by not only stop moving, but to still my mind and mouth.  When my mind is still, I can listen to God so He can fill me.  I will rest in God to be ready to take on whatever 2018 brings me.