"And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ."
2 Thessalonians 3:5
Love and patience are good things to advocate for here... things that we too often have in short supply, or at least think that we do. Part of it is that we likely spend a lot of time on the wrong things, and if we switched our priorities around a little, we'd probably not only have more time for God's things, but we'd be a lot happier. I think waiting for Christ doesn't just involve sitting around, but being "anxiously engaged" -- focusing on Christ and building up positive things as we wait. :)
There are often valid reasons for leisure activities... managing stress levels for instance, but today let's take a look at where we can move things around and make more room for Christ in our lives. Let's fully commit to love, letting go of those activities that we engage in where love isn't involved, and then let's wait patiently, staying focused on Christ while doing something fun and worthwhile. We can't get there overnight, but if we think about it today and start choosing God more, we can get there. :)
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