When people talk about weekend plans they usually say things like go to a movie, visit friends, go to the park, or other fun activities.
On Friday my plan was to write some on Saturday. My goal is to finish my book this month. Saturday started off well having coffee with a friend from Bosnia to help him with English. After we finished, I hung out for a while at the coffee shop.
Then I came home and while checking my blog, an all too familiar feeling hit. Fatigue was setting in which is part of life with chronic illness. People with chronic illness never know when fatigue or other symptoms will decide to hit.
So I took a nap. Not a 20 or 30 minute nap. It was a five hour nap as in out like a light kind of nap.
So was the day a waste? No.
I had time with Jesus in the morning, met a friend for coffee and helped him, and caught up on my blog later in the day.
A key phrase that I learned when I prepared for my first ministry trip in Romania has std with me and helped me. The phrase is Be Flexible.
Being flexible in ministry with other cultures is essential because a person makes plans and realizes the plans have the change and one has to adapt and go with the flow.
Being flexible has helped me cope with living with chronic illness. If things don’t go the way I planned or hoped, it is okay. It just means I need to adjust and go with the flow.
So I may have seen my Saturday plan experience a THUD. It’s okay. It may also help that I like naps 🙂
Thank you for reading. God Bless.
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Being flexible is wise.
Agree especially when it involves a nap.
Naps 🙂
Amen. Being flexible helps avoid stress 🙂
It is good to be flexible. And your body needed the rest. Enjoy your Sunday.
Thank you little sister. Blessings 🙂
Being flexible will help to alleviate a lot of stress, because when things don’t go as planned we will have a better attitude and just readjust our plans. Great post big brother! 👍🏿
Thank you little sister. How are you?
I’m doing good. Went to a newcomers luncheon at church today. It was nice. How are you?
I am ok. How was the lunch? Make new friends?
It was good. I got to know the people at my table some. One lady and I will be in the same class on Wednesday nights.
Good that you met some people 🙂
Naps are good 🙂
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“Me time” 🙂
That’s what I was talking about! 😉
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Naps 🙂
I learned long ago that fighting a fatigue flare was worse. Just like most people don’t understand what it is to experience that level of fatigue because of a chronic illness, they also don’t understand that taking that nap or a day to recoup isn’t giving in to it. Instead, it makes it possible to do more in between because we aren’t extending the flare or making it worse. Glad to know that you get how important being flexible with your plans is. Praying the week ahead is a productive one.
It took me some time to accept not fighting fatigue flares but now I enjoy the long naps. Thank you for praying. Blessings 🙂
I have experienced a lot of THUDs in my life………..I always wondered if God used those THUDs to protect me?! Hope today is treating you well. God bless you and your ministry to others.
Today is better thank you. I think God protects us in many ways and thuds can be part of that 🙂
yay! God answered my prayer before I could even pray it! 🙂 I am glad today is better for you……
Thank you little sister
🙂 that brought me a smile! 🙂
I’m learning to appreciate naps and to listen to my body when it says, pause and rejuvenate. I’m also learning to listen to His voice when life throws curveballs and interruptions present themselves.
You have been through a lot little sister. I am glad you know Jesus, so he can help you.
Amen! I’m truly thankful for this too.
Being flexible is good and prevents us from getting stressed unnecessarily.
Yes little sister. So true. Blessings
Thank you 😊
Definitely not a day wasted! I had one of those on Friday…and pretty chill saturday, and Very chill Sunday…I am so RESTED!!! Hope you are rejuvinated.
As I taught over my 40 years, I found the need to be flexible over and over. I think it may have been one of the ways God taught me about having even greater patience.
Patience is a lifelong lesson 🙂
Definitely relate. We may make our plans, but God always knows best what we need and when. Glad you got some good rest, brother!
Thank you little sister. Do you like naps?
You’re welcome! Yes, I definitely do. My world is such I can’t get them often, but, when I do, they are tremendously helpful.
Great post! Thank you for the words of wisdom.
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Smiles. I love naps too. 🤗 I used to be a person hell bent on following through with plans. Until I learnt better last year, it was like all my plans just went bunkers. God used it to teach me a lesson to rest more on Him and trust. Now I just try to hold on to the good even in the seemingly not going according to plans day or situation. God is always good yeah!. So yes I’m resting too. 😁
Naps are great 🤗
Things don’t always go as planned and change is inevitable so it’s always helpful to remain flexible and not freak out over small changes.
“If things don’t go the way I planned or hoped, it is okay. It just means I need to adjust and go with the flow”.👌 Things won’t always go as planned. One needs to learn how to adjust to the prevalent situation.
Amen 🤗