I and all of us need to understand the
significance of exhaling and enjoying life
because we all deserve it.
“O
h, the hustle and bustle of
Life.” From work, to chil-
dren, to business to min-
istry and the list goes on
and on! We are constantly bombarded with
so many “cares of life,” that it is no wonder
we usually “burn out’ or have exhausted all
of our physical, mental and emotional fac-
ulties. It appears that there is never enough
time in the day to accomplish all that is set
before us. Before we can take a deep breath,
the day has already passed and many things
seemed to go “undone.”
But Jesus himself knew the value of rest
because he modeled it from the beginning.
“And on the seventh day God (ended) His
work which He had done, and He rested
on the seventh day from all of His work
which He had done (Genesis 2:1, NKJV).” If
our heavenly Father understands the value
of relaxing mind, body and spirit after a
tedious day, “why is it so hard for us?” We,
in the busyness of life, miss out on many
opportunities to enjoy life, exhale and other-
wise because we don’t take time to do so.
I am guilty of this myself. I am very
busy with my profession, family, ministry
and otherwise. I usually don’t take the time
that I should to relax, even when it is avail-
able and then in the process is very stressed
because of it and I don’t blame anyone but
myself! I and all of us need to understand
the significance of exhaling and enjoying
life because we all deserve it. We don’t have
to exhaust all of our energies on things in
the long run that’s not going to matter.
What seems more plausible and appro-
priate to focus on at the moment, is the
times that we spend with family and the
opportunities we have to make a differ-
ence in other people’s lives for the better.
Because, when it is all “said and done,” and
life has ceased its course, what is going
really make a difference is not how much
wealth we have created, our accolades,
houses, cars or monies accumulated, but
what we have “done under the sun” and I
hope in the overall scheme of things that
was to love others, and exhale and enjoy life
to the fullest!
Jennifer Workman is an Evangelist, Inspira-
tional Speaker, writer, song writer and founder
of Simply Victorious Ministries.
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