I have the pleasure today of being a guest writer at my friend Barbie's place - My Freshly Brewed Life, where I'm talking about the choices we sometimes have to make in life. They may only be for a season...but sometimes saying yes to one thing means saying no to something else, and we have to decide where our time is best spent.
It started as I drove to meet a friend for lunch one day
last fall. I can’t tell you the exact words, but I sensed God telling me to
spend more time focused at home and on my daughter. Honestly, I didn’t really
get it. My life pretty much revolves around my family, home, and work, so I
didn’t know what He was referring to, but it was clearly from Him.
I didn’t feel as if there was something specific I was
supposed to do… that would have been easier—something I could check it off a
list. No, instead, it was more of a feeling or reminder to let other things go
and focus on the moment.
Oddly enough, I found that tension between television and
the online world.
I’m not one to sit and watch television for hours. I have to
be doing something else while I watch—reading, working on a jigsaw puzzle,
working on a post or my blog, or surfing the Web.
I thought they were all the same, so what’s the difference
if I’m online or flipping through a magazine?
The difference is…the online
world takes you away from the world you’re currently sitting in.
Have you ever been in a meeting where someone starts
checking his e-mail and you watch his attention shift? No longer is he in the
conversation at the table. He’s now in his e-mail world and you’re wondering if
he’s coming back, or if you somehow missed the end of the meeting.
I realized that’s what I was doing at home...
Preaching to the choir, sweet sister Laura! EVERY SINGLE DAY is a battle right now for choosing God's best. Do I play with my daughter? Do I write? Do I work out? Can I do it "all?" Le sigh.
ReplyDeleteThanks for encouraging my heart. Great stuff.
Yep, I'm still trying to find a balance with my very early mornings - get up and go to the gym, write, or get a little more sleep. Lately sleep seems to be winning. Thanks Sharita!
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