Rest at the end of a bad day

Yesterday was just an awful day for me and I didn't handle it well. It seems like whenever I'm consistently in the word, and in prayer, whenever I'm at peace, resting in God's grace, Satan has to step in stir the pot. He stirred up a lot yesterday. It started as soon as I got to work and I never could calm down after that.
     There's a lot of stress with drawing building plans for a living because once the drawings are finished, we have to send them in for plan review which can take up to 30 days. The way the system works plans examiners can then reject the plans for whatever reason they want. They can reject them by sending out a list of things for us to "fix" that are already on the drawings, but because they rejected it, we have to respond to it. Most of the time our clients understand this but every so often we get one that calls us every single day to see if we're finished. They lay guilt trips on us saying they're losing all of this money every day that the project is delayed, etc. The stress is increased when they hound my boss because then he doubles the pressure on me.
     I realize that this is so very trivial in the grand scheme of things, but it kind of falls in with what we're praying about this week. I had rest and peace and stillness in the Lord, but I let this one series of events get the better of me. I didn't like the anger and resentment that filled my heart for the entire day. I felt horrible about the thoughts that went through my mind. I felt ashamed at how I handle the whole thing.
     Today is a new day and I can begin again; refreshed from a night of rest and from time in prayer with my Lord and Saviour. I pass a church sign on the way to the office that says, "Peace in the Lord is your strength". I'll meditate on that peace before heading to the office today.
     Whatever you're going through, big or small, know that God is there for you.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, 

for I am gentle and lowly in heart, 

and you will find rest for your souls.

Matthew 11:29 ESV

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Pray for rest

Words aren't coming to me this morning; possibly because I'm tired, or possibly because God is making a point, or, a little from column A, and a little from column B. God did show me this Bible verse which is probably at the root of the problem:

It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest,

 eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.

Psalm 127:2 ESV

As I get older, I honestly feel like time is moving so much faster than it used to. There seems to be less time to get things done. Days seem shorter; weeks and even months are here and gone in a flash. The only remedy that I can see is to stay up later and get up earlier. Sacrificing sleep seems to be the only area in my life where I can squeeze out a few more minutes. Honestly, though, I just end up hitting the snooze button more times than before and then rush through getting ready for work which leaves me frazzled as I fight through traffic on the way to the office. This then sets the tone for the day and even sometimes for the entire week as one of feeling rushed, stressed, behind schedule.
     Then, God shows me something, like the bible verse above and I realize that my solution isn't working because it's my solution, not His. I need a certain amount of sleep each night. It may be more than others need, but that's okay. God is sovereign over all things and I can take everything to Him in prayer, and He will answer. If you need rest, pray about it. If you know someone who needs rest, pray for them. Rest is so important, and it isn't just sleeping. Rest is quiet time, stillness for our minds, our bodies, our souls.
     Our Lord created rest for a reason and even He takes time to rest, or at least He did one time that we know of:

And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, 

and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. 

Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, 

because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.

Genesis 2:2-3 NKJV

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Please join me this week in praying for rest for the weary. Pray that they receive a peaceful heart and mind.

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