Okay, okay...I know when I began this blog several months ago I said that my goal was to post once a week. Well, it's apparent that hasn't been the case. However, I didn't give this blog the name "Manic Mommy" for no good reason. That is exactly what this summer has been...MANIC! I've been penciling "blog" in on my planner for weeks but something else always seems to come up. My inspiration to finally get back into the blogging scene was this morning when I discovered a good friend (who just so happens to be my pastor's wife) has began her own blog. I thought to myself, "Well if she can find time to blog, so can I." I say that because she is one of the busiest women I know.
My bible reading yesterday happened to include Ecclesiastes 3. The first 8 verses of this chapter are one of my favorite passages in the bible. They read:
"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace."
I love these verses because it always makes me evaluate myself and my life and helps me figure out which season my life is in. This summer, and even until recent weeks, has been so packed with outings, activities, responsibilities, and obligations that it all seemed to run together. Someone once told me that in life you will have to say "no" to some good things in order to free yourself to say "yes" to some great things.
I want God to reveal to me what things I should say "no" to so that I can say "yes" to the great things he has in store for me. I am a firm believer that we are to "live life to the full" but when I find myself running from activity to activity, obligation to obligation, my cup is anything but full. In fact, it's drained. I like to re-read Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 as a reminder that there is a time for everything, but that doesn't mean it's time to do it all right this very moment.
I pray that you will be blessed this week. Ask God to show you what it's time for you to be doing.
Hugs & Blessings!!
Wendy
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