Here

in America we have people with all types of work

habits. We also have those who do not work at

all.

We

have those who are workaholics and are always at

the office or their places of work.

In

life it is important to get the right balance of

work and play. It is just as important to be able

to play a little as it is to work all the time.

Have you ever heard the saying "all work and

no play makes a dull boy?" Then again if one

plays all the time and doesn't work, he or she

will not produce anything and his or her life

will not have the meaning it can have.

substitute teach at the local high schools and I

am always asking students, "What do you plan

to do with your life when you graduate?" I

do this to get them to begin thinking of their

future and often can help them chart the course.

Some

are very clear with their plans and some don't

have a clue. It's interesting that more and more

I am hearing, "I want to get rich and retire

at 30 and lay by the pool!" That would bore

me stiff and probably them too, even if they

could pull it off. I then launch into my spiel

about how the life you give away is the happy

life, not the one you where you "get all you

can and can all you get."

Once

again, we can turn to the scriptures and get our

balanced answers to the happy and fulfilled life.

In

the New Testament we read of how Jesus was

healing and preaching and how the crowds were

constantly pressing upon him. He knew that he

needed time to reflect and pray and keep in touch

with God His heavenly Father so he chose to get

away from the crowds and get into a boat for a

while. I really love this part of the scriptures

because it showed the human side of Jesus.

It

also gave us the example to follow. There are

times when we should just stop what we are doing

and get away from the routine of life and just

"go off in a boat," maybe with our

spouses or just with our selves, or even with a

friend.

In

our family with two teenagers, my wife and I try

to have a date each Friday night usually at the

$1 movie. We go and get something to eat and just

enjoy each other and try to unwind from the week.

In

the summer we try to take a family vacation just

with our family. These are very special times to

keep everything in focus.

remember when we were stationed in Seoul, Korea

from 1984-1986, where the people worked seven

days a week. You would see people asleep on the

commuter trains and buses and sitting at their

jobs when no one was looking. Most people cannot

function efficiently or safely if they get no

rest. I can remember being a student in Ranger

School at Fort Benning where we went on 12-day

patrols with one meal and two hours of sleep, if

we made our objective. When sleep deprivation

hit, it was reported that men were walking up to

trees trying to put quarters in them to make

phone calls home. The mind fogs over and one

cannot think.

Beautifully,

Jesus said, "Come unto me all you who are

weary and heavy laden, and I will give you

rest." Jesus was talking about physical and

spiritual rest. Jesus knew the burdens of life

that we are all involved in to provide for our

families, but he also know of the need for rest

and renewal.

It

is my prayer that you take time this summer to

follow His example and find your rest.

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