Our Rest

Proverbs 21:17 Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich. #Bible

Pleasure costs money. When you relax, take at easy, and the sorts, you are missing the fruits of your labor, not to mention what your pleasures cost you.
The greatest problem with pleasure is, it distracts you, you take your attention off of Jesus. You get soft, It is difficult to get going again. The remembrance of your time in pleasure goes so fast and fades so quickly, you feel like it never happened.
Yes just like a vacation. Its here, you have two weeks in front of you. You lift your head and look around and a week has gone by. You see the days fleeting, and the next thing you know your setting your alarm to go back to work in the morning. You try to remember your vacation and the details are escaping you already.
Again yes we need those breaks from our labors, but they come with frustration.
Wine and oil, in this culture their cost was huge. You paid dearly in many ways to enjoy them.
If these pleasures go where Jesus doesn't go, we need to consider where we are and get back to Jesus, because Jesus is our rest, and He knows what's best.

Love, Peace, and Thankfulness

Colossians 3:15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. #Bible

When we have the Peace of Christ and God, it means we submit to the rule of God through Christ. We allow the judgment and governance of our hearts and minds by our God.
Our Lord's rule over our minds clears up all of our flaws that cause us to have poor judgment, or flawed division making issues. We don't have a clear head, we function in a fog.
When all is right, in peace, we humbly operate under the direction of Jesus. The feeling is, all is well with my soul, because everything is alined with Gods Lordship over all of our lives. That's when we are truly happy, as the word defines. Why would we deny this wonderful gift God has so generously given us?
The world attempts to corrupt God's peace, but it is God's Peace that is the perfect defense against this wicked world. In fact God's Peace by the Holy Spirit, is what attracts those called who are in the world. So put on Love, live in peace, and be thankful.