Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Bitings Mints & Sunrises


To my readers,

I chew mints. 

Apparently this isn’t the way you are supposed to enjoy a mint.  I found this out after a friend offered me a mint and proceeded to laugh as I bit down on it.  I was confused why she thought this was so funny until she explained to me you’re supposed to savor a mint like a piece of butterscotch.  Oops, I chew that too. 

I was in disbelief for a while. In fact, I questioned other people in the office just in order to find out if this is true or not.  The results all came back the same.

Who would have thought that this little thing would leave me so embarrassed? 

Either way, I spent the next half hour trying to savor a mint the proper way.  It was very difficult fighting my urge to not bite down and chew.  As I started to think about this, I realize I just didn’t want to savor the moment.  I wanted to just hurry and get to the “good part.” I found that I don’t savor life.

In the Old Testament an old king named Solomon writes his memoirs down in a book called Ecclesiastes.  After all he has experienced and endured, he writes,
So I concluded there is nothing better than to be happy and enjoy ourselves as long as we can.  And people should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their labor, for these are gifts from God.” Ecclesiastes 3:12-13, NLT.
Solomon is writing to me, though not intentionally, but his words have spoken to me. God is showing me my life is busy.  Between Lifegroups, Bible studies, services, blogging, and the toils of life- I am in a constant state of rushing.  I don’t have the time to sit down and smell the metaphorical roses.  The truth is the reason I don’t have this time because I don’t make time. 

Work hard. Its good for you, God intended us to enjoy the fruit of our labor but take the time to enjoy life.  Find the time to enjoy the creation that God has placed before you. If we don’t, we will find that we will have passed moments by where God is showing glances of his beauty and majesty.  It would be like never opening a wrapped birthday gift because I had too much going on. 

My band director in high school used to always say, “Never rush a good night kiss.”  It’s something to be enjoyed.  Savored.  Remembered. 

I believe he spoke truth in this statement.

Watch a sunrise. Take a walk. Savor this moment now before its past by.  



Simply,
Tex G.M. Rule
So I concluded there is nothing better than to be happy and enjoy ourselves as long as we can.  And people should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their labor, for these are gifts from God.” Ecclesiastes 3:12-13, NLT.

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