self-care

Personal days.  Self-care.  Recharge.  Lately I have seen these words written and discussed as if they were a magical potion of a long and happy life.  And while I am a proponent of taking time to step back from the busyness of life to have a self-care day, as Christians we should remember what actually will recharge our souls.  In Proverbs 3:13 we read: “Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding.”  You may remember from our look at Proverbs 2:6-9 that the way to wisdom is through knowing God.  Therefore, knowing God is the way to blessedness or happiness.  Have you thought about that as you long for a day to recharge by doing your favorite activity?  Have you considered that actually what you may need is to refresh your relationship with God?  Just like there are many ways to invest in your human relationships, there are many ways you can go about this in your relationship with God.  For example, read the words He has spoken to you through the Bible.  Take a walk and talk to God.  Enjoy the creation that He has made.  Play an instrument and sing praises to Him.  Cook in the kitchen as you consider the wonder of how God created foods and spices (and chemistry!) to make this thing called cooking work.  But all of these things take intention.  As you are walking consider the words you read in the Bible.  Don’t just aimlessly think of unrealistic dreams – consider God.  I have a feeling that a few hours or even 20 minutes spent investing in knowing God will bring you the solace and energy that you so desire.