Dear Lord; Happy Wednesday Father!
Today Father, I hit the wall.
Not literally mind you, but from a mental, emotional and to some extent, spiritual sense I hit a point today where the events of the past couple weeks all seemed to pile on top of one another, and I allowed that self-imposed load to overwhelm me to the point of exhaustion. I spent my afternoon trying desperately to focus and get a handle on the deluge of tasks strewn about me, but to no avail.
My mind had left the building.
After everyone else had left the office this evening (rather promptly in fact, as today was a payday), I was beginning to get things together to head out myself when all of a sudden I was stopped dead in my tracks by Your Voice in my head…
“Spiritual Decompression” I heard You say.
Huh? Ok… I hadn’t heard that one before.
Driving home, I had some “quiet time” to contemplate Your somewhat unusual directive. At first, it seemed like maybe I’d misunderstood, but as I meditated more on the phrase Your point came through loud and clear and I realized why I was in the throes of such inner turmoil. Over the last week or so with all of the hectic goings-on preparing for the party, having to deal with a series of business nightmares, coping with an onslaught of worrisome news regarding friends’ health along with the day-to-day duties required to keep family life moving along, our time together had been broken up and limited. Yes, we’d certainly talked but it was always “in-between” rushing to deal with the earthly duties around me.
You were reminding me that I needed to rest in You… To reconnect, and decompress.
Message received, and understood.
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” – Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV)
Thank You for the reminder Father. 🙂
Amen.
~Phather Phil
Hi, I’m Phil Malmstrom, a.k.a. Phather Phil. I’m self-employed, father of two wonderful young men, an ordained minister who delights in spreading Jesus’ Message of Hope and Love, a science-fiction junkie, an aspiring photographer and above all that one of God’s Children who rejoices in His Blessings each day. 
We can all use a little decompression/restoration time with our Father…I know I am due for some myself!
Amen Allison. I pray you get some soon!
Have a Blessed Day!
I’m guilty of those “in-between” talks with God too sometimes. After awhile it just becomes apparent that I need to stop and rest with Him instead of always just trying to squeeze Him in.
It wears on the spirit after a while, doesn’t it Eileen? Thankfully, He’s there to “nudge” me back when I get off-track. 🙂
Have a Blessed Day!
Phil please always remember that your friends are here to help with the stress of life. We love you and will support you as much as you support those around you. God bless.
Thank you so much Katie… I do know that and it means more to me that you know. 🙂
Have a Blessed Day!
Oh I have come to this weary place so many times. But God is always right there with arms open wide. I find rest, comfort, peace and strength in Him. Great post Phil!
Amen Jenifer. Thank you!
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Boy can I relate to this post! I have been feeling much the same way; just too many things going on lately. And I’ve let my focus slip from eyes on God to eyes on me. I need to spend some time just sitting in His presence and let everything else slip away. Thanks!
I think based on all our postings, we’re all feeling this to some extent Lisa. Time to refocus and rededicate to Him first!
Have a Blessed Day!
This is awesome Phil! I love the God directive–“spiritual decompression.” Resting. Abiding…in him. What an awesome moment with God. And what a wonderful lesson. One we all need to listen to. We are all just “working out our faith.” you are not alone my friend!
It was a powerful moment to be sure Kelli, but I’m still wondering why He chose to use that phrase… Either way, it got the point across! 🙂
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This scripture from Matthew is among my favorites. You’ve heard the aria from Handel’s Messiah.
He shall feed His flock like a shepherd; and He shall gather the lambs
with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and gently lead those that are
with young.(Isaiah 40:11)
Come unto Him, all ye that labour, come unto Him that are heavy laden, and
He will give you rest.Take His yoke upon you, and learn of Him, for He
is meek and lowly of heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
(Matthew 11:28-29)
Great for contemplation and just resting in Him during those moments.
It’s one of my favorites as well Debra, and thank you for the video link!
Have a Blessed Day Dear Lady!
When it comes to resting in God that is the hardest thing for a child of God to do, why I don’t know but it is. For example we take vacations so we can rest and we don’t rest our minds are constantly thinking about what we left behind, then when we come back from vacation we feel as though we never even went on one. We have got to come to the place where we learn to rest our minds. if we can rest our minds and thoughts then maybe we can learn how to rest in God. Because resting in God is not about worrying, second guessing and all those things we do so often. The Holy Spirit is our teacher and He can help us how to relax when we trust Him. AMEN Good post
It is a hard thing to do sometimes, isn’t it Desiray? I know that I need that time to be whole, but seem to find reasons to busy myself with other tasks instead of simply stopping to focus on God’s Voice. This is certainly something I’ll be praying on quite a bit.
Have a Blessed Day!
Ah, I am also guilty of doing it all on the run… I have to be so intentional to actually stop and sit in His presence. Life gets in the way. What’s great is His faithful conviction and the way He draws us back in. Great post Phil, thanks!
We all let our hectic lives get control of us sometimes Heidi, but I’m so thankful that when I do God gives me that “nudge” back to Him!
Have a Blessed Day!
Boy, oh Boy!
I know precisely where you are coming from with this e-mail Phil.
I love the fact that our Father knows what we are going through and that often He drops us a phrase or even a scripture, that sometimes may seem as though it is out of context, but little by little, He reveals its true meaning to our situation. How great is our God!
Debra’s video was very relaxing – I loved her choice. I love to listen to classical music to wind down.
Have a blessed weekend.
Thank you Carole… It’s wonderful that in our times of confusion and trial our Father always knows what we need and how best to get our attention with that message when we choose to listen. This “out of the blue” phrase really made an impact on me for some reason, and of course was exactly what I needed at the time.
Have a Blessed Day!