😎🐫🎤 Christ’s peace and presence be with you. More and more frequently, when Brian and I are driving somewhere, I fall asleep. Just to be clear, Brian is driving, not me. On Sunday when this happened again, Brian commented that it’s because I’m always on the go or doing something and my body doesn’t have the down time it needs, so when I do stop, my body just crashes. No, this is not a healthy situation to be in.
In the past six months I seemed to have added more to my days. My prayer life has increased by a couple hours a day, which is a good thing. I’ve been attending meetings and preparing for the Women’s Walk to Emmaus weekend that begins 02/13/25. Again, this is a good thing. I’ve added a faith formation class to my week. Which is a good thing. I’ve joined a ladies faith group that meets one day, every other week. Yes, this is also good. And, there are some other things that I’ve also added. Yes, they are all good things that are helping me to grow and share my faith in Jesus Christ.
Every one of my actions requires me to say “yes” to that commitment of time. Some of these yeses are only for a season, where as others I pray will be part of my days, for the rest of my life. The challenge is in finding the balance between a healthy level of activity and rest. When we pray, God will provide us with one of three responses, Yes, No, or Not Now. Two weeks ago I received a Not Now answer. I was at a preview night for a church program called The Rescue Project. It definitely looked interesting and I know I would certainly have some take aways from that program. But I came to the conclusion that if I did that now, with everything else I have going on, I would not be able to give it the full attention I should, to get the most out of it. Discernment is a gift and we need to use that gift to help determine our “best yes”. Not every yes is best for you.
On 01/19/25 I received a call from my friend in Mississippi. She said, “I received a word for you, actually two words. Pray first.” And there is the answer. How do you know if your “yes” is your “best yes”? You pray first. That doesn’t just apply to major decisions, this also applies to our daily choices. Pray first. It can and will change your life.
Bless others and be blessed.
Shelly :0)
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