This is the Problem with Holidays!

So today I’m playing catch-up. I had a great time with the family over the Labor Day weekend and now I must pay the piper.

Thankfully, I have a lot of writing assignments right now (when it rains, it pours, and then…it doesn’t), so I will be typing away most of the week. But first today Abby and I must head back to Tucson for doctor and dental visits – no fun, but we’ll find a way 🙂 So I got up extra early this morning to finish up preparing for tomorrow’s Bible study lesson.

Today I’m praying for God to be God over my time, for Him to help me use it wisely. In fact, I’m giving Him permission to strong-arm me into using my time well if necessary. Sometimes that is required with me. I’m also asking Him to prioritize my days for me. I tend to need help there too.

And while my brain is on so many other things that I really can’t think of anything especially witty or meaningful to give you, my dear bloggy friends, today, I still want to offer something. So I’ll offer this prayer on your behalf and mine.

“Lord, thank you for the rest and rejuvenation afforded us

during the holiday weekend. May it have

splendidly lingering effects in our lives

this week. But now I pray that

you help each of us to accomplish all that

demands our attention and time. We don’t

want to be spinning our wheels like the author

of Psalm 127 alluded to. We want our work, our

labor, to have significance, meaning, and eternal

benefit. So, as the author of Psalm 90 pleads,

‘Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us;

and do confirm for us the work of our hands;

yes, confirm the work of our hands.’

Thank you Lord, Amen.”

Blessings to you all on this Monday, oops, I mean Tuesday!

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Beth E. says

September 7, 2010 at 7:50 pm

Blessings to you, too, sweet Kay. Thank you so much for that beautiful prayer.

I liked this part of your post, too. In fact, I think it should be a prayer for Bo, my youngest son:

"Today I'm praying for God to be God over my time, for Him to help me use it wisely. In fact, I'm giving Him permission to strong-arm me into using my time well if necessary. Sometimes that is required with me. I'm also asking Him to prioritize my days for me. I tend to need help there too."

Bo's in his second year of college…he definitely needs God's help with using his time well! 😉

Have a wonderful week, friend!

Mary @ A Simple Twist of Faith says

September 8, 2010 at 1:50 am

Thanks for the prayer, Kay. We came back from a wonderful weekend in Atlanta, however, I, too, am paying the piper today. At 9:30 PM, I sat down, the first time since breakfast! I am thankful I had the energy to get all the important stuff done today: prayer,reading to my girls exercise, home schooling, meals, grocery shopping, scripture reading, and baking cookies as a thank you gift for our friends to hosted us over the long weekend. I am also thankful I have a guest room I can hide all of the unpacked bags and laundry from the trip! Tomorrow will be laundry day!

Red Letter Believers says

September 9, 2010 at 4:41 am

I took an extra day off on Tuesday. Today was a rough one. But, in two days, I have a weekend. How good is that?

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