God's Wisdom Includes the Ability to Balance and Prioritize Things in Our Life

Day 13
I’m excited because this afternoon I am starting a walking/running program with a young teenager in our church that is kind enough to tolerate me. She may decide I’m holding her back and leave me on the curb after the first couple of days. We’ll see how this works out. But I realized that I had to do something to take care of my health. With so much work to do at the office, I’m often just too tired to exercise and I’ve put on a few more pounds than I need.

The main reason I don’t exercise is that I work too much. Interestingly enough, I came across Proverbs 23:4 that says: “Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint.” I’m really not greedy or obsessed with riches. I do enjoy what you can do with money. But the main reason that I work too many hours is that I just can’t stand to leave my work undone or not fulfill promises or expectations that my customers or associates have of me. But that also means that I don’t take care of myself nor do I make it home as early as my husband would like for me to. It’s difficult to balance all these responsibilities. God given wisdom includes the ability to balance and prioritize to avoid obsessing over any one aspect of life. I think it also means that I must be conscious of who sets my priorities. Is it me or is it everyone else deciding for me how my day will be spent? I will pray for greater balance and harmony in my day. I will also pray that my teenage running buddy doesn’t wear me out the first day. Does anyone have an Advil?