I don't know about you but my life is consumed with "being busy" completing a lot of wasted activities. How much time do I spend on Facebook? I don't want to know. I spend at least 8 hours staring at a computer screen each day. I fight hundreds of people for a seat on the train, everyday and even when I get a seat, I still feel claustrophobic.
I feel tired at the end of each day and some days I don't want to fight to get through my "busy lifestyle".
Rest is an important part of life and rest is an imortant part of our relationship with God.
Psalm 46:10 says, "Be still and know that I am God."
Part of the reason I'm writing this is becuase I still want to be lying on a beach in Fiji, but the other part is realising how important it is to give space and time to reflect about God. Being busy is an excuse for everything these days and it's definitely an excuse when in comes to spending time with God.
I'm challenging myself to give time to pause and reflect to hear God's voice. Will you join me?
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Thanks for posting this, Esther. I know that your blog is targetted at women so hopefully it's OK for me to comment.
We're down the coast at the moment on hol's and Fiona is telling me to stop feeling guilty about doing nothing more than reading, taking photos or having a swim.
I think that I need to learn how to be less polarised–I've gone from nearly three months straight of 5:30-6:00am starts with 11pm finishes, plus all of my church involvements, family responsibilities and all, to being down here doing not much at all.
For the sake of my own well-being, spiritual growth and family/friend relationships, I need to learn to make little havens of rest even when life is impossibly busy. Two weeks out of fifty-two just isn't enough!
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