Life= Beat the Clock

Today’s Scripture:

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:29-30 

As soon as nap time begins I feel like a contestant in the old game show called “Beat the Clock” where you have so much time to complete a task thus winning money and prizes. This is very similar to the current game show called “Minute to Win It”.  I mean I am rushing around this house as fast as my little legs can carry me trying to get as much done around the house as possible before my little cutie wakes up!  Now maybe you no longer play beat the napper, but rather beat the lunch hour or something like it.  I am so driven by this that I think in advance (even writing a list often) what I want to get accomplished during my precious time.  Of course, I always seem to fall short of getting everything done before he wakes up…leaving me with a sense of failure…anyone with me on this?  Why do I do this to myself, why do I try to cram so much stuff into a few hours knowing it is highly possible I won’t get to it all?  I understand it is important to be organized and take care of things that must be tended to, but at the price of feeling like a failure at the end of each day?  Is that really the abundant life God promises in scripture?  Jeremiah 33:6 says, “‘Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security.’” God wants us to be peaceful and feel secure in Him and in our current circumstances; but I sure don’t always feel that way.  I am going to be forty years old today and you know what?  I am ‘beating the clock’ my life away one day at a time.  Life is so short when you stop and think about it…stop running the rat race…those chores will get done eventually.  Place your worries with Christ and He will make your burdens light. I bet you will have the best sleep you have had in ages by just letting things go. Enjoy today, because let’s face it…realistically it could be our last!  I am certain the people of Japan swept away by the Tsunami didn’t think their life would be over that fateful morning the got up and began their normal routines.  Make each day count with things that truly are meaningful, live it like it was your last and I bet you will certainly do things different than normal J  I know I would!