These men are reminders of our need to periodically assess our lives. We’re all broken in some way, but we’re not good at pondering or seeking to repair the fraying fabric of our lives. We regularly service our cars and lawn mowers, and toys, check out our financials, and schedule our annual physicals exams. But when do we care for our disquieted minds, do the things we love to do, and address estranged or difficult relationships that need healing, not ignoring? Do we give thought to who we are and to whom we are becoming and attend to mending the emotional and spiritual breaks that allow the true meaning and contentment of life to escape?
Hard work and hard play give life quantity but not necessarily quality. God knew our need and gave us a day of rest from the vicissitudes and challenges of life. The business world recognizes it and allots recovery time from the hectic work week, time for pleasure and for family. But our lives are incomplete without reflection, without attending to our spirits, repairing our minds, and realigning ourselves with what God has said about the principles that lead to healthy, happy lives and about the purpose He has for us . Do we take the time to seek and find?
“His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him—though he is not far from any one of us.Acts 17:27
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