For a long time now I have been trying
to figure out how to get more time....more time to do the things that
I want to do. In my efforts I tried doing things faster and faster,
believing that if I got more done quicker then the time would
magically open up for me to rest more, do art more, write more.
Well I could not have been more wrong.
In all my haste I was loosing myself and not tending to my own needs
and I just ended up feeling frustrated with life. Last Saturday out
of desperation I declared the day a sleep day. I did nothing but
rest. I pushed all activities to the side lines and took the time to
sleep. Well that was wonderful for that weekend, but what was I
going to do after that?
Strangely this weekend I just decided
to not do anything hectic. I got the house cleaned on Saturday (with
help of course) and managed to push through as many chores as
possible early and I finally found some time...time to paint.
What have I learned? If order to find
more time I need to do less, not more. I think I understand now why
God created the Sabbath? Without downtime, we do not learn how to
manage up time because our focus is blurred by exhaustion. All
things God created, He did for our good so the “rules and
regulations” are there to protect us, not to harm us.
Do you need more time? Maybe you need
to learn to say no more to stuff you don't need to do and yes to what
God wants you to do.
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