Out of Breath!
There are days (weeks!) that rush by in a flurry of chaos, To-Do lists and conversations that start with "Oh, I've been meaning to talk to you about...". On days like this it's easy to feel like I've been caught up in a whirlwind that has no intent of slowing down. Ever. And sometimes I just need a moment to catch my breath. Usually this is where I lock myself in a bathroom, or one of my other secret hiding places in the church. (So far I have 2 that I've not been found in yet...pure gold!) But more often than not, instead of needing a quiet moment to myself, what I need is to remember that God is calling me to slow down and re-focus. Running myself ragged trying to do a million things FOR him isn't want he wants. God wants me to be spending time WITH him. And I can do that while I'm working, but when I get myself caught in a flurry of activity, I'm not consciously spending my time with him. I need slow down. So today, the words He us