For weeks – months – now, I’ve been
playing what feels like a game of checkers with little projects around the
house. I still don’t know how to properly play checkers, and that detail also played
into this analogy of the projects.
I
had all these little things I needed to complete. They were small, easy things,
and when singled out, not a single one would take a terribly long time. But I
just kept sliding them from one spot to the next, and somewhere along the way,
I felt like I was losing this game.
This
week I had the chance to complete many of them. Not all, but many.
I
can’t describe the freedom and joy that came with finally accomplishing those
little tasks. It may sound silly. Feels a little silly to write it, actually,
but it’s still true.
It
wasn’t about the accomplishment. It was about the peace that came with the
dismissal of chaos.
God
has been teaching my heart more and more about the importance of living simply
enough to find the calm on the other side of the chaos. I don’t want to miss
those lessons, those invitations to pause and focus on Him and the beauty He
has created.
I’ve
heard a lot of people describe this month as Maycember. A season so
busy that it almost surpasses Christmas. If you’re living a Maycember, I
invite you to pursue the calm on the other side of the chaos. I invite you to
stop pushing things around on the checkerboard of life. I invite you pause and
see what God has done.
And
when you do – take in a deep breath. Feel the wonder of that!
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