Jesus Commanded Rest
This week I begin a new adventure, graduate school. It's been on my bucket list for a long time...even before I finished my undergraduate degree 18 years ago. As classes opened online, I accessed my account and began to look at the details of the syllabus. My eager heart craves to study, but I can see clearly the extra demand of time I have just assumed after cleaning out my life just a few months before. Its taken only a few days to become overwhelmed with the amount of additional work. There's a great song out right now by Tenth Avenue North called "I'm worn." It was written by a parent, exhausted from the work it takes to care for a toddler. Most days the responsibilities we assume are mentally and physically tiring. "Worn" is a step beyond...when you are so tired you lose the desire to continue the fight. Worn, I have been there. Spending more and more time trying to accomplish things on my own. The harder you work, the more wo...