I got pulled over Saturday night--I was late for something, driving on an unfamiliar road, and both kids were talking at me while the radio was blaring. 49 in a 40...luckily the police officer gave me a warning.
I think we need a spiritual speeding warning--our life has been going too fast this weekend, and I definitely felt it on Saturday--thus the speeding. The kids had friends over Friday night (actually relaxing), then on Saturday we ran a bunch of errands (which took longer than planned), then made some meals at a friend's house, dropped Patrick off at a worship team get together while the kids and I went to another friends house (and got the speeding warning en route), and got home too late for needing to be at first service.
The question is always what should go?
Lord, help us give our calendar and to do lists to you for editing first...
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It sounds like most of it was "fun"...that makes it harder to know what to cut out.
Once, a wonderful Christian author and speaker I had the privilege to sit with at a luncheon was sharing with our table some tips on dealing with the "busy-ness" of being a woman. One of the best--and most challenging--things she suggested was to do only kingdom building activities. What she meant (and went on to spend the next 30 minutes elaborating on) was that we need to make time to ask God how He would have us build His kingdom that day. It might be best to wipe runny noses and make chicken soup for sick kids instead of returning that phonecall or e-mail. Or, it might be arranging a play date for the kids so you can focus on a friend having a tough time. The key was to ask God which things would best build His kingdom on earth for that day...then let the other things trying to get in the way of that building to fall away, without feeling bad about it.
I love the idea, but am SO challenged to apply it to my own life...
That's the hard thing, it was all "kingdom" stuff. Making meals for a friend in her home, showing her how to do it while listening to what she's going through and giving her a break--kingdom stuff. Building relationships with people in our church (which is challenging since we live out of town)--kingdom stuff. What goes?
I know sometimes we need to take a look at the quantity of events and see if they are the quality events we want in our life. Sorry about the warning but no ticket at least.
Mama Bear
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