tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32092436.post6916528843815883356..comments2023-08-25T03:30:59.177-07:00Comments on RefreshMoments: The Bread of IdlenessRefreshMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755273960702792845noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32092436.post-34824475473318012532009-04-02T12:06:00.000-07:002009-04-02T12:06:00.000-07:00Idleness is not my problem, but I do have distract...Idleness is not my problem, but I do have distractions, many many of them. But I believe as long as we do our best, we are on the right road. Giving our all to what ever we do will reap rewards now or in the future. None of us are perfect, but doing our best has great benefits!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32092436.post-58022498092787638072009-04-02T05:09:00.000-07:002009-04-02T05:09:00.000-07:00Great post Mary. Idleness can even become an "ido...Great post Mary. Idleness can even become an "idol" and tool of Satan to keep us from what the Lord desires.<BR/><BR/>My battle with the computer is top of my list. Needing to set parameters around and ask the Lord to help me keep within those boundaries.<BR/><BR/>May I not indulge in that bread of idleness today...it causes a 'wait' gain and a 'weight' gain as time just sitting increases and the burden of demands desiring my attention continues to mount.<BR/><BR/>Great teaching,<BR/>JoyJoyfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00010498759199040612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32092436.post-18283487447869957272009-03-31T22:29:00.000-07:002009-03-31T22:29:00.000-07:00Wow, Mary, you hit several for me there..."Yo...Wow, Mary, you hit several for me there...<BR/><BR/>"You know I see her list of accomplishments as a list of possibilities and not expectations."<BR/><BR/>Thank you, thank you, thank you!<BR/><BR/>"Or maybe we shut out family members while we're absorbed in our latest read."<BR/><BR/>I've been convicted of this recently ... having been accused of "reading too much" in the past (& dismissing such accusations with "you can never read too much!"), I'm starting to realize that devotion to story is not devotion to glory!<BR/><BR/>"While watching a favorite TV show, fold laundry or clip coupons."<BR/><BR/>This is actually counted among my vices: I never relax. Watch a movie with hubby? I'm knitting my sister a baby blanket, clipping coupons, folding laundry. I am *always* doing 2-3 things at once. Am I ever giving one thing full attention? Do I discern properly the things that need full attention and the things that can pass?<BR/><BR/>Great post, Mary. I find that I very rarely eat of the bread of idleness but I often eat of the bread of self-reliance and busy-ness: equally sinful!Angellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478895716219515295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32092436.post-72561231327710169672009-03-31T20:22:00.000-07:002009-03-31T20:22:00.000-07:00Great post- I too struggle with idleness at times....Great post- I too struggle with idleness at times. You encourage me to take a closer look at how I can better use this time which I often call being lzy too. Be BlessedGod Chaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083318015857052077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32092436.post-40905699299799313802009-03-31T14:38:00.000-07:002009-03-31T14:38:00.000-07:00elaine, just directed me to your blog, as I just w...elaine, just directed me to your blog, as I just wrote a little blog on vs. 25&26 of Proverbs 31. I love that once a month this Proverbs rolls around and I get to taste and see what God will reveal to me.<BR/><BR/>Idle-ness, means just doing nothing. No balance, no opportunities taken, no visionm, no,no, no...when God really wants us to just say yes to Him. I look forward to following your blog.elizabeth embracing lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876091343873784997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32092436.post-66619011328022837652009-03-31T12:44:00.000-07:002009-03-31T12:44:00.000-07:00oh this is a difficult one! sometimes i think i'm ...oh this is a difficult one! sometimes i think i'm constantly busy trying to keep everyone alive and mostly happy and clean the house and make dinner and do laundry, and other times i wonder if i'm really making the most of my time. and of course every evening after the kids are in bed all i want to do is crash (right after i move the laundry on of course!) and never get up again until bedtime. i know it's a phase, but i also don't want to always just use that as an excuse.<BR/><BR/>one thing i did to be a little more effective is bring my blue tooth in from the van and use it at home. i can call my sister or mom or friend and catch up with her while i do the dishes, which not only gives me the social outlet i need during my long days at home with young kiddos, but it also helps me accomplish a chore that i really don't like in no time at all!Kristen Borlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18428076923505790238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32092436.post-69776395793284120742009-03-31T11:55:00.000-07:002009-03-31T11:55:00.000-07:00Hi again! Thanks for reminding me about Ruby Tuesd...Hi again! Thanks for reminding me about Ruby Tuesdays. I don't know if my short little post on "Just 4 Today" qualifies but I'll take a chance. I'll keep it in my mind now. I read your She Speaks post and do appreciate you "putting yourself out there". I hope you get to go. My first grandbaby is due July 21 so I plan to be at my daughter's teaching her how to be a Mom during this year's conference time. : )Beverlydruhttp://beverlydru.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32092436.post-47121421767984658942009-03-31T09:15:00.000-07:002009-03-31T09:15:00.000-07:00You've covered so well most of what is happening t...You've covered so well most of what is happening to me. <BR/><BR/>I do try to utilize my time well but I don't always get it. Especially important now is finding time in the day to spend with God and his word...afterall he did give me this moment in the day. <BR/><BR/>I too if I'm watching tv will be doing/folding laundry or even reading during the commercial breaks. <BR/><BR/>I just need to get out and socialize more. <BR/><BR/>I am definitely working hard towards balance of how I use my time each day. <BR/><BR/>I enjoyed reading this.<BR/><BR/>p.s thanks for visiting with meColette Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04844522784600855200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32092436.post-91968565247912894922009-03-31T08:57:00.000-07:002009-03-31T08:57:00.000-07:00This is great perspective, Mary. I struggle great...This is great perspective, Mary. I struggle greatly with being "idle." It doesn't matter the distractions...sometimes the more I have the better I do. I know...strange. But when I'm left to myself, I become very selfish and can easily stray into idleness. <BR/><BR/>Such a trap. God has been speaking with me about this; you're confirming it with your post. I must do better.<BR/><BR/>peace~elaineelaine @ peace for the journeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09675745465728814736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32092436.post-33968543051405104812009-03-31T06:07:00.000-07:002009-03-31T06:07:00.000-07:00I think part of achieving is seeing. If you can en...I think part of achieving is seeing. If you can envision your success, you can achieve it.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099425493742842588noreply@blogger.com