Well, we are back from our vacation in Florida. The vacation was good but the most amazing part was watching my children have a great time. Some of the places I really didn't want to go and some of the things I really didn't want to do on the vacation but I knew that I would regret not seeing my children enjoy those things. Knowing that I provided a meaningful experience for my children is indescribable.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Vacation
Well, this is the first official day of our family vacation in Florida. We left at 4pm Friday drove all night and I went to bed at 8:30pm on Saturday night(30 1/2 hours of no sleep). I have read and I can't remember where that the idea of taking a vacation is not common in other countries.
For my wife, kids and I, this is our first official family vacation. We have had vacations before but that always was to return home to visit parents and other relatives. Now that we have moved close to home we can actually have a real vacation.
Have you ever thought why people take a vacation? For some it is to go and see things that they would never make the time to go and see. Others it is to see family that they haven't seen in a while. Still others use it to catch up on much needed home improvements. Companies will even pay for employees to take vacation and after so many years working for a company people take vacation days because they have to or they will lose the vacation day for that year.
I guess vacations are given so people aren't stuck in a rut all the time. It is amazing thought that after a vacation people get right back in the rut that they were stuck in because that rut is comfortable.
On a slightly "spiritual" note. Have you ever taken a vacation as a Christ follower. Maybe you skipped a couple of Sundays at church and didn't get back for a while. You missed your time with God for a couple of days and never got back into the habit.
Christ followers can get stuck in a rut with their spiritual lives as well. Doing the same things over and over again with no creativity or change can cause this. For me I have to vary where my time with God is spent. Indoors, outdoors, at the house, at work, at Starbucks, etc. I also have to vary how I spend me time with God. Only bible study, only prayer, a combination of both, look up topics in the bible, read a devotional book, etc.
Galatians 6:9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
When your faith lifestyle starts to become weary I want to encourage you to take a vacation from your usual routine and change things up. Get creative, go somewhere, talk to someone different. Whatever you do -- Don't Give Up!
For my wife, kids and I, this is our first official family vacation. We have had vacations before but that always was to return home to visit parents and other relatives. Now that we have moved close to home we can actually have a real vacation.
Have you ever thought why people take a vacation? For some it is to go and see things that they would never make the time to go and see. Others it is to see family that they haven't seen in a while. Still others use it to catch up on much needed home improvements. Companies will even pay for employees to take vacation and after so many years working for a company people take vacation days because they have to or they will lose the vacation day for that year.
I guess vacations are given so people aren't stuck in a rut all the time. It is amazing thought that after a vacation people get right back in the rut that they were stuck in because that rut is comfortable.
On a slightly "spiritual" note. Have you ever taken a vacation as a Christ follower. Maybe you skipped a couple of Sundays at church and didn't get back for a while. You missed your time with God for a couple of days and never got back into the habit.
Christ followers can get stuck in a rut with their spiritual lives as well. Doing the same things over and over again with no creativity or change can cause this. For me I have to vary where my time with God is spent. Indoors, outdoors, at the house, at work, at Starbucks, etc. I also have to vary how I spend me time with God. Only bible study, only prayer, a combination of both, look up topics in the bible, read a devotional book, etc.
Galatians 6:9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
When your faith lifestyle starts to become weary I want to encourage you to take a vacation from your usual routine and change things up. Get creative, go somewhere, talk to someone different. Whatever you do -- Don't Give Up!
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