“Return to your rest, my soul, for the LORD has been good to you” (Psalm 116:7).
Sometimes, the simplest remedies to the heaviest of burdens are found by going home.
It was true for the young man in the parable of the Prodigal Son.
And it was true for Abraham whenever he mistakenly thought he’d be better off in Egypt.
I wish I could say that I’ve never wandered after plans or things that led me away from deep intimacy with the Lord.
But I can’t.
Though I’ve never renounced faith, or even come close to doing so, I’m certain that I’ve encountered difficulties unnecessarily because of occasionally not staying as close to God as I possibly could.
Perhaps your track record of faith also has a few unwanted spots on it.
Listen, it’s so much better and easier just to stay in close intimacy with the Father by reading His Word daily and spending a good chunk of time in prayer with Him.
We avoid SO many headaches and losses this way.
God has only done good for us despite our inability to say that we’ve only done good for Him.
Real peace is found only in His presence.
Seek His fellowship.
Savor His favor.
If you’re enjoying soul rest now because of a growing intimacy with your Abba Father, I rejoice with you.
If you’re struggling and stressing and losing position in the world, your place of rest awaits.
Return to your Father. His arms are wide open if you’ll go to Him.
Just like the arms of His Son Jesus were wide open on the cross to build the eternal bridge between your sometimes-bad soul and the always-good God.
As always, I love you
Martin
