"Take the time and trouble to keep yourself spiritually fit." 1Timothy 4:8 (Phillips)
"So many people were coming and going. Jesus said to them,"Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest." Mark 6:31 NIV
I have a six year old tiny little car. When it gets low on gas, it voices it's displeasure, chugging up hills, lacking the power to drive at the speed of life. Sometimes I forget to check the gas tank gauge to see how it's doing, but it will remind me in these not-so-subtle ways. If it could speak it would be shouting "Go get your gas tank filled already!"
Sometimes I wish I came with a gas gauge. I find it difficult to judge when I am running on empty. I have started to notice that lack of energy and enthusiasm, difficulty sleeping, and dreaming all night might be signs of my own gas tank running on empty. Good to know before my life stalls in the middle of the fast lane!
I finally took a day off this week to pray and see what I needed to do to recharge emotionally. As I sat down to pray, I picked up an old half-filled prayer journal and out dropped a series of devotionals on"Recharging Emotionally". Coincidence? I think not. Thank you, Holy Spirit, for listening to my unspoken prayers.
How can I keep myself spiritually fit? 1) daily quiet and prayer time
2) belonging to a small group where the focus is faith
3) worship and praise
4) solitude
5) recreation
6) laughter
7) rest
8) balanced diet
9) regular exercise
I know these things, yet I need reminders and also time to consider, how well am I doing? Where could I improve? If I am going to fulfill my mission of being a blessing to others, I need to be recharged and refilled. The Holy Spirit will come and fill me with Christ's love and presence, but I have to create a space where He can work in me.
Lord Jesus, thank you for hearing my pleas and prayers to you. I want to be filled with your presence, so that I can go out and be a blessing to others. Bring me to a quiet place regularly, so that I can rest with You and be renewed with energy and enthusiasm, to accomplish the plans you have for me. Help me to find ways to keep spiritually fit and emotionally recharged, ready to do your work! Amen
More Healing Word of God: Matthew 11:19; Proverbs 17:22; 2 Corinthians 4:16; 1 Corinthians 6:20
"So many people were coming and going. Jesus said to them,"Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest." Mark 6:31 NIV
I have a six year old tiny little car. When it gets low on gas, it voices it's displeasure, chugging up hills, lacking the power to drive at the speed of life. Sometimes I forget to check the gas tank gauge to see how it's doing, but it will remind me in these not-so-subtle ways. If it could speak it would be shouting "Go get your gas tank filled already!"
Sometimes I wish I came with a gas gauge. I find it difficult to judge when I am running on empty. I have started to notice that lack of energy and enthusiasm, difficulty sleeping, and dreaming all night might be signs of my own gas tank running on empty. Good to know before my life stalls in the middle of the fast lane!
I finally took a day off this week to pray and see what I needed to do to recharge emotionally. As I sat down to pray, I picked up an old half-filled prayer journal and out dropped a series of devotionals on"Recharging Emotionally". Coincidence? I think not. Thank you, Holy Spirit, for listening to my unspoken prayers.
How can I keep myself spiritually fit? 1) daily quiet and prayer time
2) belonging to a small group where the focus is faith
3) worship and praise
4) solitude
5) recreation
6) laughter
7) rest
8) balanced diet
9) regular exercise
I know these things, yet I need reminders and also time to consider, how well am I doing? Where could I improve? If I am going to fulfill my mission of being a blessing to others, I need to be recharged and refilled. The Holy Spirit will come and fill me with Christ's love and presence, but I have to create a space where He can work in me.
Lord Jesus, thank you for hearing my pleas and prayers to you. I want to be filled with your presence, so that I can go out and be a blessing to others. Bring me to a quiet place regularly, so that I can rest with You and be renewed with energy and enthusiasm, to accomplish the plans you have for me. Help me to find ways to keep spiritually fit and emotionally recharged, ready to do your work! Amen
More Healing Word of God: Matthew 11:19; Proverbs 17:22; 2 Corinthians 4:16; 1 Corinthians 6:20
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