Rest in the Calling.

{for my friends with a calling}

Over and over again Jesus has been telling me to simply rest.
And in the resting, I wrestle. Because what does it look like to rest in Jesus yet simultaneously be walking with a heavy calling?
My spirit would love to take a year or two with Jesus and just worship.
But my spirit also burns within me for the plight of the victims of the commercial sex industry and I can't imagine taking a year away from this journey I'm on.

-"Am I even resting, Lord?  How do I rest in the calling?"

Then this morning as I sat with my journal and an in-house mug at a coffee shop ("How to Rest", Step #1) Jesus began to reveal to me what it looks like to truly rest...


Resting was Mary saying yes to God's proposed calling on her life.  Resting was believing a virgin could become pregnant with the Son of God without her doing a thing.  Resting was her letting an angel break the news to Joseph after she couldn't convince him of her purity.  Resting was her giving birth in a barn.  Resting was God taking her to Egypt when she didn't know how to save her newborn from King-murderers who wanted Him dead. ...Resting was Mary kissing His bloody, nailed feet- believing He was doing something greater than she could see.


"Resting is faith.  Resting is believing fully when I say I'm doing something, not worrying that it won't happen if you don't force it and knock on all the doors yourself.  But resting is also freedom- for you and Me.  Freedom from stress and striving for you, freedom to work and move for Me.  And it's a win-win, because I don't get as tired as you do.
"You're My Mary in this calling.  I chose you... And just like Mary simply said yes and I did the rest, all I need from you is a continual yes. And I will handle everything else."  -Jesus