Easter Sunday ended my lent participation for 2024. I had 40 days with no sweets, no alcohol and no television (with a couple of exceptions mentioned in an earlier post). While it wasn't always easy, I am glad I made the choices I made. Jesus never told us life would be easy. One of the things I was convicted about during Lent was not ever taking a day off. Being in real estate is great in that I get to set my own schedule - kind of. I definitely don't work 8 hours on Saturday and Sunday, but I do feel like I am "on call" all the time. This doesn't leave much of an opportunity for sustained rest and worship. God modeled for us how we should work and rest. He created the world and everything in it in six days and then rested on the seventh. For the last two weeks, I have taken a day off on Wednesday. I am turning off the computer and the phone and letting people know someone else on our team can assist them, or I can help them on Thursday. I try to spend the day resting, reading, praying and worshiping. After a lifetime of not doing that, it is not easy. But like I said earlier, Jesus didn't promise easy. I am told that taking a day off will make the other six days more productive. In all honesty, I can't say for sure that has happened, but I can say my time alone with God on Wednesdays is one of the most important things I can do. If it's been a while since you have really had a day off, I would encourage you to give it a shot.
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