Time in the Sun

Last weekend I had the opportunity to spend the weekend at my parent's house at Lake Anna. They have a beautiful home right on the water. While everyone spent time on the boat, I decided I'd lay out in the sun to get a bit more color. In my former days, I spent hours working on my tan, but I found I grew restless just lying there. I got to thinking of the Son in the spiritual sense and sitting before God...I realize that I often grow restless when I am resting at God's feet, lying exposed to what He wants to teach me. Then I started to wonder why it is so hard. I came up with a few answers for myself...sin, not wanting sin or hidden motives to be exposed to the light, too busy, lots on my mind, fatigue (I've been known to fall asleep while praying). I thought of these things as sunblock, just as we use sunblock to protect ourselves from the sun's harm rays. The difference with God is that we don't need to be protected from Him. He never causes us harm.

Jeremiah 29:11, "for I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope."