I just sat down for a second.
I don't know what hit me.
It was still pretty early in the day.
Next thing you know...
I was out!
My mentor just talked to me last week about the importance of REST.
- Relax.
- Take a break!
- Recharge one's batteries.
- Take a load off.
- Put your feet up.
- Chill out.
- Don't do anything!
I've noticed that as I teach under a greater anointing and as I pray more and more, I am wiped out the following day, big time! It took me by surprise today because it didn't hit until almost 24 hours after I ministered. I was probably running on the fumes of adrenaline. I wonder how those big, powerful preachers do it? Perhaps they have worked up an immunity to it?
Years ago I gave a close friend of mine a special gift. It was an afternoon of flight instruction that cumulated in actually flying a small plane with an instructor. I was invited to go along for the ride. I've never been overly fond of those tiny planes, but it was nice enough. All was going well until the instructor said, "Now I'd like you to try this." I guess the student didn't quite do it right because the plane went into a nose dive.
It couldn't have been more than fifteen seconds, yet somehow it seemed as if each second was stretched to capacity. Time slowed down significantly. Those moments were dream-like. I remember seeing my purse, that I had placed on the seat beside me, floating in the air by my head. It just sort of hung there in space. In the background, I could hear the frustration in the voice of the teacher as he tried to pull out of the dive without success. Right around that time I remember thinking, "I'll just close my eyes now." And that's exactly what I did. Instantly, I was in the prayer closet of my mind, praying in another language. Within seconds, the plane was back in the instructor's control and all was well. No one panicked. That was a really good thing! LOL.
I am heeding the words of my experienced mentor and making it a priority to pencil "REST" into my schedule... especially after days of ministry. The last thing that I want is to CRASH and BURN. Yeah... I really want to avoid that at all costs. With that thought in mind, I am heading off to bed early tonight.
"My Presence will go with you,
and I will give you rest."
Exodus 33:14
In RED shoes,
Gail
