The year is half over. Can you believe it? I'm currently getting my ducks in a row for vacation, scratching mosquito bites from last weekend, and listening to Christmas choir preview music of course. Yeah the planning never ends. I do like summer. I've wondered like you, "Did Jesus take a vacation?" Did he tell his disciples, "Okay Peter, why don't you take the second week in July, and John, you take the third"? All of us deal with an undeniable level of stress and need opportunity to let it drain. Sometimes it's more work organizing for vacation than it is to stay home. But I encourage you to get out of town anyway. Get away! At least a week. Do it, your brain will thank you later. And so will your family. Oh, and the volunteers you work with need time off too. Plan for their absence as much as you can. The ministry doesn't have to suffer if you plan enough in advance. I've learned that I'm replaceable. That's not a license to be slothful. I work hard and consider myself a valuable team player. But I also know, that if I died tomorrow, someone would quickly fill my place. I'm replaceable and so are you. But our health isn't. And our role as either father or mother, grandfather or grandmother isn't replaceable. Stress has a way of fighting our efficiency and our physical bodies. Plan your work well and likewise plan your rest well. You deserve it. Even Jesus took time to get away. Stay with us a little longer.
God bless,
Tim Covert
Tags: Christian Music, Devotional, Worship
