Unplugged

Have you ever felt like you're running around trying to get everything done, working hard, and yet feel like nothing is getting accomplished?

I feel this way a lot...like my checklist is never ending and also never complete. I start to get agitated, discouraged, and drained. No matter what I do to "recharge," I still feel drained.

Coincidentally, before I went to bed, I laid my smart watch on its charger and made sure it was charging before I fell asleep. When I woke up, it was dead. Not like 2% dead, I mean DEAD. My frustration drove me closer to God and I expressed how drained I felt. I asked him to guide my day and form my agenda because my own agendas were not being accomplished.

Throughout the day I asked God what he wanted me to do next and I was shocked by the direction He gave me. I was surprised that some of those things had nothing to do with my checklist. Even with the added activities, I completed everything on my list and more.

I felt fulfilled, accomplished, and rested after one of the most productive days I'd had all summer.

On my walk, I asked God, why do I feel more rested today than on other days when I'm intentionally trying to take a break? He showed me a picture of the watch, dead on the charger that morning. I felt like He was saying:

You're doing everything you think will bring you rest and joy, but you are disconnected from the source that brings you energy and hope. You're laying on the charger, but you're not asking for the source to fill you up. Seek me in everything and I will be your source. I will recharge your batteries and you will have energy and a positive outlook for every task on your list. You'll have grace for the things you cannot get done and you'll have peace as you realize it will be done.

I want to live like this every day! I want Him to guide my every step. I want to be in sync with what He wants to accomplish that day, not what I want to accomplish. I'm tired of sitting on the charger all night and waking up drained. I want the source to fill me up and be able to extend that to others. If you feel this way too, I'm praying for you. I'm asking that you have ears to hear and eyes to see what God wants for your day. That He lovingly guide your steps and that you realize sometimes unaccomplished tasks are gentle redirection. I hope you feel rested, loved, and fulfilled as you walk this journey out with me.