For the first time in a LONG LONG LONG time I took a complete day of rest. I had to make myself take the day of rest. If you recall, I can barely take 20 minutes to myself. To have an entire DAY to myself??? Almost sends me into anxiety. I literally had to work on getting rid of the thought, “I should be doing…” The only reason why I feel I can do this is because Neal left to go out of town on business, the boys are gone only 2 more days and I have truly worked my ‘butt’ off for the past few weeks and I have three appointments to speak with young people tomorrow, plus going back to the hospital visiting with the Stanton family.
Listen to me…do I really need to give an excuse?? 😉
God worked 6 days and then took a day of rest so why shouldn’t I learn from the great Teacher??? He obviously knows what He is doing! In fact, I feel so rested, so relaxed that I am ready to take on what I have in store for tomorrow. I love that I begin the day at 4am with personal alone time in adoration with God. 🙂 Perfect start to a God-decreed day.
Don’t get me wrong…I kept very close to God all day. In fact, because I kept certain to stay away from distractions and ‘needs’ I felt like I was spending the day with Him, as if He was my buddy. My advice to ALL of you is to literally check your calendars and find that day that you know you can set aside COMPLETELY FOR YOURSELF…at least 9-10 hours in the entire day ONLY FOR YOU. And you do what YOU want to do and as you do that then remember to thank God periodically through the day as you do whatever it is that makes you relaxed. Even if it is staying in bed all day long. 🙂 No more excuses…I think we should do this at least once a year, if not quarterly. Whether you are a student, mom, dad, etc…you can somehow find the way to get away or stay in and have this time.
And don’t be jealous for me having this day…trust me…tomorrow the valve turns back to chaos.
Blessings
Shannon