After a hard day, or at the end of a long week, there is a frequent temptation to sit, rest and put our feet up. Choosing to get some rest from time to time is a great decision.
But, if you put a bunch of days and weeks together where life is a series of evenings and weekends with your feet up, and you may find yourself falling very short of the existence you were called to live.
Life is meant to be cultivated and invested in.
Whether it is in your relationships as a parent, spouse, or friend. Or a gift you have been given that needs an investment of time to see the necessary improvement; we need to choose to grow.
Many kids grow up feeling like their parents just existed in the same home as them, rather than feeling mentored and loved by them. Many spouses feel like they have someone they share a rent payment with, rather than a life long friend. Many potential success stories never come to fruition because they never cultivated their gift.
In Colossians 3:23,24 It says, "Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ."
Our goal, is not good enough. The bar we set, is not just enough to get by. We are supposed to live in a way that honors God, in all aspects of our life.
There is a time to rest, and a time to relax; but consider as well, there is a great need to move forward and grow in your relationships and in your gifting, even when you're tired.
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