Jesus, I want to be resting, resting

Busy! Thats been the last week for Sonja and I. Though we took Monday and half of Tuesday off, we've been going strong every since. Tuesday night, I attended our elder's meeting, then Wednesday, I had youth group, followed by deacon's meeting, then Thursday we hung out with the college agers, and then I went to see "The Dark Knight" at midnight. Its been crazy. Plus we still are stuck in this frustrating housing situation, waiting to hear from the "blue shutter" builders whether or not they are truly going to sue us, or just keep threatening to do so.

On top of all that, my granddad is still just struggling with life day by day. I know he doesn't have much time left, and all he wants is to go home and be with Jesus in heaven.

In the midst of all of this, Sonja and I are having a hard time just resting and trusting in Jesus. Both of us are wrestling a lot with adjusting to being away from Pennsylvania and the life we knew in Media. You don't realize how comfortable things were, and how much you enjoyed that comfort, until you step outside of it begin realizing how much of life is really outside of your control.

God has been good though in giving Sonja and I good time together to talk and just hang out together. We really enjoyed ourselves at the Biltmore Monday, and then Tuesday going antiques shopping in Landrum, SC. We had a mini date Thursday before the college get-together when we went and shopped for fabrics to re-upholster our recently purchased used dining room set. Then Friday, we spent some more time shopping in fabric stores, and hanging out.
For dinner we went on a date to Simpsonville to eat dinner at a restaurant one of our youth groupers works at (the Pasta House in downtown Simpsonville), which proved to be an excellent date with great food and good times. We then spent the rest of the evening playing a hilariously funny game (similar to apples to apples) with Anna (Angone), and Tj (Anna's brother), and his wife. It was a good day, busy, but fun.

Its not enough though. We both are sensing the need for something more, something deeper, and someone to rest and trust in.

Sonja and I are both realizing how much of an adjustment it is to move from one place to another. Both of us feel busy and rushed all the time. I realized today, that i don't know that i can honestly sing the song, "Jesus, I am resting, resting, in the joy of what thou art," because i have been too busy to remember that he truly is my life. I want to be resting in him, but amidst the chaos of life, its just hard to rest and trust in someone else's goodness and control.

So, i guess we fight to rest, and we rest to fight. We would both appreciate your prayers that we would be able to rest in his goodness, his timing, and his control of our lives. We know that he is stretching us here because we both need to grow. We do look forward to the days ahead, when its not so busy. (or at least the busyness doesn't feel so intense).

Anyway, we are putting our trust in the Lord, for where else shall we go, he alone has the words of life. And he makes big promises:

Come to me, all you who are weary and heavy laden, and i will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me for i am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.