time out

Today I had a wonderful talk with a friend. She said that God has her at a place in her life where he wants her to rest, to wait. He has told her there are only a couple of things she may do, but there are other things…good things, that He doesn’t want her to do right now. It is hard for her to sit back and not ‘do’. She is used to being very busy. But she believes that God just wants her to rest in His love, that He is having her rest so He can do work in her that will prepare her for what He has for her in the future.

We joked about how God has her sitting in the ‘timeout’ chair (not to be confused with the ‘naughty chair’!). “Time out’ is allowing her to rejuvenate, to regain her footing. It is allowing her to gain perspective and she is learning to wait…to wait for God to tell her it is time to move. It is not the most comfortable place she has been but she knows she is right where she needs to be.

Is God calling you to spend time in the ‘time out’ chair? Is He ushering you into a place of rest, a time of listening? Are you cooperating or are you kicking and screaming the whole way? Once you sit down and rest, you will find that you like it. Slow down and take a seat.

Grace and Peace,
Deb