The other day, my two youngest boys decided to eat a can of spinach. They really believed that eating it would make them stronger, just like Popeye. Check it out…
Hudson’s reaction to the soggy canned spinach was priceless!
I love the fact that children believe the impossible and, at times, I wish it was easier for me to believe the impossible too (I AM working on it!)
When I was a kid I believed that, if I tied a towel around my neck for a cape and concentrated hard enough, I’d be able to fly.
What’s something crazy you believed when you were a kid?
The past several months have pushed me harder and brought on fatigue like I’ve never experience before. Between ministry, launching a business, going back to school, moving, and mega high levels of stress, I’m tuckered out!
I’m not talking about just being tired. Tired, I can handle. But this is a whole ‘nother ballgame.
If you’re not careful, exhaustion can make you drop your guard, say and do stupid things. It can tempt you to pray less and rely on your own abilities more. Exhaustion makes you impatient, messes up your priorities, and influences you to neglect what’s important in order to get it all done.
So what do you do when you’re exhausted like this? Here are some things I’m doing to help minimize the effects of exhaustion.
Dinner with the fam. I’m keeping this one sacred. It’s far too easy to neglect the wife and kids when the load is great. When it comes to the family, you have to have non-negotiables.
Prayer. Prayer and scripture reading seem to be the first things to get shelved when schedules are busy. But it really does help renew a tired mind, body, and spirit. Psalm 23 tells us that God refreshes our soul. Sometimes, when you have a million things to do, the most productive thing you can do is pray.
Stillness. Who has time to sit and be still for a couple minutes? You’ll just have to make time. Listen to a relaxing song, close your eyes, put down your phone, and just unplug for a minute. I like to listen to a little Ralph Vaughan Williams and close my eyes for a minute. There’s nothing like spending a couple minutes in your Happy Place.
Fun. Take the kids for ice cream, watch a comedy, play a game, read the comics. Do something fun! Sometimes we take so little time to do something genuinely fun that we forget how refreshing it can be.
Those are ways I’m learning to deal with exhaustion. How about you? How does exhaustion effect you and how do you deal with it?
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Another edition of Tozer Tuesdays, prayers from his book The Pursuit of God They have profoundly impacted me and I hope they challenge and move you as you pray them too.
O Lord, I have heard a good word inviting me to look away to Thee and be satisfied. My heart longs to respond, but sin has clouded my vision till I see Thee but dimly. Be pleased to cleanse me in Thine own precious blood, and make me inwardly pure, so that I may with unveiled eyes gaze upon Thee all the days of my earthly pilgrimage. Then shall I be prepared to behold Thee in full splendor in the day when Thou shalt appear to be glorified in Thy saints and admired in all them that believe.
Amen
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I like playing guitar. I’ve been playing in church for about six years. I play electric and acoustic. Electrics are fun to play because there’s an amazing amount of pedals, amps, and gizmos you can use to alter your sound and play with your tone. Acoustics, on the other hand, aren’t given that kind of attention. Probably because most acoustics sound great out of the box.
I found this little acoustic pedal a couple of years ago being sold as a refurb. It’s super fun to play with and I especially like messing around with the step-phaser. I’ve since upgraded to another acoustic multi-effects pedal and thought, rather than selling it on eBay, I’d give it away to one of my blog readers.
I know you’ll enjoy playing with this and crafting your own sounds as you go. It even has a built in tuner!
All you have to do for a chance to win this pedal is leave a comment about how you’ll use it (At church? In a band? Practice?) and then hit that little retweet button on the left.
I’ll be announcing the winner in a blog post at the end of the week so stay sharp or you might miss it 🙂
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They have profoundly impacted me and I hope they challenge and move you as you pray them too.
