Clay in the Hands

I had to be in Dallas this past week for a few days for a board meeting.  Over the last few years we have become a family and the three times per year we are together is always a blessing.

It used to be that returning home from being out of the office for a few days was always a killer.  There would be phone calls to return and email to contend with along with the piles of mail that accumulate.  But now days it is much different.  My email comes to my cell phone and laptop.  My voice mail at the office is forwarded directly to my cell phone as well.  The only thing to deal with on return anymore is the piles of mail (I am not sure how to remedy that situation).

There are certainly benefits to being connected.  But it can also be a drain.  There is never a point that I am not connected.  Sure, I suppose it is a choice – I could turn off my cell phone and leave my laptop at home.  Honestly, I have improved my ability to manage this connectivity, but the reality is that it is always there.  As long as we have it hanging over our heads, it is hard to be alone with God.

We need times in which we can disconnect from all of the things pulling at us so that we can focus on what really matters – our relationship with Jesus.

Find some time this week to disconnect and focus on Jesus.  The other stuff isn’t going anywhere anyway.

Be blessed.