So how do we get out of it?
How do we stop taking our lives for granted?
I woke up at 1:30 in the afternoon today after going to bed at 11 last night.
Now let me tell you, it was much needed sleep for sure, getting only 3 hours the night before,
but seriously? 1:30? I wasted the majority of my day away.
A majority that I can never get back.
We forget to keep our lives in check.
How much we eat.
How much we exercise.
How much we sleep.
How much we allow ourselves to indulge in different things.
1 hour of video gaming time....ok.
5 hours of video gaming time....not so ok.
There is a fine balance in life.
A balance that most people think is very easy to maintain.
But this is not so true....
It is easy to walk the tight rope for the first few steps, sure,
but it's after you think you've got it down that you start to wobble,
and eventually, fall off.
For those taking the easy and wide road,
sure,
indulge in life all you want.
Don't strive after much.
Only work the minimum.
Put half of your heart into your family.
Take that extra three nights a week to go boozing.
Make that tall mocha a venti.
Don't worry about it,
because you've got plenty of lee-way to do whatever you want.
But for those taking the hard and narrow,
it's hard.
I'm not here to lie to you.
Striving means a lot of work to get there.
Working means putting your best foot forward every day.
Family means loving them unconditionally all the time, no matter what.
Those extra free nights a week mean more time with friends, more time with family, more time with GOD.
Food and Drink mean moderation. Plain and simple.
It's hard not to overindulge on the good things in life.
But God is so much better.
I hate wasting my life away with the little things.
I really do.
And I hate knowing that I do it.
We are called to be in a relationship with God.
To break the chains of the oppressed.
To set the captives free.
Have you set a captive free today?
Forever His,
Rachel
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