My devotional reading for the day:
“As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.”
1 Peter 4:10-11 ESV
So today i got to thinking about the first or last day of the week, depending on who you are and when your week starts. Either way, i feel that Sunday is one of those underrated days and under celebrated days. In the recent months i have found myself closer to Jesus than I have ever been. Through prayer, through friendships, through church, through studies, i have slowly started to find peace. It is still far from completion, but i know that this has been the closest i have ever been to feeling whole in my entire adult life. So in the bible, Sunday was the day of the sabbath. It was a day set aside for rest and worship. Yet in common times, and in my own life i had found Sunday to be the only day of the week that i felt like i have to get EVERYTHING done. The laundry, the cleaning, the emails, the cooking, the errands, the shopping, etc, etc, etc. It has rarely been a day that i have set aside for rest. In fact, i used to even workout every Sunday. Thankfully i have found the faith and trust in something greater and it has allowed me to make Sundays more than just the "get prepped for the week day." I mean in all reality, my week mine as well have just skipped Sunday. It never felt like a day that i could relax on.  |
| I forgot to oder my Paleo Power Meals! Here is some food prep for the week. |
amazing family who i am so fortunate to have found a relationship with. Usually i sleep in a little and occasionally i may have a client if i absolutely can not get them in any other day. Sleeping in is really like 6 AM instead of 5 AM. I am fortunate enough to be a part of
I guess my point for sharing this is that every person deserves a day of relaxation and praise. Maybe it isn't to a God. Maybe it is spending time with your family. Maybe it is spending time outside enjoying the air. Maybe its just enjoying time to yourself to be in your own head and process some of the business of the week with no distractions. It doesn't have to be Sunday, but we should all have A day of fun. It is such a hard concept to grasp. Who has time for that? I mean i am a single 30 year old CrossFit athlete and coach. I have no children and no husband, so it would seem as though i have no reason to NOT take the day off. What you don't see on the outside is the business inside. Money, avoiding dealing with money, constant battling of what is the right approach to nutrition, constantly battling with myself over my athletic abilities, second guessing my rest, thinking about calories, thinking about RECOVERY, thinking about how many doctors i have to see every week. Thinking about how i hate telling everyone about it. Thinking about how embarrassed i am because no one else really understands. Wanting to be more social yet still afraid. Wondering what people think when i avoid being social. Wishing I could just relax. All those thoughts plague me each and every day. Yet Sunday, I try and devote to keeping my mind on serving God. I listen to Christian Rock (okay yes everyday) i read a little more scripture (i do read a devotional every day) and i let Jesus take all of my worry away for just one day. It doesn't always work out, but at least i know i have had a part of my day that i can say was worry free, relaxed, and aimed at living the life that Jesus tells me I deserve.
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