I’m such a “do-er”. I’m trying to learn more to simply “be”.
I don’t even know how to sit still. It’s hard to just “be” when you’re always up and running.
When I go to my mom’s house, I feel like I need to be doing something. You know, helping her. I’m thinking she’d rather me just sit with her. Talk with her. Just be.
I think that’s what God wants from me too. No, I’m pretty sure I know that’s what He wants. I think I’m helping. He just wants me to sit with Him. To be with Him.
I’m going to have to work on that…
I don’t even know how to sit still. It’s hard to just “be” when you’re always up and running.
When I go to my mom’s house, I feel like I need to be doing something. You know, helping her. I’m thinking she’d rather me just sit with her. Talk with her. Just be.
I think that’s what God wants from me too. No, I’m pretty sure I know that’s what He wants. I think I’m helping. He just wants me to sit with Him. To be with Him.
I’m going to have to work on that…
Oops, there I go again!
I help God, too. I'm constantly "working" on that.
ReplyDeleteThat is so true... looking at my calender today I see I've left little room to "be."
ReplyDeletei do this too! in fact it runs in my family, cause i got it from my mom! :)
ReplyDeletebut someone just gave her a wood thing that you hang on the wall that just is really plain and says 'be still, and know that I am God'
so we've both been working on just "be"ing :)
I'm a doer, too. Actually, I'm not quite sure how to "be".
ReplyDeleteThank you for bring this up. As women and mothers I think we are raised to make sure everything is done and if we are still then we must be forgetting to do something. I too find it difficult to just BE sometimes. It has gotten a little easier over the last couple of years. I use to feel quilty for just being.
ReplyDeleteIt is hard to just be, I feel like I am wasting time when I do it, probably because my be times don't involve Christ enough
ReplyDeleteDitto on all of the above, especially Roger's and Theresa's!
ReplyDeleteI don't know how to "be". Even when we are watching something on television, I'm doing school work.
ReplyDeleteI'm the opposite. I like to be a be-er and have to work on being a do-er. But, my house is clean, so it must be working
ReplyDeleteI can usually be in my actions, but I have a hard time being in my mind.
ReplyDeleteI go back and forth...I am usually with Natalie...I am a be-er...but then when I start to feel out of place in a world full of do-ers then I stress tryiing to swing to that end of the pendelum :)
ReplyDeleteOh wow, this is the struggle of my life (I guess I was born with it
ReplyDelete;-) If you were to ask me what I hate most in life it is lazy people, so I have a hard time balancing laziness and just "being" with God and my family. Plus, I find that when I try to just sit & "be" my kids are pestering me & it's not even worth it. In the last year I have made it a daily practice to just "be" at some point in the day. It has been good, but I want it to be more.
Hey there! Thanks for the post on my blog...very sweet of you :) I complete agree with the blog today. (my personality as well) It's amazing when we actually stop and take a look at what we fill our time with. It defintely puts a new perspective on things. Have a great, very rainy, evening!
ReplyDeleteWhen my mom was sick with ovarian cancer, I stopped doing and learned to rest and just enjoy the present moment! I had to just thank God - just for today! I was praying for healing and I thought - what are you asking for? 20 years? tomorrow? what? And I thought - I have today - stop worrying about tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteNow, I am a Be-er to a FAULT (almost), but I like it there. I do sometimes, Be most.
When can you BE with me? Coffee