My heart is overflowing with a good theme;
I recite my composition concerning the King;
My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Psalm 45:1 [New King James Version]

Beautiful words fill my mind,
as I compose this song for the king.
Like the pen of a good writer
my tongue is ready with a poem.
Psalm 45:1 [Good News Translation]

This is what I do… this is what I am about. I live to write. I love to travel. I love my collection of journals. I always find a new one everywhere I go that I am sure to use.  They never go to waste.

I can imagine the psalmist David bubbling up with words of adorations.  Words of gratitude. Words of appreciation. Songs of deliverance and victory. That is what flowed from the mouth of the journalist. Thank God that he found a pen and paper to document the thoughts. They help us. It guides us today. It gives us life. It is God’s unfailing word.

What are you living for? Everyone has a unique purpose in life that is personal. Not just outward facing of what others can see in you but what you see in you! What God has given you. Those things are so hard to search for if you look for this in other places of validation.

God gives that.

God created that.

What is it that God simply gave you? Maybe you love to sing? Maybe you love to write or draw–an artist?  You love music or other forms of creativity? Maybe you also love to write? Do you love the great outdoors?  Maybe you love being at home and working there? Maybe you just love to meditate…read… or pray? So many personal things that we may forget if we allow others to place those validations over us.

I am not saying that is not useful.  There will be times where we will require that–but that is not the source of your identity.  You get that from God. I love to help and encourage others (as I am doing now). But there are so many written personal pages of mine that remain to be unseen.  They are for me and God.  I read some and I write some.  That is truly what I love to do on a personal level and what I believe that He gifted me primarily for.  Without those personal gifts I would not be able to discover the ministerial ones.

Embrace who you are. Embrace what God gave you and what He is calling you to do first personally and publicly.  This way you stay fulfilled and not burnt out.  You stay in a place of peace because you know you are producing for good.

As for me.  I stay comforted every time I have those three things.  My time to write, travel & journal.  So whether I am alone or with others, this works. Makes sense to me.  That’s what counts.

Make it count.

With Love,
Christina

Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to Me. Get away with Me and you’ll discover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with Me and work with Me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhymes of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with Me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.

Matthew 11:28-30 The Message Translation

So my answers:

TIRED—YES

WORN OUT—YES

Burned out on religion—uhh YES!

And so He reaffirms His everlasting nearness in the embrace of His arms!

How do you get there if you are weary all the time with work and pressing activities?

It’s tiring!

I am TIRED!

Just tired. Can I just openly state that and it be accepted?

I have been working nonstop since my first job at 18.

Full-time!

I am now 42 and completely worn out in pure exhaustion. Shaving off all forms of anxiety and depression.

During all that there is always an assignment, a task, a meeting. Then another meeting about the meeting and a few loads of emails to follow all that up!

It’s just madness. Insane work. Busyness. Planning. More work. When can I rest FOR REAL!

Like enough rest to say, “OK here is what I can do and what I can’t.”

A weekend doesn’t do it for you.

A quick vacation…week here or a week there doesn’t do it for you.

The long 3 day or 4 day weekends also don’t do it for you.

You know what does it for you?

DETACHMENT! Enough to find yourself.

That does it for you. Especially when you hit those unexpected life-altering fragile seasons of life. That is what I found myself in once again.

How about a break Chris?

Sounds good!

That is OKAY!

So that is what I chose to do for the betterment of my overall health. Body, soul and spirit.

I am ready for this journey. But never could I be further exhausting myself in a fragile season.

Being fragile doesn’t help the fragile moments.

But being well rested, rooted and grounded IN Christ does help through the fragile seasons and unexpected changing moments of life.

Sincerely,

Chrizzy ♥️