This is your invitation to break. While there is so much happening in your life right now, there is always time to take a break and be still (Psalm 46:10).
Dishes to wash, social distancing and being away from friends and loved ones, a friend going through a rough time, not being sure about what this next school year looks like, blah, blah, blah…
To be honest you can handle it all but you weren’t meant to. God didn’t create you to handle it all. You were created to connect with others & unplug from everything to collect yourself and connect with God. It’s not easy to do but you’re capable! You deserve a break even or especially during a global pandemic. You are worth a chance to unplug from everything that keeps you away from developing a meaningful relationship with God . The dope part is, you don’t have to wait until the Sabbath to take a moment for you and God. Jesus said come to me with your fears, pressures, doubt, hopelessness, and stress and i’ll give you light & ease! (paraphrase of Matthew 11:28)
Your soul needs you to pause & listen to what’s happening in & around you. Your family need you to disconnect. Your friends may not know it but they need you to disconnect in order to be a better friend. But most of all God is inviting you to reconnect with The Source so you can be strong, balanced, experience joy, feel loved, and then be able to share God's love with others. God is The Source, nothing and no one else can do what God does for and with you. Take a risk and unplug. Here’s 3 simple steps you can try :
Set an alarm to unplug from the world, start small with 5 minutes and work your way up to an hour a day. Before you do let your parents/guardians know so they aren’t concerned because they can’t reach you.
When you unplug ask God to recenter, refresh, and rejuvenate you.
After you unplug set a time to do it again.
listen, live, love, Chaplain B.Leah