Being a Good Steward

As I was driving to my neighborhood gas station the other day, I started thinking about how little time to myself I've really had over the last couple weeks. We've been pretty busy at the ranch and when we have off a lot of us end up hanging out for the rest of the day. While I love hanging out with people and getting to know them, I've noticed that I really do need some time of my own to just relax and rest in God, just as Jesus used to go off in solitude, I find the same desire in myself. Here is the problem though. Its not that I haven't had time to myself, I have. Its not even the fact that I haven't had the quantity of time to myself that I would need, I have. The problem is with the fact that I have been a poor steward of that time.

When I have time to myself I tend to waste it on things like video games or sitting on facebook or something like that. I rarely spend it truly resting. That is not to say that those are bad or even not forms of resting, but when I rest I need to be better at understanding what I need to gain rest. Sometimes you need to have those days of simply sitting on the couch and doing absolutely nothing. Other days you need to spend your time alone going on a hike or a bike ride. Either way you have to be intentional about doing what it is that your body really needs. We often do things because it is the thing that is easiest to do, but a lot of the time it ends up just making us more tired and feeling as though we haven't rested. After thinking about this and spending time by myself in a way that allows me to actually rest. Rest is a beautiful thing when done properly. It makes you more energetic and more amiable. I know that during the time when I wasn't really spending time by myself to help me rest I was a little irritable and felt drained most of the time. Now I'm feeling much better and feel ready to do whatever it is that I need to do. We must always be aware of how we are feeling as it affects everyone around us, that is why rest is so vital to our lives.