In a Rut?

Are you moving or functioning day by day without making any progress? No matter what you do or how hard you try to accomplish something you can't seem to finish it. Or maybe it's difficult to get a project started or figure out which direction to go in. Some consider that a rut or a stagnate state of existence.

I would like to offer you another possibility....

This could really be your down time. A season to rejuvenate or have a personal retreat. Most people continue to go and go until their health fails or some tragedy strikes. There is a time and season for everything even a time to refresh and replenish ourselves.

"To every thing there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven..."

(Ecclesiastes 3:1-8)

When it's your season to recoup and refresh yourself (especially when you're building up your inner spirit man), you must be mindful of the time. In fact, it will become very frustrating if you're not able to recognize this. Many people are frantically trying to get involved in things particularly things that don't seem to require much time or effort. There is nothing wrong with helping others or keeping busy but if you're doing this in your season of refreshing you will not be thoroughly refreshed or rejuvenated. It will show up when you're in your busy(productive) season. Often it shows up as the inability to handle stressful situations. People, family, and co-workers will seem to get on your very last nerve.

So to make sure you can :

• help others
• deal with whatever situations that come up in your life
• make progress
• accomplish numerous tasks(especially multi-tasking)

This is your time. A time to find a place to sit and quiet the world around you. Everyone can't find a commercial retreat to go to. So find a place near you. Maybe a park, patio,beach, or just walk around the neighborhood. The place doesn't have to be near you or even far away. It just needs to be a place where you can be by yourself or alone. This doesn't mean you must be the only one there. It just means you won't be there with anyone else.

So remember, you're not in a rut...this is the season to rebuild yourself.