Knowing Your Speed Limit!

It is not good to have zeal without knowledge, nor be hasty and miss the way.
Proverbs 19:2
A lot of us drive like the speed limits are just suggestions! No, they're there for a reason - our protection.
Ignore them and you crash! The same is true about your life. Do you take work home, stay up late after the children go to bed and your mate's asleep? Are you skipping meals to catch up on paper work that keeps replenishing itself like weeds along a hillside? Do you drive to meetings checking your electronicdiary, drinking coffee and talking on your cell phone? Isn't it crazy to run a portable office while driving at 100 k.p.h. down the highway?

Some seasons are busier than others. Occasionally opportunities come along that require extra time and attention - but you can't expect yourself to always travel at warp speed. You're mortal and fragile with physical, emotional and spiritual needs. You aren't a robot, a computer or an engine that can be operated at the flip of a switch. Even these mechanical devices, if you don't keep them fueled and maintained,eventually fail.

So, how do you discover and maintain your speed limit?

By knowing yourself inside out. Pay attention to your body's signals - to your responses to the demands that you (and others) place on you. When your body is tired to the point of distraction, rest.
That's what God did!
And don't forget your soul - you'll gain more strength, wisdom and perspective by spending time each day with God than by all your rushing and pushing.

The Bible says: "They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength" (Isaiah 40:31).

Try it; it works!