Every night for the past two weeks my kids have been coming down from their rooms after they had been "put down" for the night. They have the standard things going on - "I need a "bottle" of water", "you forgot my allergy medicine", "I had a bad dream" (unlikely - they require sleep first), "I forgot to brush my teeth", "There's a spider on the ceiling" (Yeah right - "Oh My - there is..." You get the picture. After a couple of interruptions to our NCIS program I finally yell - as I hear feet coming down the stairs - "Get back in Bed!" "Stay in your room!!" "Go to sleep!!"
This morning Anna (my wife) was reading from her Bible and she came across this very familiar verse of scripture from Psalm 23 - "...He makes me lie down in green pastures...." He MAKES me to lie down in GREEN Pastures. The words had a new twist to them this morning. Anna and I have been through a good but confining period in our life. I have found myself trying to kick open doors and make things happen during this time of "quiet" in our lives. We have wondered - God what are you doing? You have closed every single door that I have knocked on. This season of life does not make sense to us.
Maybe this verse gives us a needed perspective. "He MAKES me..." Interesting choice of words. Why does God "make" us lie down? It is likely that I act like my kids and at times God needs say, "Just lie down", "I have given you this time for rest and reflection - growth", "GO TO SLEEP!", "Stay in your room". I believe that there are seasons that we go through including seasons of rest and repositioning. They are hard for busy Americans to understand and accept but necessary for health and growth. God IS doing a work in us during these times. If you find yourself in this type of season in your life - maybe God has some Green (Good) pasture that He would like for you to rest in and receive from Him.
Peace
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