"Come to me....."

Some days are better than others and I'm reminding myself this morning to celebrate the not-so-good days as well as the good ones.  Counterintuitive? Absolutely! But in the long run, without the occasional downer days I cannot fully appreciate the good ones.

God knows me well enough to know that on days when I'm not at my best, inspiration still comes but the ability to express that inspiration in my own words is at low ebb.  On days such as these I tend to quote the "Inspirer of the Day", and today is one of those days:

"Personal contact with Jesus changes everything.  Be 'foolish' enough to come and commit yourself to what He says. The attitude necessary for you to come to Him is one where your will has made a determination to let go of everything and deliberately commit it all to Him."  Oswald Chambers (My Utmost for His Highest-Updated Edition).  And this important counsel doesn't end here.  It's not simply a mind-over-matter transaction.  

The verses at the heart of this writing by Chambers are Matthew 11:28-30, oft quoted in these posts because they have met me where I stand on so many occasions, and they offer the ultimate reward for the "foolishness" of which Chambers speaks: ".....and I will give you rest-that is, 'I will sustain you, causing you to stand firm.'  He is not saying, 'I will hold your hand, put you to bed and sing you to sleep.' But in essence He is saying, 'I will get you out of bed- out of your listlessness and exhaustion, and out of your condition of being half-dead when you are still alive.  I will penetrate you with the spirit of life, and you will be sustained with the perfection of vital activity.'  Yet we become so weak and pitiful, and talk about 'suffering' the will of the Lord!  Where is the majestic vitality and the power of the Son of God in that?"-Oswald Chambers.

I'll choose letting Him get me out of bed this morning.  I've tried the "listlessness and exhaustion" approach.  It doesn't work.

"Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."-Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV).

On the health front:

Neupogen must be doing its job.  I'm achey and pooped.  Not looking forward to another round today. But, as brother Dave so often reminds me, "If you're feeling it, the medicine is doing its job."