Are we really too busy???

I went to the ladies retreat at camp this past Friday night with Gayle because no one at my church had signed up to go and I didn’t want to go alone. I am so glad I went! The speaker was hilarious. She had the kind of sense of humor I wished more women of the church had, you know real humor about crazy things that happen in life. The theme this year was about coming back to heart of worship. As I sat there and looked around me I couldn’t help but notice I was one of the few “younger” ones there.  I am not saying anything is wrong with that by any means because I spend most of my time with my 60 “something”  friend but I couldn’t help but think about my generation of Christian women and what we are missing out on. I invited several women to attend and they were all busy with other stuff going on and trust me I understand about not being able to go to everything but we are missing out of all the great wisdom that these women have and that they really want to share with us. I feel like we constantly make excuses because we are “the wife, mother, and employee” and don’t have or make time for ourselves. If we don’t rise up and be the church then who will? 

 I am the first to say that I am FAR from perfect…I know you must have thought I was..haha …but these past few months have made me reflect on my life and what I want people to say about me when it’s my time to leave this earth. I think about something I read in James 4:14  Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. What kind of legacy do I want to leave for my chidlren? The speaker last night was talking about this very thing and stepped on my toes for sure! 

 The bible tells us in Matthew 18:20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”  That we are to fellowship with other believers and yet we get these great opportunities and we don’t take advantage of them. I am not trying to guilt anyone into going to these ladies retreats but I love going to them and using them to “recharge” myself. As a wife and mother my life needs lots of “recharging”!