Day 30

"Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. Simon and his companions went to look for him, and when they found him, they exclaimed: 'Everyone is looking for you!'"

Mark 1:35-37


I think people today forget a lot that we need to take time for ourselves. Even Jesus did it. He went off to pray by himself after a few days of ministry. He needed a break--some time to be alone and to talk to his Father. Even though his time got interrupted, he still took a moment for himself. There's also an importance in knowing the difference between needing to take time for ourselves and needing to be there for our friends.

I don't have a lot of time alone, but I do have a lot of time with just Wes, which is almost as good. We don't have kids, we don't have high-stress jobs, etc., so I don't particularly need a lot of alone time. But everyone always needs to take some time for silence, prayer, and nothingness.

Today, I made sure I used the time I did have alone. While I was driving back and forth to work, I put on my "Awesome Christian Music" mix and had some prayer/praising Jesus time. I'm going to take some time every day to do this. Alone time is good for me.