God writes the music for our lives.
Our role is to follow His lead—humming, harmonising, blending and singing in tune.
Serving the Lord, like singing, can be stirring and rewarding. But when we are set aside by illness, or replacement, or retirement, the interludes can be frustrating and unfilling. When God says to “Come ….rest a while” (Mark 6:31), we may not want to stop.It seems that our performance is over, that we’ve come to the end of our song.
If we allow ourselves to be overwhelmed with our inactivity, it will cause us to focus on our defects and our circumstances. But we need to remind ourselves that the Lord may be using our time of rest to make our music better.
The Great Conductor is counting time with precision. There is more to the arrangement than we know. If we keep our eyes on Him, in time He’ll enable us to chime in again.
In the meantime we can enjoy our rest. It is not a mistake nor an omission, but a necessary part of the symphony God wrote in the beginning and is conducting for us every day.
I had a bit of a panic the other night. There was nothing specific on my calendar the next day. What was I going to do? Which cupboards would I wash out? Which wardrobe needed sorting? It’s too cold to clean the windows but maybe I should wash the venetian blinds! But really the answer to my panic is written above. I’m going to have a rest and spring clean my mind.
I’m going to use God’s stop to prepare me for the next start. I’m going to wait on Him.
