Time Off<\/b><\/p>\n
According to a Greek legend, in ancient Athens a man noticed the great storyteller Aesop playing childish games with some little boys. He laughed and jeered at Aesop, asking him why he wasted his time in such frivolous activity.<\/p>\n
Aesop responded by picking up a bow, loosening its string, and placing it on the ground. Then he said to the critical Athenian, \u201cNow, answer the riddle, if you can. Tell us what the unstrung bows implies.\u201d<\/p>\n
The man looked at it for several moments but had no idea what point Aesop was trying to make. Aesop explained, \u201cIf you keep a bow always bent, it will break eventually; but if you let it go slack, it will be more fit for use when you want it.\u201d<\/p>\n
People are also like that. That\u2019s why we all need to take time to rest. In today\u2019s Scripture, Jesus prescribed time off for His wearied disciples after they had returned from a prolonged period of ministry. And in the Old Testament, God set a pattern for us when He \u201crested from all His work\u201d (Gen. 2:3).<\/p>\n
Shouldn\u2019t we take His example seriously? Start by setting aside a special time to relax physically and renew yourself emotionally and spiritually. You will be at your best for the Lord if you have taken time to loosen the bow.<\/p>\n
Our Daily Bread, June 6, 1994<\/p>\n
Resource<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2022 Swindoll, Growing Strong, p. 302<\/p>\n
Aim for the Goal<\/b><\/p>\n
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright once told of an incident that may have seemed insignificant at the time, but had a profound influence on the rest of his life. The winter he was 9, he went walking across a snow-covered field with his reserved, no-nonsense uncle. As the two of them reached the far end of the field, his uncle stopped him. He pointed out his own tracks in the snow, straight and true as an arrow\u2019s flight, and then young Frank\u2019s tracks meandering all over the field.<\/p>\n
\u201cNotice how your tracks wander aimlessly from the fence to the cattle to the woods and back again,\u201d his uncle said. \u201cAnd see how my tracks aim directly to my goal. There is an important lesson in that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Years later the world-famous architect liked to tell how this experience had greatly contributed to his philosophy in life. \u201cI determined right then,\u201d he\u2019d say with a twinkle in his eye, \u201cnot to miss most things in life, as my uncle had.\u201d<\/p>\n
Focus on the Family letter, September, 1992, p. 14<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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