What to do when life is passing you by...

Life happens. And it happens fast sometimes! I have three children under the age of 4. My life is a blur at times. People and projects are pulling at me, and sometimes I just feel like running. That's the honest truth.

Have you ever had that dream where you are trying to run but your legs won't move? That's how life feels at times for me. But I'm thankful that my legs won't move. God is working on getting me to understand that the pace of life isn't the issue. The issue is where I turn when life's pace passes me by. Will I run to what this world has to offer and soothe my stresses with some substance or self-indulgent pleasure? Or will I race toward my heavenly Father who has me securely protected in the palm of His hand?

I must admit, life only picks up speed the older I get. But my response to its relentless drive is changing. I'm not so concerned with the "tyranny of the urgent." I am learning that the only truly urgent concerns of life are the essentials: my relationship to God and my interactions with other people. I must measure my days by the "relationship meter" rather than the "rat race meter." I pray that I am making progress in what really matters in life.

Are you running in the right race?

Running for God's Glory,

jonathan