Day 12 - Ecclesiastes 7:21-22
Don't hit pause!
Okay so go with me on this. We love DVR/TIVO in our house. We can record a show or game and watch it when it is convenient. Even my four year old will Fast Forward the beginning of a show that she doesn't like or pause the T.V. when she has to go to the bathroom. (Did I mention this is a fabulous invention for potty training?)
However, after reading Ecclesiastes 7:21-22, I realized that I've been over using the pause feature in my life. Read the verse and see if you do the same.
21 Do not pay attention to every word people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you-22 for you know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others.
Uh-Oh. I think it is safe to say that most of the time I do try to pay attention to every word people say about me, be it good or bad, and then I hit pause. I think about it, analyze it, chew on it, think what I might say in response next time, --basically my little world just stays on that one picture.
The difference between TIVO and my life is that when you pause a T.V. show the whole thing stops, but when I pause my mind, nothing else stops but my mind. My children, my husband, my friendships, my ministry, all keep going. Then, I have to FF to catch-up. (That's a whole different blog.)
Anyway, I'm going to stick a post-it on the remote in my mind that reads, "DON'T HIT PAUSE!" And the next time I'm paying too much attention to what others think or say, I'll remind myself (with the power of the Holy Spirit), don't hit pause--just keep going.
Anyone want to join me?
Okay so go with me on this. We love DVR/TIVO in our house. We can record a show or game and watch it when it is convenient. Even my four year old will Fast Forward the beginning of a show that she doesn't like or pause the T.V. when she has to go to the bathroom. (Did I mention this is a fabulous invention for potty training?)
However, after reading Ecclesiastes 7:21-22, I realized that I've been over using the pause feature in my life. Read the verse and see if you do the same.
21 Do not pay attention to every word people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you-22 for you know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others.
Uh-Oh. I think it is safe to say that most of the time I do try to pay attention to every word people say about me, be it good or bad, and then I hit pause. I think about it, analyze it, chew on it, think what I might say in response next time, --basically my little world just stays on that one picture.
The difference between TIVO and my life is that when you pause a T.V. show the whole thing stops, but when I pause my mind, nothing else stops but my mind. My children, my husband, my friendships, my ministry, all keep going. Then, I have to FF to catch-up. (That's a whole different blog.)
Anyway, I'm going to stick a post-it on the remote in my mind that reads, "DON'T HIT PAUSE!" And the next time I'm paying too much attention to what others think or say, I'll remind myself (with the power of the Holy Spirit), don't hit pause--just keep going.
Anyone want to join me?
posted by Heather @ 6:46 AM
2 Comments:
At 9:42 PM,
Tam said…
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At 9:43 PM,
Tam said…
Heather,
I used to look at your blog regularly, but kept seeing the race. So glad to know your are fasting for 27 days. What a discipline.
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