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 God, be Thou exalted over my possessions. Nothing of earth’s treasures shall seem dear unto me if only Thou art glorified in my life. Be Thou exalted over my friendships. I am determined that Thou shalt be above all, though I must stand deserted and alone in the midst of the earth. Be Thou exalted over my comforts. Though it mean the loss of bodily comforts and the carrying of heavy crosses, I shall keep my vow made this day before Thee. Be Thou exalted over my reputation. Make me ambitious to please Thee even if as a result I must sink into obscurity and my name be forgotten as a dream. Rise, O Lord, into Thy proper place of honor, above my ambitions, above my likes and dislikes, above my family, my health and even my life itself. Let me sink that Thou mayest rise above. Ride forth upon me as Thou didst ride into Jerusalem mounted upon the humble little beast, a colt, the foal of an ass, and let me hear the children cry to Thee, “Hosanna in the highest.”
Amen
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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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