Growing closer to Him

Can there be such a thing? To vacation in the presence of God? Vacation in the Noah Webster 1828 dictionary says: "6. Leisure; freedom from trouble or perplexity." It's the 6th and last definition. This is what we think about when we are growing weary of the hum-drums of life in our work place or at home. We long for the "tropical island mahn!" To be able to put our feet up and read that book or to just enjoy our children, hoping all the while that when we return back to our lives that we'll have been refreshed anew, ready to tackle anything. Yet after a few days or weeks we're longing to be back at that favorite place of relaxation. God wants us to do just that. Except where He wants us to rest and relax and feel rejuvenated is right in His presence. At his feet...He wants us to turn to Him for rest. He wants to rejuvenate and refresh us to handle whats coming next. He doesn't want us to be upset with ourselves when we're exhausted and we just...