Rest

‘Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.’ – Jesus of Nazareth

I’ve been there, exchanging time for money;

Not knowing when to quit because I might need more.

And I didn’t know what the future would hold. I couldn’t see what hardships lay ahead of me.

So I worked; just to be safe, to have enough.

It was not greed that pushed me. I had no desire to be rich. And I did not spend what I earned. I kept it safe.

No, it was not greed. It was fear.

And fear is a ruthless master. It drives its victims before it with the crack of its whip.

I have finally learned that everything comes at a price, even money.

And what I didn’t see was how much earning money was costing me.

What I see now is that there is a place for money but no place for the love of money.

I see that there is a place for fear, but not acting out of fear.

I see now that rest requires faith.

It takes faith to resign from chasing the almighty dollar and look toward things more important.

For, how much more important is spiritual wealth than financial wealth?

So, when I work for money, I want to work hard and honestly.

When I have money, I want to use it not as if it were my own but God’s.

When I rest, I want to serve selflessly.

And in all things I do, when I work, spend, or rest, I want to grow in faith and glorify God.