Comments on: Slow it down

By: Crystal Twaddell

Crystal Twaddell — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 16:29:18 +0000

Thank you for such a relevant reminder Lisa!

By: Beverley

Beverley — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:01:56 +0000

My life feels very slow these days, either that or the world around me just gets faster and faster by the day.

By: Krista

Krista — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 02:06:32 +0000

I see that we are a lot alike Lisa 😉
I tend to rush “get this done so I can move on to that” YES!! I find myself unintentionally tapping my foot while I wait on my son to get his teeth brushed, bag packed etc… embarrassingly I’ve had to sit on my hands as to not do it for him (just so we can get moving on).

I’m trying… working on slowing down because life really is too precious and fleeting.

By: Susan Nowell @ My Place to Yours

Susan Nowell @ My Place to Yours — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 01:16:37 +0000

“Some things don’t call for efficiency. They call for attentiveness.” Well said! God gave me a wake-up call a couple of years ago and helped me learn to truly pay attention to people around me. You know… the “invisible” people so easily overlooked on our way to something important. I’m still learning to slow down, but I’m so grateful for the ongoing practice. Thank you for the reminder!

By: Cherry

Cherry — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 01:02:07 +0000

Lisa, I sure do identify with what you wrote – I like to be efficient, and can miss the joys of the little things because I often am in such a hurry. Thanks for this … “Schedules aren’t boss. God is.” So true, and something we need to be reminded of often, I think. Blessings!

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 00:05:01 +0000

Thank you for sitting with me in my story Lisa! Even if it is only online, you have been a great friend and have made me feel loved.

By: Barbara H.

Barbara H. — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 21:12:15 +0000

We are very much alike in this aspect. 🙂

Probably the most inspiring thing to me in regard to interruptions was when I saw for the first time that Jesus healed the woman with the 12-year issue of blood while on the way to heal Jairus’ daughter. I can just imagine how Jairus felt at this delay when his own daughter was ailing, and then when he got word that his daughter had actually died. Then Jesus came and raised her from the dead. The interruption was as much God’s will that day as raising Jairus’ daughter. I so often have to remind myself that my day and my schedule are His to order. I do still bristle at interruptions, but try to remind myself that He is in control and whatever is going on is what He wants me to do right now. And I have to admit that so often that irritation or bristling comes down to not being able to do what *I* wanted to do when *I* wanted to do it. Sigh. Thankfully He is still working on me. 🙂

By: Sherrey Meyer

Sherrey Meyer — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 19:12:19 +0000

Lisa, so true! What slows me down? Usually a clear message from God through a life change, a health issue, sheer tiredness from going too fast, or my dear husband who can take life slower than molasses oozing from the jar. He has been such a visual blessing in my life. God’s gift to an overachieving wife who is also a perfectionist! What a combination we are. 🙂

By: Renee

Renee — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 18:02:57 +0000

Oh….so true…when we are in a hurry others can become a distraction. I have been guilty of also not truly listening to what someone is saying because I’m forming in my mind what I’m going to say. :(. Great post Lisa

By: Trudy

Trudy — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 17:20:56 +0000

Beautiful perspective, Lisa. Even though chronic illness forces me to slow down, I still need to hear this, because my mind can still be going lickety-split and not be as attentive as it should be. I also need to see this illness not as an irritating interruption but as a blessing in disguise to spend more time alone with God. Thank you, Lisa.