He is capable, we are not.

Four whole days away from Christmas, and I got home at 11pm PST last night. It's crazy how fast this year has flown by! I've heard all my life that as time goes on it just gets faster and faster. I never really experienced the truth of time traveling from one year to another until now.
I have made myself insanely busy this past year. That busyness definitely added to the accelerated speed of time.
I honestly have not had an actual break since graduating high school which was over a year an a half ago. Every time I have come home from college, I've been determined to work my butt off to earn more money so I could live fatter at school and go on random shopping outbursts. This break; however, I have decided that is is absolutely NECESSARY that I take a break and just enjoy myself, my family, and more importantly my gracious God who has gotten me through so many stresses in the past year.


Running the race of life is very hard and treacherous. And if you don't agree, apparently we aren't running the same race or you might just be lucky and got the easier course. 
When I read Paul's note to Timothy I feel as if Paul is giving us a pep talk to a team right before the rival football game. 
"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing." (2 Timothy 4:7-8)
We KNOW what our reward will be, we KNOW the race is hard, but we also KNOW beyond a shadow of a doubt who wins. Jesus Wins. 
It amazes me how God has chosen to use such incapable people all throughout humanity. 
"Noah was a drunk, Abraham was too old, Isaac was a daydreamer, Jacob was a liar, Leah was ugly, Joseph was abused, Moses had a stuttering problem, Gideon was afraid, Samson had long hair and was a womanizer, Rahab was a prostitute, Jeremiah and Timothy were too young, David had an afair and was a murderer, Elijah was suicidal, Isaiah preached naked, Jonah ran from God, Naomi was a widow, Job went bankrupt, Peter denied Christ, the Disciples fell asleep while praying, Martha worried about everything, the Samaritan woman was divorced, Zaccheus was too small, Timothy had an ulcer, and LAZARUS WAS DEAD." 
Now thinking about that honestly, if God used a dead man, how much easier can he use me or you. I feel so blessed to know that there is a God who cares about me each and every second of the day or night. He does not need to rest, he does not take bathroom breaks, he simply is there for every one of his children. God does not promise this race or this journey will be easy - but he does promise to be there to help us every step of the way. 
"I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength." (Philippians 4:13)




Enjoy your break, or at least enjoy Christmas - remembering the true reason for the season - and learn to rest in His presence even in the midst of busyness and stress. He is faithful to provide rest when we need it and he will always help us through our toughest situations in His way and in His timing. 
"For nothing is impossible with God!" (Luke 1:37)