W.O.W Wednesday

This Words of Wisdom (W.O.W) Wednesday is about resting. Sometimes our schedule can get so hectic, that it seems impossible to put 30 minutes aside to take a nap or even go to bed at a decent time. To tell you the truth, we barely can squeeze in some prayer time.

We are on the go nonstop from the time we rise in the morning (after having maybe 4 hours of sleep) to the time we lay our tired heads on the pillow. To cope, we will drink loads and loads of coffee, energy drinks, caffeine sodas or just about anything to help overcome the sluggishness and tiredness in our bodies. In an essence it's pretty sad, but hey that's how it is 99.9% of the time.

Bottomline, this is not the way God wants us to live our lives daily. The last thing He wants is for us to feel tired all the time, especially too tired for Him. Our bodies is the Temple of the Holy Spirit. So, this is where wisdom has to come in.

We have to be wise when it comes to getting rest. Not getting enough rest can result in a low immune system, not being able to think clearly, and eating an unhealthy diet (fast food nonstop, doughnut for breakfast).

Re-evaluate your schedule. See what things you can eliminate for a day or two so that it will give you more time for your family, yourself, and especially for resting. For example, I will spend literally hours on the internet.......blogging, reading others' blog (which I love), searching for this and searching for that. So I decided to take a few days off from the computer, which means no posting. :( As a result, I was able to get dinner on the table early, study my bible a little bit more, and get to bed an earlier time. Re-routing myself from one thing that took so much time and directing it to few little things that didn't take a lot time was very refreshing to me.

I am even considering taking a day off of work, while my children are at school and hubby at work, to get some "me" time for a few hours.

Once again, see what you can eliminate out your schedule for a two or three days. So, you can use that time to do other things, but mainly get some rest and relaxation. Hey, even God had to rest after creating the world. Now, if God had to take some time to rest, what does that say about us. Please, whatever you do, do not feel guilty for having to take a nap or to take a time out and rest. Taking time to rest will relieve some stress in your life.

Have you ever started to pray or read the bible and find yourself dozing off to sleep? And on top of that, it feels like the best sleep you had in days or months. I believe that's God seeing, within our hearts, how tired we are, so He begins to caress our spirits, like a mom rocking her newborn baby, to rest and sleep in His presence. You may think that sounds weird. But think about it......

If we are tired, we cannot hear God clearly and He cannot use us the way He wants to. The best thing we can do is get some R&R for our sake and God's.

Be wise and get some rest..........now!






Your Sister in Christ,
Toia