With hormones in check, why was I feeling this way? I
started to do some soul searching and the power of the female brain revealed at
least a dozen different things that could be affecting my mood. The list
included lack of sleep, dieting, new family stresses, not enough “me” time, not
enough time with my husband, lack of exercise, not enough time in the Word and
that is just to name a few. No one specific reason felt like the culprit to my
blue mood. I eventually put the soul searching to rest and called out to the
Lord.
He is such a good God! This morning, I opened my bible to
Exodus 18 and a piece of the puzzle was revealed to me. I will paraphrase the
chapter for you…
Moses, father in-law,
Jethro, came to visit him out in the desert. Moses told his father in-law about
everything the Lord had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel’s sake and
about all the hardships they had met along the way and how the Lord had saved
them. Jethro was delighted to hear all the great things the Lord had done and
said, “Now I know that the Lord is greater than all other gods.”
The next day, Moses
took his seat to serve as judge for the people and they stood around him from
morning till evening. Jethro was every worried about Moses. He said, “What you
are doing is not good. You and these people who come to you will only wear
yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone.”
Jethro then gave Moses
some advice. He told Moses to be the people’s representative before God and to
teach the people how to live holy and follow the Lords decrees. Jethro further
instructed him to appoint judges that would hear the minor disputes and save
only the difficult cases for Moses. Moses listened to Jethro’s sound advice and
did everything he said.
Moses was doing it all! Does that sound familiar ladies? How
often do we take on more than we can handle and then feel guilty if we don’t do
it all perfectly? After reading this chapter I hovered over Exodus 18:18, “What you are doing is not good. You and
these people who come to you will only wear yourselves out. The work is too
heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone.”
About a month ago, God called me to something new and I felt
a check in my spirit to clear a few things off my plate. After a minor dusting
of my duties I concluded my work was done…there was room for my new calling. I
can now openly admit that I was still trying to do it all!
A wise woman in my life has encouraged me to determine what
my top priorities are in life and to make sure those areas are well taken care
of. Then if time and energy allows partake in the other activities. Balance can
be hard to achieve but is always worth the effort.
Here is a link to a Priority – 30 Day Challenge worksheet http://www.chalenejohnson.com/30daychallenge/media/Priority-Worksheet-Day2.pdf
