By Betty Predmore

If you are like me, you have a heart’s desire to serve God. You want to be faithful in your prayers, faithful in reading His Word, and faithful in serving Him. You want to be an excellent wife and the best “mommy” you can be. You want to be a good sister, friend, aunt, and daughter.These are the things I desire to be, and the things that I consider important in shining for Him.

Also, if you are like me, you find yourself coming to God in the middle of a sleepless night, saying “Here I am again.” Here I am again, God, asking you to forgive me for my impatience. Here I am again, sorry that I didn’t treat my husband as lovingly as I could today. Here I am again, remorseful that I didn’t spend enough time with my kids today, that I didn’t give them enough hugs, that I didn’t have time for that board game. Here I am again, not taking the time to call a friend in need. Here I am again, with a house that is still as unorganized as it was yesterday, and the laundry still isn’t done. Here I am again, perhaps not noticing someone who needed prayer or a little of my time. Here I am again, Lord, not doing all that I know You would have me to do.

Even more importantly, here I am again putting off my bible study because I am busy. Here I am again Lord, unable to sleep because you are trying to get my attention. I didn’t take the time I should today to come to you in prayer. Here I am again…wanting nothing more than to serve you, and getting overwhelmed in the process.

For those like me, who can relate to this, I offer you this hope….Jesus tells us in Matthew 11:28, “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” REST…..that word sometimes seems foreign, but I know that I AM able to find rest. God’s word tells me I can. Psalm 46:10 says “Be still and know that I am God.” BE STILL…I CAN do that. I WANT to do that. We ALL want to do that. We need to remember that “waiting time” is not “wasting time.”

Girlfriends…will you join me in making every effort to BE STILL and find REST in our Savior? Can we walk alongside each other and encourage one another to be all that God calls us to be? Can we help each other to not get overwhelmed by all that life throws at us, and can we offer each other strength and compassion for those times we feel we are failing? Let us walk this walk of life as Sisters in Christ, so that we can say together….”Here I am again God, ready to do your will. Use me in the ways YOU have planned, and help me to be the best daughter of the king that I can be!”