Relaxing is a state of mind for me. I may be relaxing from work, but really I’m doing tons of stuff at home. I am by nature a workaholic who loves to be constantly moving.
To relax is to accomplish goals I set for myself on my day off. My wife likes to remind me that I don’t give myself any real down time and that accomplishing my lists of tasks isn’t a good substitution for a day off.
And I have to say she is right. I do need to slow down and just chill. I know God rested on the seventh day as He looked over creation and said it was good. But I’m not following His lead. I go like a machine until I break.
Well I write this post because the machine is broken. God has gotten my attention because I’ve been dealing with this incredible back pain, and in turn he’s humbled my heart.
Yes God, I do hear you. You have my attention. You are telling me to slow down and relax. Well I now have no choice but to be at dead slow and actually unwind and enjoy it.
Despite my best attempts to fight having down time, God grabs my attention by allowing something to happen that purposefully slows me down. It puts this back pain into perspective.
What has God done or allowed in your life to get your attention?
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