I went to a retreat this past weekend. Unfortunately, I had to leave early (for a wedding), and didn’t get to hear, what turned out to be, a fantastic keynote speech on Saturday night. However, a great friend of mine called me today and told me a little bit about it. I was so excited about the material that I'm using some of her ideas here with you!
If you are anything like most people in today’s society, your day is filled from the time your feet hit the floor in the morning until you get back in bed at night. It’s just how the world has evolved. In fact, I facilitated a workshop a couple of years ago - called “Hyper Culture” – where I listed comparison statistics, from 1950 to 2005, showing that the number of hours worked in the week has increased, while vacations and time spent with the family have significantly decreased .
Why do we feel like we need to go, go, go? It’s the EXPECTATION placed on us! But the expectation is coming from man NOT God. What does God expect from us? God wants us to live our lives in His image. In order to determine God’s character (image), we need to go directly to the source… the Bible.
In Genesis, God created the entire world in one week. That’s a lot of stuff in a short period of time. I’m sure He could have rushed and completed everything in – oh, I don’t know – three days. But God didn’t do that. He worked on one masterpiece at a time, and then He stepped back and admired He creations... “And God saw that it was good”. And then He rested… ”And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day”.
We could learn a lot from God's example: Sit back and admire our accomplishments, Rest before we take on another task, Take the time we need to clear our minds and organize for the upcoming job, Acknowledge to ourselves... "and it was good".
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