Day 15
It’s the Friday roll down to the Sunday slowdown. Sometimes we can work all week and then add a list of things to our to-do list for the weekend. We take our days off and fill them with more work. I do it, too. The weekend is usually reserved for all the non-related work we need to do that we don’t get paid for. Sound about right? Or we use the time as an opportunity to pack our weekends full of all the events, especially heading into fall. But what if we just…didn’t? What if we sat down with a huge glass of sweet tea, in our rocking chairs and watched the sun go down as we enjoyed the day that God gave us. Just soaked it in. With each other. What if we did away with the FOMO (FEAR OF MISSING OUT) and instead opted for the JOMO (JOY OF MISSING OUT).
Yes, JOMO. That’s what I need this weekend. You need it too, friend. Solomon said it best in Ecclesiastes chapter 2 as he was searching for the meaning of life. He tried everything. Did everything and yet…he concluded that he needed more JOMO. All the things, the rat race of life, it was all meaningless. This was coming from wisest King! He came to the realization that he needed to find joy in what God gave him and embrace life’s simple treasures.
What do you say, friend? Can we roll down to slow down and soak it in this weekend? Seek the joy in the ordinary.
Prayer prompts
Pray you and your husband will soak up the small moments this evening.
“Behold, what I have seen to be good and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of his life that God has given him, for this is his lot.” Ecclesiastes 5:18
Lord, the world is bustling and busy all around us. Help keep us centered on your plan for us. Open our eyes to what we’ve missed by clouding our schedules. Open our eyes to the blessings you’ve given us and enjoy each others company today since tomorrow is not promised.
Pray you and your husband will look at your schedule and remove the things that are just noise and fillers.
And he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.” Mark 2:27
Lord, I’m guilty of joining the rat race. I’ve made my schedule more about others, events, filling our time with all the kids activities. Its ok to limit our time and schedules. Lord, help us not to feel pressured to be everything to everyone and show up for the fear of what we may miss out on. Lord, help me to see that as long as I’m with family and focused on you, we have all we need.
Pray your husband can focus on finding the joy in what he’s accomplished. Help him slow down and realize he’s accomplished enough for the week and savor this weekend that God prepared ahead of time.
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” Romans 15:13
Lord, my husband works so hard for us! I pray he can enjoy the fruits of his labor and find rest. I pray I don’t add to his list of things he feels like he has to accomplish. Help me remember his time is not just for work or to accomplish my list of projects. Help me recharge his batteries with some R&R. Lord, I pray he can look around and enjoy the blessings we’ve overlooked by staying busy. I want to stay in a constant state of gratitude for all you have blessed us with.
Challenge
Stop and soak in a moment together. What does that look like for you? An example would be, watching the sunset together, plan to get up before the kids and have coffee together, cuddle on the couch as the kids play, take a walk around the neighborhood.