Take a Break

Okay- Honestly- I have been feeling low energy recently, due to allergies or whatever, and I started to joke about entering "power-saving mode". You know...that mode on our phones and other electronic devices for when the battery is getting really low...But we're not quite done with it yet??? During my latest "power-saving mode" break (LOL) I actually started thinking. You see- during this period, like a phone, I stop doing "all the things" and just take a moment to breath. I legit #practicethepause as I like to say. It can be sitting, or laying down, closing my eyes, listening to music, listening to a meditation from my Bible Meditation App (@SOULTIMEAPP), or just the sounds of my own deep breathing. Sometimes I try to quiet my mind, other times I just let it race, and even others I try to harnass it and have what I've started calling "Brainstorming Prayers" with God. I take advantage of all those thoughts and ideas that fling through my ADD mind and I grasp them, pray over them, pray for them, and surrender them to the Lord for Him to do. I was amazed at how I felt God responding to me during these times. I mean- I more often then not can think even faster then I can type, hence missing words and such- that I never even catch when I read back over it- because it is still totally there in my mind (Am I the only one?). Yet no matter how fast paced I can think, thankfully the Lord can keep up, and even knows my thoughts before they race through my mind like they're on the toll roads in Texas (Y'all- the speed limit is a Min. of 80...lol). But we are living in a world were being fast, going fast and trying to do "all the things" is encouraged. Too many times we don't even wait to rest until we hit the wall...

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So for a moment, whether you feel like you need it or not, -TAKE A BREAK! The world will be fine for a moment while you #practicethepause and take a moment to just breath.

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You may even be amazed the difference that simple act can have on your mood and your energy levels. Trust God to handle it, and Just Breathe.