I don’t know anyone that isn’t busy and on the go. Regardless of profession, age, gender or income. Everyone these days is on the run, all the time, running a gauntlet of stress, responsibility, and expectations. Everything feels like a competition against a nameless character that goes by many different names: “they”, “them” and “everybody”. Pastor’s do this, only we sanctify it by replacing the ambiguous “everybody” with the name of God and his Church.
It doesn’t take long for us to lose our grip on why we are running so hard and so fast. Our priorities get jumbled. Massive chunks of time fall out of our hands and then, if we’re so blessed, we wake up one day and realize that we’ve missed many of the things that make life beautiful. We’ve spent our most precious resources on the least precious demands and there is no way to get that time back.
Hard work is a noble thing. But if you don’t stop running long enough to remember why you are running then the day will come when you wake up to the fact that you have burned the important things to the ground in the process.
When was the last time you stopped and disconnected?
Really. Stopped.
I’m not talking about vacation. I’m talking about putting everything down and looking your kids in the eye when they talk to you. I’m talking about stopping for coffee with a dear friend for 30 minutes to look them in the eye as you get reminded of who you are. I’m talking about turning the radio off in the car and talking to Jesus because He is your reason for living.
When are you going to STOP today?
Watch the video that inspired this post.
Scott Stratten is a social media guru, author, public speaker, and all around nice guy. In this talk, he tells a very personal story of how he “kept going” until he was forced to stop and the lessons he learned along the way. Moving stuff.
