Busyness .V. Resting

Well I tried to start writing a new post for my blog page quite a number of times this week, and then signed off and left it. So I am guessing that sometimes when we find ourselves in the place of simply having to stop (which if you ask any of my friends and family is not easy for me to do!), it's not just the physical body that slows down!

I find myself somewhere between having an operation that now means either sitting with my foot elevated or hobbling around with crutches, to the time when I can start to get back to normal again on both feet! In every situation there is always a lesson to be learned, maybe for me it is simply how to be patient, or to open my world up to the joys of reading, playing on my daughters DS, or simply taking the time to be still and contemplate, which rarely happens in the midst of the chaos of busy family life. As a Mum it is incredibly hard to sit back and watch everyone else take over, especially in those moments when you are trying to deliver instructions from a distance and everything within you thinks "it would be so much easier if I could just do it myself!" But the reality is, that these times are lessons for us all, yes it may be easier if I did it, but it can still get done without me, because I have a loving capable family who in many ways are wanting to help me(possibly so I get better quicker? :) but it's an opportunity for us all as a family to learn and grow!

But today also, I find myself reminded of the lyrics of one of my own songs - how easily we can sometimes forget that which has come from our own heart. How funny that in the busy times we can crave that place of rest, and when we find ourselves having to rest we crave being busy! So I am going to listen to my own words which I share also in my blog today, and enjoy the respite from the busyness, and rest as Mary did, at the feet of Jesus, and see what He says to me.

Simple Faith
© 2003 Alison J Taylor
Like a child, that’s how he wants us to come
As we are nothing more
Like a child, all of our doubts left behind
Simple faith as a child
Simple faith as a child

We’re so busy
Trying to keep pace with the times
Always someone trying to better our lives
Forever rushing, striving to fit things all in
Anytime left? To get on our knees before Him
Disappointments
Things just not working out right
In the desert, I call out to you in the night
Every problem, clouding my view of the one
Who is waiting, to take my hand lead me on

We see things through our adult eyes
We complicate simple things
We always have to question and ask why
Look in the mirror and see the child inside
You can listen to the song by following the link below:
http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_6163740