Is it Time to Stop?

In order to do the work of the ministry, we often sacrifice activities that nurture our souls. We give up meeting friends for coffee, taking walks at the park, enjoying leisurely mornings with the Lord. There’s so much to do, we can’t even imagine how we could carve out a morning, much less a few days to get away for retreat.

A book I was reading posed an intriguing question: Is it possible that instead of meeting the expectations God has of us, we are actually insulating ourselves from Him?

Could we actually be the ones filling up every minute because we want to avoid the Spirit? Could it be that our obsessive busyness and extreme attention to every detail is a well-crafted way to hide, to insulate ourselves from Him?

As I’ve thought about it, it makes sense to consider if avoidance may be at the heart of why my life gets wound up in a frantic cycle of meetings and obligations.

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