Source: internetcafedevotions.com
It's a few minutes before 6 am, I just woke up, and my body feels tired and achy-breaky all over.
I wasn't even able to work out so there is only one reason for this tiredness: work!
I have been feeling exhausted since last week. I know this is because I have begun working looonger hours because we've been required to be a lot more meticulous at work. So now, a single job takes a lot more time. For example, if I used 30 minutes for an essay before, now, I'm using around 50 minutes.
Unfortunately, this means reduced output throughout the day, and I'm being paid per essay. Before, I worked from 8 to 4:30, but now, I'm working from 8 to 6, with reduced pay. Ugh.
Well, I'm not here to complain about work again. I'm here to say I'm so tired of being exhausted. You know that feeling? Because of my longer hours, I'm no longer able to get more things done. Because I slump before my laptop for 9-10 hours, my body feels the effects, too. I get muscle aches all over.
And I'm not even losing weight! I no longer have the time or energy to clean up Yuri's mess, much less actually work out. And because of stress, I find myself eating more. Huhu.
Then I also couldn't churn out substantial blogs anymore. After working, we eat dinner, wash up, and before Yuri gets to sleep, I already fall asleep. Yesterday, I fell asleep on Yuri's playmat while watching the news - as in TV Patrol at 7 o'clock.
What's worse is that I don't remember the last time I had a decent devotional. I haven't touched my planner-slash-devo notebook (see review of Certified Positive planner here) and haven't had a long prayer with God for the longest time. Because, you're right, I keep falling asleep.
This morning, I was berating myself for falling asleep again last night. I had planned to finally do a decent devo but, you know, I fell asleep again. I even left my cellphone plugged into the power bank. But while I asked God for help (and deliverance?), He reminded me of this simple poem I had read so many months ago:
Isn't this lovely? Sometimes, I'm guilty of thinking God is just a Master who expects the best from us, who expects us to emulate His son, Jesus. Then I forget He's actually more of a Loving Father who desires to take care of us and give us rest. If a human mother, sinful and imperfect as she is, can love her child so selflessly, I can't imagine the extent and nature of God's perfect love for us. So in Him, I shall find my rest.
Some of you may also feel as exhausted as me, if not more. I hope this poem was able to comfort you as much as it had comforted me. :-)
Source: biblia.com
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