In 44 days I turn 78 years old. I was saved when I was 26. I graduated Bible College when I was 39 years old. I have been an Associate Pastor, Pastor, and Hospice Chaplain. Over the 52 years that I have been saved I have heard or given thousands of messages, read my Bible cover to cover many times, studied, prayed, repented and been forgiven (often).

I thought I was done. Let me TRY to explain. I am not quite sure exactly what I thought being done was, but I certainly thought I had experienced most of the things I needed to finish this life.

I was wrong. Over the last few weeks, I sensed God has so much more. As I thought about “Peace with God,” and all that that encompasses in life, I felt the Holy Spirit beckoning me to let go of everything – all my preconceived ideas and notions and allow Him to do a deeper work in my heart.

It is hard to explain. I’m not sure I understand it either. I just sense a deeper longing to be quiet before Him and allow Him to open my heart to so much more than I thought it could contain. I want to pray more. I want to sit at Jesus’ feet. I want to experience this deep peace. I want to know that I know that I am loved … and that I have nothing to prove to God … and that I have nothing to lose with God.

In Mark 6:31 Jesus invited His disciples to “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”

That invitation is still open. Yes, LORD.