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Permission to Pause

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Return to your rest, my soul, for the LORD has been good to you. Psalm 116:7

Life can become unbearably busy.

Like you can’t even turn around.

What should a person do when surrounded by so much noise?

Shut the door.

Push the pause button.

Sit and simply be.

Life will still happen.

Dates will still come and go.

And you don’t have to do it all.

Don’t have to be all things for all people. Even if it’s yourself.

And whether you realize it or not, God created rest.

He created your body to rest when overwhelmed.

He created you to pause when your mind contains too much.

He created you to unwind the string that’s been wound too tight.

Ask Him to quiet your soul.

Ask Him to bring you rest.

And ask Him to help you close the door for a bit.

Need permission?

You’ve got it.

Photos by Sid Leigh, Florian Siedl, & Aaron Burden on Unsplash

Cobwebs

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I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways. Psalm 119:15

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Feel as if your mind is stuck?

Wound up with who knows what?

Feel immovable?

So overwhelmed you have no idea where to begin?

When we become so consumed with life, our connections to God become clouded.

Cobwebs begin to weave their way this way and that every time we rely on ourselves instead of God.

When we focus on the millions of things we could, no should be doing, not asking God what He wants us to do.

Whenever I begin to feel the weight of all I’m supposed to take care of, I can feel brain connections popping.

Like an overloaded circuit.

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What if you didn’t go through the mail.

Ok, just look for bills that are immediately due, but ignore the rest.

What if you only sent gift cards to family members for Christmas instead of placing the pressure of finding the perfect gift for all 39 people in the next 3 weeks?

What if you skipped dusting and ate only soup and eggs for a week’s nightly dinners?

Would anyone die?

Your children might think life has if they hate your dinner choice, but who asked them?

Create margin.

Space in your brain.

You literally cannot do it all.

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Clear the cobwebs by focusing on God.

Ask Him to order your steps.

Before you commit to yet another thing, ask Him if you should.

Cut out the extra.

Reload your circuit board.

And clear out those cobwebs.

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Photos by Sam Hetterich, John Carlisle, Esther Driehaus, & Aaron Burden on Unsplash