Come and Behold
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I slept so little one night last week that my man insisted that I stay home from work to get some shut eye. Ever the obedient wife, I let my boss know that I was taking the day off, and I slipped back under the covers.
Set free from all responsibilities and deadlines for a day, I slept soundly for the first time in days. I woke up fully rested hours later and stayed in my pj’s all day.
My body had desperately needed rest, but I’d been so busy with my to-do list that I hadn’t even noticed.
Honestly, I can’t believe it’s December 9th already. Where did November go?
Life is rushing by me. Precious moments are slipping by, and I want to grab them back.
My problem is that I think I need to speed up and do more to cram it all in, but that just makes me cranky and worn out.
That day in my pajamas I laughed loudly. I listened intently. I lingered intimately and cuddled close to my man. I slowed down and really savored the important details that hold eternal worth.
God doesn’t care if I meet my deadlines or if I answer all my e-mails.
I don’t want to miss Him.
I need to turn off the noise and tune into the Savior.
O come, let us adore Him.
Slow down and linger.
Come and behold Him.
Worship Christ with your all.
Something to think about…
Yea! Happy Birthday, TPT! Great post, Lyli – we all need to spend more time in our pajamas 🙂
Slow down and linger. Yeah, I can do that …
Thanks for the email heads-up. I wondered what happened this morning when I checked in, and then never got back to it.
Hope you are able to get some rest!
I hear ya…sleep eludes me way too often. Glad you were able to get the time to rest, and the mental space for perspective. I’m right there with ya, I can’t believe it’s this far into Dec. either, and I haven’t done a lot of the things I’d like to do, but I’m choosing to relax. Choosing not to get my heart so caught up in the things that don’t really matter, that I fail to rest in the things that do matter. A savior, family, Love born on a star-lit night in Bethlehem, laughter, Living Hope, Grace. Oh that we’d give these things their proper place, letting the rest of the details surrender to them. ((Merry CHRISTmas, friend))
You have no idea how much I resonated with this post. I haven’t slept all week, so imagine my surprise and delight when I found out I could take the day off. I went back to bed! Woke up feeling like a new person. It made me realize how much our bodies need to rest and not go go go all the time.
While I don’t often lose sleep, many times I do need to slow down, linger and REST! What a great reminder, especially during this often too busy season. Thanks, Lyli!
Sounds like exactly what I need. Rest. Break. I get busy and it passes right by. Makes me feel sad. I have to be intentional about stepping back from my busy to find rest with my family. Sounds like you had a great day. I would love for you to join us at Sitting Among Friends on Wednesdays and share your stories with our friends. http://youresewtrendy.blogspot.com
Happy Thought-Provoking-Thursday – you have made Thursdays so much more enjoyable! Also, I’m glad you stayed home, laughed more and listened more – and had a beautiful refreshing!
So glad you had a day of rest! I am retired and so grateful for more time to pause and reflect. When you have a full-time job it takes discipline (or wise advice from a spouse) to slow down. My husband has been great in giving perspective, too. Enjoy this season of celebrating God’s love and the birth of Jesus.
Lyli, I think so many of us are tangled up in the pressures of this season that we find it hard to just stop and rest. To drink in the love God showered upon us in this season we call Christmas. Just so happens that I wrote on a related topic. I hope you’ll drop over and check it out. It’s under your link-up. Thank you for doing that.
Glad you took a day to rest in your pjs! Isn’t it wonderful when we don’t have to worry about a to-do-list? Yay!
Blessings,
Janis
I love the thought of turning off the noise and worshiping Christ with my all. I’m glad you had a day to get re-set! Thanks for the linkup!
I love that nativity scene – it’s a beautiful photo! I’m glad you got some rest. I’m visiting from the Missional Women’s Friday blog hop. My weekend linky party is also a blog post about Christmas Nostalgia. I hope you can pop over and link up!
http://abooksandmore.blogspot.co.za/2015/12/christmas-nostalgia-with-linky.html