Projects, plan, rest, socialize, clean, projects. Definitely a Type-A personality marching about over here in Anaheim. Actually, I have cut down on a few of my activities but continue to harbor the aspirations of an overachiever. Yet, I'm beginning to wonder who defines "over." Is it the "unders"? Is it simply those who notice you are stressed? If so, I think I would be more stressed NOT trying to accomplish, check off, achieve, plan, etc. People naturally do what makes them feel good. We're not naturally unselfish, good people. The heart is deceitful and desperately wicked. Who can know it? (Jeremiah something or the other) The goal is to conform your desires to God's desires, and then you can do what makes you feel good all day long! Some people refer to this as Christian hedonism.
1 “Ho! Every one who thirsts, come to the waters; And you who have no money come, buy and eat. Come, buy wine and milk Without money and without cost. 2 “Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, And delight yourself in abundance. Isaiah 55:1-2
One of the things that makes me feel good is "getting things done." Yes, I tire myself out, but I LIKE being productive. The most important thing is to ask the Lord what HE wants. Obviously, I tend to overdo it and not spend enough time in rest and in the Lord's presence. At times, God requires and commends action, and I think that many people are going to be surprised one day when they sit in His prescence and He reveals that He was not pleased with their passivity. Again, the most important thing is ... whatever God wants. I must keep reminding myself to put first things first. Blessings.
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