There are so many things that cross our minds on the weekend. It is almost like the flood gates are opened. Depending on the time of the year, the weather forecast and so much more as to what is coming your direction.
Yet the challenge is answering the question of how we will use our time and energy. I’d like to suggest several opportunities that have crossed my path and where they might lead me.
Ephesians 5:16 NASB
making the most of your time, because the days are evil.
Because of what I do there are often opportunities or events that I get to be part of. It might be a wedding, a church event, a retreat or a number of other things. To take time from family I have to decide to spend my energy on what is most important.
That can be a hard decision, but we all have to make important decisions and often. Use what you have in the best ways you can.
2 Timothy 3:1 NASB
But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.
Another thing we need, and that God made us for, is rest. We need to recover, recharge and get refreshed often. Church does that for me. Being quiet is an important piece of this. Getting outside and going to new places often offers some of the same.
We do better in tough times when we have time to think, and that helps us make better decisions. Choose time with the people who pour in to your life and not the ones that take all you have.
1 John 2:21 NLT
So I am writing to you not because you don’t know the truth but because you know the difference between truth and lies.
Finally I need and love being in church. I enjoy the people that God has brought our way. Yes, I am a pastor and part of my job is being in church. Every Christian and follower of Jesus needs to spend time with other followers of Jesus. We encourage each other. We make each other better and stronger.
Weekends are important. Use these times, that come around each week, to make you a stronger follower of Jesus.
We need refreshing. Others need us to be refreshed.
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