Things can get busy, can’t they? Every day we seem to pile more and more responsibility on ourselves. One more project. One more obligation. One more thing to do. Often these things come with problems or extenuating circumstances that extend the amount of time and energy needed to complete or maintain the obligation. It’s easy to get overloaded and overloaded equals stressed. All too often it leads to something falling by the wayside.

Take time to relax and regenerate your energy. Even Jesus would take time away from his work to re-center, relax, and rest. After being swarmed by crowds looking for his attention and traveling almost constantly, he was aware he needed to stop for a moment and recreate. He would go away from everyone to a garden or mountain and pray and rest. As a human being he knew he was more effective when he wasn’t burnt out.

Not a bad idea huh? Stop being so busy and start being more effective. Know your limits and respect them. Over-worked is not effective or healthy. At some point in our juggling, we’ll take on too much and balls will start hitting the floor.

Follow Jesus’ example. Work hard. Relax just as intently. And remember, the Lord’s recipe for relaxing involved prayer.