Dear
friends of Come Rest,
In Genesis 26, Isaac found a wellspring in the midst of famine.
He named it “Rehoboth” which means “room enough”. He declared there was room
enough for God’s people to thrive at that wellspring. They had rest from the
argument and opposition they had faced at previous wellsprings.
Room enough to rest and thrive in Jesus. Ponder
that in your own life. Are you making time and space for to rest and thrive in
Jesus’ love so the Holy Spirit can grow you fruitful? Are you making time and
space in your life to help others rest and thrive in Jesus’ love?
With everything that is going on in the world
right now, I believe the Lord is telling me to stay in Him and stay on
message—inviting the earth to come rest and thrive in His love and teaching
people how to do that.
We are each given 24 hrs/day, 168 hrs/wk…
So…I am spending real energy adjusting my life
along the following priorities through April 30 :
1. Making room enough for quiet/scripture/prayer
with Jesus.(1hour morning & 1 hour evening.)
2. Making room enough for resting/recreating with
Jesus. (Sabbath weekly, for us--preferably Saturdays)
3. Making room enough for prayer as a couple. (30
minutes minimum )
4. Making room enough for play as a couple. (Daily
stroll/fun activity and weekly date night)
5. Making room enough to enjoy & help family.
(Specific emphasis lately in helping our daughter Emily,
her husband David, & grandson
Micah prepare for the arrival of our new grandson any day now!)
6. Making room enough for physical health. (Daily
walk/stretching/cardio; small meals & healthy snacks)
7. Making room enough for my job of writing to help
people rest in Jesus’ love. (25 hours each week)
8. Making room enough for my job of equipping people
to rest in Jesus’ love. (25 hours each week)
9. Making room enough for a good night’s
sleep by going to bed by 10pm & rising by 6am.
I
believe the Lord spoke to my heart this week and said, “Less screen time and
more face time.” He wants His people to spend MUCH LESS time looking into a
screen(TV, Smartphone, Tablet, Laptop) and MUCH MORE time looking into His face
and the faces of people who need His love through us.
So…please
pray for me that I rest upon the Lord and make these 9 adjustments through
April 30.
Are
you making room enough for the Lord to help you rest and thrive in His love?
Let me know the adjustments He wants you to make and I will pray for you!
Love
and blessings,
Dick
Speight
COME REST MINISTRIES’
AWAKENING OF LOVE
FRIDAY, March. 20th 630-930pm
Calvin-Sinclair
Presbyterian, Cedar Rapids
Worship, teaching,
testimonies, prayer.
Bring
a friend!
Register at the door;
freewill offering.
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WEDNESDAY
March 18th
or
Thursday
March 19th
Come
Rest Personal day Retreat
9am-4pm
Rehoboth House 2125 Bever
Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA
Requirements: Pen, bible,
notebook, your copy of our book
REAL FRUIT, and your
wholehearted desire to come rest in Jesus!
Cost: Freewill Offering plus
$18 for book which may be purchased at retreat
Space Limited-- Lunch
provided
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UPCOMING
EVENTS
Mar.
20th
630pm Come
Rest Awakening of Love @ Calvin-Sinclair, CR
Mar.
22nd
845pm
Speights teaching Come Up! Class at River of Life
6pm Men’s and Women’s Wellsprings Covenant
Groups at Rehoboth
7pm I58 Cross-denominational house
ministry of Come Rest at Rehoboth
Mar.
27th
7pm “Fire Friday”
Special I58 House meeting at Rehoboth
Mar.
29th 6pm
CRM & 50 churches/ministries at Serve the City Palm Sunday Worship@CR First
Assembly
Apr.
3rd 630pm
Come Rest Good Friday Awakening of Love @River of Life, Cedar Rapids
Apr.
17th 630pm
Come Rest Awakening of Love @ Calvin-Sinclair, Cedar Rapids
Apr.
25th
1:30pm Speights minister at Laddasaw Gathering in Wittemore, Iowa
Apr.
26th 10am
& 6pm Speights minister at Burt Presbyterian in Burt, Iowa.
Apr.
30-May2 9am-9pm CRM 3 Day “Rehoboth Wellsprings” Gathering at
River of Life, Cedar Rapids
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Come
Rest March 2015 Response Form
___My prayer
request is___________________________________
___Yes, Lord!
I will pray for Come Rest Ministries.
___Yes, Lord!
I will financially support Come Rest Ministries.
Today’s
gift $______________
___Yes, Lord!
I enclose $100 for “COME REST” Reprint Fund
___ I want
more info about $58 Day Retreat Gift Certificates
___Please send
me ____copie(s) of the “REAL FRUIT”
1/$18; 2/30; 5/$60. $4 ship for 1 copy plus $1 per additional copy
___I will cast
seeds in my city by giving away REAL FRUIT as the Holy Spirit leads!
___Send me 10 copies for $100 plus $10 ship.
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We
thank you so much for your prayers and financial support! Send us your prayer
requests and
pray
for us as the Lord expands our mission in 2015. Please ask the Lord what He
wants you to
give
Him financially for Come Rest. As missionaries of His Come Rest message
we
rely upon the Lord through offerings and book sales for our income.
Thank
you again!
Dick
and Kim
