“I need to hurry up and get this done, so I can hurry up and get that done.” Sound familiar? It does to me. And it is often not until I lay my head down at night that I can finally say, “I did all that I could for one day.”
There just always seems to be an endless list of things that have to be done… before I can… what? Relax? Enjoy life? What does that even look like? Do I even know what I am desiring?
This endless list. It will still be there even if I stop for an hour and knit.
It will still be there if I take some time to sit and read.
Still there if you stop to play with grandchildren, or walk on a wooded path.
There will always be something more to do.
But we can not afford to keep trying to somehow eliminate this endless list before we slow down to enjoy life and living.
And the hurrying through! What is that all about? Are there hidden joys I am missing out on, like -
Taking a little bit longer shower
Reading and then pondering
Enjoying the view out the car window
Smoothing out bedsheets and covers
Sipping coffee, not gulping it
Mindfully putting on versus throwing on
Mindfully picking up versus grab and go
Will any of these actions change the fact that there is an endless list? Well, no. But I believe there is a healing and wholeness that will take place in your spirit and in your view of life.
Don’t wait to enjoy life.
You have the power to make more things pleasurable.
You have the power to live at a steady forward pace and not a racing, chasing, exhausting, unpleasant one.
Matthew 6:30-34 The Message:
What I’m trying to do here is get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God’s giving. People who don’t know God and the way He works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how He works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met. “Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.
Don’t hold your breath or wait to enjoy life until: the weekend, the vacation on the calendar, the end of the school year, or better health and strength. Some empty of “to-do” day. There are always ways and opportunities to enjoy the gifts God is continuously pouring out into every day. That’s what you should fear missing out.
Come to Me all of you who are tired. You are like people who have worked for a long time. You are like people who have carried heavy things. Come to Me. If you do that, you will find a place to rest. - Matthew 11:28 EASY ENGLISH BIBLE
Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to Me. Get away with Me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with Me and work with Me - watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with Me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly. - Matthew 11:28 THE MESSAGE
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