Tuesday is the New Monday
Tuesday is the new Monday, at least for this week. Because of our Memorial day observances, most of us haven’t started our work week until Today, which is Tuesday. For me, Monday represents a time to regroup before I hit the week’s work really hard. I usually use it to re-focus myself and re-energize my mind as I prepare for the upcoming Sunday’s teaching. Sometimes the weight of a message can really beat you down and you need some time to recoup before you can do it again, but this week I’m already in the hole by one day and need all the time I can get.
So, I skipped my rejuvenation period and went right to work….NOT! That’s what I would have done six months ago. Now, more than ever, I realize that if I am going to be available for God to use in my weekly preaching I need time to re-focus myself and clean my pallet so God can use my freshly prepared mind. God’s message demands a fresh mind and deserves a prepared heart.
Martin Luther once said (and I’m paraphrasing), “I begin each day with two hours of prayer. And on those days when I have a lot of work to do I begin with three hours of prayer.”
Realizing that God can use a half day of work that is fully focused on Him more than He can use a full day of work that isn’t can change everything.
