As evidenced by the infrequency with which I post to this lovely little blog, the pace of life just never seems to slow down. It never fails...you think you have everything all set out and it will be smooth sailing for a few days, and then something comes up.
So, with things coming at us at the speed of light, it is easy to blame our poor management of time on the fact that we feel like we don't have any time to begin with. Something that hit me this morning while I was reading Streams in the Desert (trying not to think about the fact that I had to leave in 5 minutes and still had to make my lunch) was this thought: well I'm so glad that this lady in the devotional had an extra hour every day that she could sit in her garden and just talk to God, completely uninterrupted...if I had that much free time, I would do the exact same thing. But before you think I am being "holier than thou," let me complete my thought process, which continued on the way to work...ok, let's be honest...if I had an extra hour every day, it would most likely get taken up by the pile of laundry that I'm trying to ignore even though it is right beside the dining room table, or cleaning the counter in the bathroom (because I have noticed a nice layer of dust accumulating), or cleaning the door of the oven (because I don't realize until I am cooking that I have still not removed the burned sweet potato that splashed out of the pie).
So, what is my point? Instead of viewing my job as the reason why I don't get to spend an hour alone with God in my (nonexistent) garden, I need to view it as the way that God wants me to glorify Him during this time in my life. Well, one of the ways...but since I spend 35.7% of my waking hours at work (more like 50% if you include the shop), that's kind of a lot. Also, when I do get free time, it has to be prioritized. Yes, the laundry is important, but not more important than spending time with my husband, or reading CS Lewis, or finishing my quiet time before 11pm when I just want to close my eyes. So that's that.
