This, this, ladies, is why God gave us nursing babies. They force us, teach us, to sit still. Okay, we may be too exhausted to think about the things of God when we have nursing babes, but we are sitting still, we are being quiet. This also is why God gives us friends in elder care facilities. Have you ever noticed how quiet your body and spirit become when you are listening to an elderly friend? I actually start falling asleep, I'm so relaxed!
The point is to calm yourself down, for heaven's sake. If you don't have time to come to Him, all you who labor and are heavy-laden, then it's very possible that you are busy with things He has not given you to do, things of your own invention, maybe even stemming from your need for importance and control.
We are not being lazy when we sit quietly with the Lord; quite the contrary. It is necessary and good part of our day. We all know that. None of the rest of our Martha-ing is any good without our Mary-ing. Our busyness is worthless without our first listening in quiet for His voice.
Today or tomorrow, take a good hard look at your to-do list and listen. Find the things that are of your own making. Can they be crossed off? If not, you may need to get up earlier before that long list begins. (This coming from someone who had every intention of listening and praying today, and left it for after the to-do list was almost done.) Maybe it should head our to-do list, the most imperative item there.
"Come to me . . . and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn of Me . . . and you shall find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." (Matthew 11:28-30)
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