Despite me having yet another sinus infection this week, it has been a great week . . . until today.
On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday I took important and thoughtful quiet time to myself to read and study the scriptures. I pretty much always read my scriptures each day, but to actually study and ponder them and then after have meaningful prayer . . . well, that hasn't happened on a regular basis for a while. A long while. I am always too rushed. I rush through morning prayer and scripture time so that I can get things done. I rush through evening prayer so that I can sleep! And you know what I have realized, when it comes to certain things. . . RUSHING is such a WASTE of TIME!
Today I rushed my study because my smallest decided that 6:30 would be a good time to wake up the entire house . . . I usually have until 7:30. It happens with kids. It was no big surprise. The same thing happened on Tuesday of this week, but instead of rushing the entire day after that, I took time that day after the kids were all down for naps or quiet time to read and ponder.
Today I didn't take time later to do it. And, today was unproductive, frustrating, and completely chaotic. I felt like a mindless directionless blob.
I really didn't perform this experiment on purpose. And though I have seen it happen before, never in such an obvious way as this. It is a contrast of light and darkness I will not soon forget. And though today was hard, tomorrow can be better . . . if I don't rush.
I needed to read this post today! Thanks.
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