Don't Compare & Rest in Jesus

I shared this on a friend's FB page when she shared struggles with being a good mommy to her two young children. I decided to share it here also so I could find it again and eat my own words when I need to remember...

"I feel your pain. Don't beat yourself up. I've had times of comparing myself to others who have more children and realized that I need to look at what I'm dealing with and try to do the best with what God has given me. Each of us have different challenges and if one of us tried to step into someone else's life we would realize that even someone who seems like they have less on one level has more to deal with on another. Take time to be with God and hear what He wants from you each day. Rest in Him... I need that advice probably more than you. Pray for me and I'll pray for you...we will make it by the grace of God."

No Rest Without Work

Another chapter - No Rest Without Work - in Boyhood and Beyond by Bob Schultz has some thought provoking questions. I will share a few from page 149.

What work has someone done for you that allows you to rest?

What is the purpose of rest?

What job can you do, right now, to give someone else some rest?

What would happen to a free country if people stopped working and expected the government to provide for their needs?