Yesterday was one of those days that got stretched longer and longer. My morning meeting was delayed, my mid-day errands had me get home for lunch at 3 p.m. and by the time I headed into the OT meeting at 5 p.m. I was tired. The problem is that I still had tasks to do. My plan was to keep on going into the evening, but during the OT meeting something happened that changed all that.
Someone mentioned that other friends from the church had asked if I was alright, because I had seemed tired. The OT was concerned for me because of the work load I carry. We didn't spend a lot of time on it, but it spent a lot of time on me; rolling around in my head. That's a problem. If I'm tired it's a problem. If I appear tired, that's a problem too. So, this morning I'll catch up on tasks that got pushed back last night. I decided that I needed to stop working and take some time of rest. I'm realizing that I have not been practicing what I preach. I believe in Sabbath rest, but I have not been resting on my Sabbath. I hope you can pray for me related to that.
Instead I spent my time last evening with my family carving the old pumpkin, vegged, and headed to bed.
--Ben
2 comments:
The Lord gave us but a few commands, among them:
"Don't kill anybody" and
"Take a day off"
It's strange how we fail so miserably at such a short list...
B
Ben, I can truly relate to what you are saying. Especially the idea that as a Pastor, it strikes deep when people question whether you are ok, because you seem ________ (fill in the blank). Perhaps it is just a good reminder of our humanity. Love you, my brother!
-Your Hero!
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