A few weeks ago, as I was looking for a new devotional to read to my students each morning I stumbled across a five day study titled “SELAH. Defining Rest in The Age of Productivity.”
This study (linked above) struck a chord in me.
It convicted me of how quickly I fell back into the culture of productivity and striving—a culture I was determined to avoid a year ago.
How quickly I had eliminated rest from my life and found myself utterly exhausted.
This study talks about a Hebrew word, Selah, which translates to “stop and listen” and is a call to rest. But, not the rest that we can find in sleep or vacation days—the rest that can only be found when we tune into God and what He is saying to and about us.
This type of rest can come in moments, but it is a source of strength that will carry us through the difficult seasons.
It has been almost a year since my last blog post, and I’ve found myself missing the ways that blogging made me “stop and listen.” Sitting down and refining my thoughts into a written statement helped me better reflect on how God was at work and evident in what I was walking through.
So as I begin to blog again in a new space, I would love for you to journey with me as I “stop and listen,” and I invite you to do the same—in a journal, in your notes app, or simply in moments throughout your day (OR join me in starting your own blog!).
“‘Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.’ The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah” -Psalm 46:10-11
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