Heading into Melbourne to go to an art exhibition and maybe grab some lunch afterward. Hubster and I were heading out, it had been way too long between dates outside the home.
Honesty, I didn’t feel like going; neither of us did. My body was exhausted, and I was processing so much. It would have been easy to slip into the rhythm of just doing the basics, remaining a home-body. Home was comfortable and relatively easy.
But it also allowed life to remain stilted, paralyzed or on pause.
I wanted to change. I wanted to press play.
I wanted Life to begin again.
God had answers for me.
Yes, He wanted more for me, for us.
Yes, as we sat in the food court, I noted a large advertising sign which gave me the most important strategy of all.
“First we eat, then we do everything else.”
What on earth does this mean? I hear you ask.
Before I do anything else.
Before I leap into life’s busyness, tasks, and the never-ending to-do list.
Eat.
Feast.
Ensure there is enough fuel in the tank for the day ahead.
As a Jesus lover and follower, I might eat a little differently from you – I might not too.
But however you eat, do it first.
For me it involves some of the following:
- Resting/Praying/Meditating.
- Tech free time.
- Time spent tending my garden and conversing with God.
- Sitting still for a moment to reflect.
- Letting go of the peripherals and focusing on the main thing.
- Fostering thankfulness.
- Celebrating wins.
- Physically eating and drinking well – the type that blesses my body.
- Journaling my emotions, worries, and cares.
- Letting go of the things that tie me up inside.
- Leaping into the Bible – starting somewhere and deciding to read and then let it digest for a bit.
These are just some of the things that help me eat first, then do everything else.
They help set me up for the day. And when Lunchtime comes, I can put some more fuel in the tank for the afternoon. Isn’t it amazing how something like a small advertising sign at a shopping center food court, can impact the day and prompt us to better health.
God is always speaking.