Are we willing to enjoy times of quiet?

“Better a handful with quietness, than with both hands full, together with toil and grasping for the wind.” Ecclesiastes 4:6


As I headed back to work this verse continued to roll around in my head and as I prayed through it I could not help but realize how this verse applies to my own life in so many ways. I was off from work for 4 weeks to spend time with Steph and Maxson; this was a definite change in pace for me. I am usually going about 90 miles an hour with work, the farm, family and friends. I all to often miss the quiet times that He sets aside for me and blow right by them. Over the last four weeks life slowed down as I spent time with two of the greatest gifts that I have been blessed with and at times I felt that my ministry was lacking in some way. I was at home with my wife and newborn son and somehow I thought something was lacking in my life. How foolish is this? Life changed for these few weeks and I was able to enjoy quietness and only have a few things on my plate.


The sad thing about his is it took me going back to work to realize this. This happened once I had both hands full and life was full of toil and it seemed as I was grasping for the wind, as I once again joined the rat race. I have been blessed with a wonderful job but all to often I let it consume my life. What is it that consumes your life? Are you willing to enjoy the quietness? Or are you after having both hands full? I know that I have to continually come back to this verse and ask myself these questions and I challenge you to ask these same questions in your own life. All to often I work to create a ministry or just to make myself busy. I challenge all of us to work at being able to come to Him and rest in Him and enjoy the times of quiet.

God Bless,
Rick