The exhausting race to SLOW DOWN

Happy Friday blog followers.  This will be my first blog following my first week of sabbatical.  I underestimated the difficulty of resting the mind.  It has taken this much time to let myself escape the daily routines that my subconscious so desperately wants to go.  Through discipline and quiet time I have begun to really enjoy the moments of my daily devotional (in which I have not actively done in many years).  I am focusing on the “man” that God created and how we, as men have drifted far from the plan that God created us for in relationships, work, family, etc.  One of the lessons has dealt with the need for adventure.  This adventure is different for everyone.  For me, it will be the call of the wild.  Tomorrow I am meeting up with my best friend and my dad for a New Mexico Rocky Mountain hunt.  Just us and God’s creation.  It is something that I look forward to each year as a grab my archery gear, food and water and head out.  With my mind in a “sabbatical” mode, it already feels different as if my mission is to concentrate more on the wonderful people who will be around me more than my prey.  I look forward to sending some pictures to show just how beautiful this place is and what it will do for my soul.  Thank you Jesus for the opportunity and the people in my life that allow this experience to happen.  I pray for safety and fellowship conversations directed by you.  Thank you Lord for this time of rest and enjoyment and I pray that with your help, I can be a blessing to all who are around me this week.  Amen