For the past month, I’ve been on summer break. CNU’s fall semester doesn’t start again until the end of August, so I still have almost 3 more months off from school. It has definitely been great to have some free time and so much time to relax. I was blessed enough to be able to go to the beach for a week with one of my roommates, and then able to go on a mission trip to Toronto, Canada for a week. Also, I recently started a job, so that has given me something to do for a few days of the week.
But I still have so much time! It’s a little ridiculous to be honest. God has really been challenging me to be intentional with my time and be sure that I am using it wisely; it sounds much easier than it is. I have so much free time, which is an AMAZING blessing, and I am definitely trying to use this free time while I have it. But it is so tempting for me to waste my time! Some days, I will just want to wake up and just veg out in front of the TV for most of the day. But how is that contributing to the Kingdom? How is that beneficial? I am not growing, I am not pursuing God, and I am not telling others about God. I’ve really been convicted of how I’m using my time. I’m not saying that I need to constantly be reading my Bible or doing evangelism. What I’m saying is that I need to be more intentional. It’s okay to relax. God even put having a Sabbath in his Top Ten! We all need to take time to rest- that’s Biblical. However, we also need to be active! There is a time for each.
At church on Sunday, the pastor was talking about rest. He mentioned how people often swing between the two extremes; some people work ALL the time and never take a vacation. But then some people just relax all the time, and need to get to work! I am trying to find that balance. Right now, I have so much free time that it is very tempting for me to be the person that relaxes all day. But I need to get to work! It may not be in the form of a 9-5 job (I only work part time), but I can be working for God’s glory. He maintains very flexible hours ;)
So I’m trying to find things to do to be using my time wisely and for the glory of God. I’m trying to start blogging a bit more to help me reflect on all of the things God has been teaching me. I’m also hoping to be able to volunteer more in the community. Tomorrow I start volunteering with Mission Day Star at Liberty Baptist. I’m so stoked to see how God is going to move! Please let me know if you know of any other awesome opportunities or have any cool ideas of ways to use my time. It’s much more difficult than I thought it would be to find things to do with my free time.
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