REST

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How has 2020 been for you so far? Good? Not so good? So, so? Just okay?

I started off this year with so much expectation because 2019 was filled with a lot of unexpected twists and turns. At some point, I felt like I was drowning and it was a struggle to keep my head up. But thank God, I made it!

I literally started 2020 with a *BANG* God blessed our family with a beautiful baby girl! I got my 2020 baby, woohoo!!! Our baby girl’s entrance into the world brought so much excitement to our family coupled with testimonies in our family; she is indeed special! I was bursting with adrenaline after her birth, I just wanted to move…do something phenomenal since it was not only the beginning of a new year but also a new decade.

I am a recovering workaholic, I have struggled with ‘resting’ in the past…Actually, I am still a work in progress. I didn’t even realize that I was sending emails while in the hospital during my daughter’s birth until someone brought it to my attention (hides face while shaking head). I can’t help it (Well, I can with God’s help) when I am passionate about something or saddled with a task, I MUST deliver at all costs…hmm, the struggles of an ex perfectionist.

So, after the birth of my baby, I figured that I’d give myself a few weeks to relax and enjoy the new phase of my life as a mommy of 3 children (still can’t believe it)!

About two weeks into the new year, I kept asking God, what next??? I was so restless, but he firmly said “REST!” I reluctantly obeyed and tried my best to enjoy the help that I had since my mom was still around.

Now it’s February and I still feel like God has me on pause. Every time, I attempt to hit play…I get a check in my spirit so I have no choice but to surrender. I promised myself and God that I won’t override his instructions this year…it is not worth it.

I was talking to my husband this evening and he asked me a question, “Why are you so hard on yourself?” Of course, I had no answer. I just mumbled something and changed the subject. I have to accept the fact that all that God has entrusted into my hands in this season, including motherhood is a ministry, these times spent with my children are cruical so I shouldn’t undermine it. A few minutes later, as I sat to pump some breast milk I remembered something that my pastor said during his sermon last week, “When you rest, God works.”

Then it hit me, it may seem like nothing is happening naturally but when you rest and allow God to take the lead; things are taking shape, it may not make any sense but he is working things out for your good. He is the creator of the universe, he rules over everything. In his Word and instructions to you is where the miracles happen. He can make things that usually take years with human effort happen in seconds.

Resting and waiting on God does not equate to laziness, waiting on God is the best posture to have. It makes it easy to hear God and flow in fellowship with him. Biblical Rest is not the absence of activity or the lack of progress, it is absolute trust in God. In the place of rest, you are prepared and strengthened for the journey ahead. In the place of rest, you are fortified to get maximum results with minimal effort, your moves are divinely orchestrated for exploits.

I was hesitant about writing this post but it kept coming to my heart. I believe this post is for someone, don’t feel the pressure to step out before your time. There is a time for everything and God’s timing is always the best. Waiting on God is not wasting time. I’ve accomplished some of the greatest things when I had no other option but to trust God every step of the way; trust me it is easy said than done but oh so worth it! We were designed to depend on God but sometimes we stray and attempt to do things on our own only for us to return to the source. I encourage you to be still and know that he is God this year; be still and let him reveal himself to you, there is much more to God than you know. And in the revelation of him to you, you’ll locate his perfect plan for you at every stage of your life.

Now pat yourself on the back, wrap your arms around yourself, look in the mirror and tell yourself that you’re doing a great job! Stop being so hard on yourself! Self-love is the foundation of true love. You may not be where you want to be but thank God for how far you’ve come, thanksgiving will alter your perspective so that you’ll begin to focus on what’s essential.

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So let’s share! Have you ever struggled with an instruction from God? Do you find it hard to rest at times? Do you have workaholic or perfectionist tendencies? How do you deal with all or any of the above?
With lots of love,
– Bunmi Adebiyi
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