ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THE DAY

HAVE YOU EVER?

Traffic was picking up with rush hour about thirty minutes away. As I drove along a street paralleling the railroad tracks, I noticed a truck off to my left. It was parked on an empty lot with overgrown scrub grass and tall weeds. The cab was jackknifed; I slowed down to look closer. A man in the driver’s seat had his head back, apparently sleeping. It wasn’t a truck stop but it was not far off the interstate. I figured he probably had gotten so tired he just couldn’t go any farther.

Have you ever felt that way? Like you were too tired to go any farther? Like you just couldn’t give more; like you couldn’t do one more thing, go another mile? Like you were the only one carrying the burden? The only one responsible for the situation? Been so down and out that you felt like your whole body was drooping from emotional exhaustion?

The solution that’s given, in the wisest book ever written, says the answer is ‘rest’. Just as the truck driver was doing. And not only physically rest (sleep), but rest emotionally, mentally and spiritually as well. A refreshing rest!

The Message says, "Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life…Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly." - Jesus, Matthew 11:28-30

Yes, there is an answer - in a Person - when you feel toooo tired. That is good news.

…..©2011 Sally I. Kennedy (irishthursdays@bellsouth.net) by way of

“Christian Voices” (www.ChristianVoicesWorldwide.net)