There are days and weeks that a certain issue or “topic” will keep coming up and presenting itself in different ways. In ways that I come to realize that God is “talking” to me and wants me to learn that certain point. Does this happen to you?
Earlier this week, I went to a women’s church meeting. It was a great time! We all had an enjoyable visit with lots of laughs and fun. As we were visiting, 2 women mentioned that they had put their “talents and interests” on hold because of some events that had arisen in their lives. One spoke of their daughter having health issues that had been going on for almost 5 years and another one said she had had a cancer scare, recently, and wasn’t participating in her talents because of it.
Then, the next morning, I spoke with my sister and the same subject came up. It was like, “Okay, God, I get it.” I’ve been thinking about this all week. I realized that since I’ve been “sick”, that I haven’t allowed myself to enjoy life as I should and continue in doing things that make me “me”. I haven’t been allowing the simple pleasures of life in. I haven’t known how to, dealing with the health issues and other troubles that have come up. I felt like there were either more important issues to take care of or I didn’t have the time to have fun.
So, how to we do this? How do we enjoy life when we feel so caught up with illness and other struggles? How do we allow ourselves to look passed our struggles and see that there is still good to be seen and great times to be had? It is something that I want to figure out and something that (apparently) God wants me to figure out, also.
When I talked to my sister about this, she said she had had a similar conversation before with another friend. That friend told her that there’s a balance. And, that the balance includes knowing it’s OK to “have fun” even when you’re in the middle of important things (and illnesses) that need to be taken care of.
This is me mostly thinking aloud. But, maybe we can all learn from this. I know several people that are able to keep up with their “life” and “themselves” by keeping their focuses in balance. They’re able to meet their struggles in such a way that they’re also meeting their “fun” needs, at the same time.
Any thoughts? I will definitely be putting more effort into this!
Thank you for sharing your time with me!
Love, Jenn
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