So much time, so little to do?
This semester's been a funny one so far. Funny in the sense that I've been waiting for it to pick up, become busy, and carry me away into May, but it hasn't yet. We're a month in now, almost exactly, and I still find the semester entirely manageable. Strange. Don't get me wrong, I am most certainly not complaining! I think I am just a little wary of letting down my guard. I'm taking five classes and working on two shows, leading a Bible study/GIG, leading worship for IV, teaching a kids' drama class at my church, but darn it all, I just don't feel busy!
The plus side-- well, there are many plus sides to this. One of them is that I have time to spend with friends. A simple thing, but a beautiful one. I took the whole weekend to go to Arizona, and this week I still had time to wander around and visit people on Wednesday night, stay up until the wee hours (1:30 is late for me) of the morning laughing my head off with friends on Thursday night, and watch The Muppets Take Manhattan on a very large screen last night. It's nice, having time to spend with friends. I think it is a very good idea.
All of this extra time does tend to cultivate worriedness in my heart, though. That's the one downside that I can see. Oh. And I am becoming an expert at the squandering away of my time. But if I can continue, by the grace of God, to turn my mind to more useful pastimes, such as visiting friends and seeking Him in prayer rather than playing Scrabulous and worrying about the health and relationships of myself and others, I think I will be just fine.
The plus side-- well, there are many plus sides to this. One of them is that I have time to spend with friends. A simple thing, but a beautiful one. I took the whole weekend to go to Arizona, and this week I still had time to wander around and visit people on Wednesday night, stay up until the wee hours (1:30 is late for me) of the morning laughing my head off with friends on Thursday night, and watch The Muppets Take Manhattan on a very large screen last night. It's nice, having time to spend with friends. I think it is a very good idea.
All of this extra time does tend to cultivate worriedness in my heart, though. That's the one downside that I can see. Oh. And I am becoming an expert at the squandering away of my time. But if I can continue, by the grace of God, to turn my mind to more useful pastimes, such as visiting friends and seeking Him in prayer rather than playing Scrabulous and worrying about the health and relationships of myself and others, I think I will be just fine.