This past semester was so overwhelmingly difficult and busy that I feel guilty even taking today to do nothing. I feel that I should be running around and scrambling to get homework done or staying up all night in order to finish a paper. I actually had time time to read for fun today - which is a rarity for me!
That got me to thinking - how many times do we ask people how they are doing and the first thing they respond with is, "busy!?" As a society, we are overworked, overstressed, overstimulated, and unbalanced... and I think that it's one of Satan's most insidious tactics. Apparently, it's working, because usually the first thing to go in all of this hustle and bustle (I kind of feel like I'm 85 by using that phrase) is our devotion time, our prayer time, our Bible reading time, and our rest.
God doesn't want us to be overworked. Part of the fallout from Adam and Eve's indiscretion is that work is difficult - difficult but not overwhelming. My solution? Pull a Calvin & Hobbes - grab you Bible and go walk somewhere. Whilst (I like that word) walking, try to empty your mind of the worries of the day. Let them go. If something pops into your head, just pray and ask God to take it for now. Sit somewhere nice and give the time to Him. Whip out that Bible and read Psalm 62. Repeat daily, ad infinitum. Oh goodness, I'm turning into my professors, using Latin in a blog post!
Love your blog, Patrick! Thanks for taking the time to remind me to take some time and pray. It's in the still times that we can hear God's voice! Psalm 46:10
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