Come, Rest, Continue on...

I start the day with the best of intentions, but you know where they say those lead...  Anyway, here's the progress so far this week - needless to say, I'm fighting some discouragement:

1) Bible study - I'm 2 days behind and I haven't picked songs for Friday
2) Weight loss - I'm gaining weight every day, and making horrible food choices.
3) Family - Ron is going through a really rough time and I have no idea how to help him, Shelby is testing every boundary and I have no patience, Ronnie just wants to be held because he's afraid I'm going to leave again (staff conference last week) - which leads me to work...
4) Work - I'm still not caught up with grading or monthly calls, I'm not done calling all class assigned kids, I haven't changed my announcement page as we've been mandated to do...

I know that His mercies are new every morning. Great is His faithfulness, right?  I obviously can not keep up with the responsibilities in my life.  I run around putting out fires and never seem to make any progress.  This would be very scary if I didn't know I was seated in the Everlasting Arms.

So...some scriptures that I need to repeat to myself today:

2 Peter 1:3

His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him who called us by his own glory and goodness.

I often feel that there is no way I can accomplish everything that is on the books for the day.  This scripture tells me that His divine power has given me everything I need to have life and to please Him (godliness) just through my knowledge of Jesus.  As long as I focus on knowing Him, and filter everything I'm facing through that lens, I will feel fulfilled and will not be overwhelmed.

Matthew 11:28-30

Then Jesus said, "Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke fits perfectly, and the burden I give you is light.

As a perfect compliment to the verse above...all I am responsible for at the end of the day is to come to Jesus.  Look to Him.  Look for Him.  Talk to Him.  Focus on Him.  And He will give me rest.  It really is that simple.  While I am working, I can have rest, if I am with Jesus through it all.  He is humble and gentle - He will not beat me up for my shortcomings.  I will find rest deep in my soul which is WAY more valuable than rest for my body.  He will come beside me and help me carry the work load and whatever burden He gives me to carry for Him will be light because I will fall more and more in love with Him and because He will help me carry it.

*sigh*

He is so faithful.  I must remember that.  I must remember that He who called me is faithful and He will perfect His work.  My job, my life, my family, these are all things that He's called me to.   If I will run to him, I will find rest.  His burden for me is light and He will be faithful to complete the work that He is doing in me through those burdens.

Thank you for showing me more of who you are this morning, Jesus.  Help my foolish heart to come, rest, and continue on in You.

A