This Rest is Wonderful

This couple of days i really believe that Holy Spirit is renewing my mind more about rest. It has been more than a year since our encounter with this whole gospel of grace thing and lately i was just almost having a breakdown because i haven't seen the manifestations of God's promises that we've been hoping for. I remember a couple of days ago i asked my husband whether 'it works'. Whatever it is, is it working or not? Do we make progresses along the year or we are just walking at the same spot and everything else was just a halucination?

God is always a present help.

He reveiled more of the meaning of "rest". Rest is enjoying the now moment. It is enjoyable because you are drowning in the love of Jesus. Being in the state of rest, you would not worry whether the promises has been manifesting or not. You are happy knowing that you already have it because of Jesus.

God also gave me a picture of someone taking a treadmill. He's running and running with nowhere to go. We could give him the most delicious meals but he wouldn't taste anything at its best since he is busy running. It's like me before i knew gospel of grace. I was like always running without knowing where to go. I always feeling tired and lacking of something. I missed all the goods and precious things God has given me, just because i didn't have the one thing i wanted.

Now?

Life is like sun bathing on the beach. There's always time to enjoy little things. I stopped comparing my life with others. And my soul keep giving thanks to Jesus.