Rest

Tonight, I spoke with my mom about what God has been pouring into me the past week or so. She spoke wisdom to me that I needed at the moment, since I was blind to it.

I related to her how I've been on the go since the last Friday. How, for 9 days, I was constantly doing. And also, how for two weeks in Indiana, I didn't feel like I was preparing spiritually for my trip to India. While in Indiana, I felt lazy and not as connected to God, since I wasn't spending much time in the Word.

And yet, after I said these, my mom paused, and poured out her heart. "Jon, when Christ has you going somewhere to do something for him, He is going to prepare you. Even when you do not feel like you are preparing, He is preparing you. I think that we forget in our Western, product-driven culture that rest is good. I think that Jesus was preparing you in one way in Indiana in the presence of a family who loves Him and you, and who want to dote on you and relax. In Aspen, He prepared you differently, by making you aware of the spirits you'll possibly encounter in India. In Joshua Tree, He really got down to business with your own spirit and spoke to you about what He wants to do to prepare you!"

What a mom.