Burned Out?

                                                   Burned out?
                                  

       Are you tired?  Worn out?  Burned out on religion?  Come to me.  Get away with me and you'll recover your life.  I'll show you how to take a real rest.  Walk with me and work with me- watch how I do it.  Learn the unforced rhythms of grace.  I wont lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you.  Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly.
                                          Matthew 11:28-30 MSG

            Does that explain the way you feel right now?  Are you completely exhausted about taking your kids to and from places,  going to endless meetings,  classes that go on and on or cleaning and cooking for no reason?  

             Do you even find yourself bored with the idea of going to church and it sounds more like another list of things you have to do?

                                       Come away with me  
               When I was younger the idea of a strange character from a different world befriending me and taking me away on an awesome adventure always intrigued me.  I guess you can say all woman (and men) want to be apart of something bigger then themselves.  We want to be able to leave the norm and dive into a wonderful quest full of mystery, and romance.   Then our bubble is popped when we start thinking of what we'll leave behind and so on.  
              Jesus calls us quietly and earnestly.  He calls us to join Him by the still waters ( psalm 23:2 ESV).  The perfect painting I can think of is this by Thomas Kinkade  its called The beginning of a perfect day.
                                                                   

        Look at this image for a few moments.  Wouldn't that be the perfect place to go?  Just you and Jesus for a whole week!  Yeah well only in Heaven you may think.  You can have this,  really!  
            I remember when I was burned out of reading my Bible,  going to church,  drawing, everything!!!  What I needed was a break from the normal.  Jesus invited me on a  date.  Instead of going inside to Bible study at my church  one Wednesday evening;  he whispered 
            "come and watch the sunset with me, I created it just for you." that was amazing. There were warm streaks of pink, a baby blue back drop with purple here and there.  I found myself opening up to Him and telling Him my longing for Him.  He seemed to pat me on the back and warmly reply " just what you needed right?"
            I agreed and sang songs and read my Bible with a renewed excitement and strength.  I didn't want our time to end.  I wanted it to last forever.  
         
            Jesus knew exactly what I needed to renew my strength and allow me to rest in Him.  In that time of rest Jesus reminded me that our life,  everyday is a grand adventure filled with meaning and purpose.  As long as you keep Him in your focus everything will grow dim and you'll see you'r savior with more clarity and understanding.