Recently, I have felt like I was getting burned out on running errands. Don’t get me wrong… I like doing errands most times, but running to the little grocery store in town three times, or sometimes five times a day is not my cup of tea! Especially when I was not the one who forgot such-and-such when we did our big shopping trip the week before! I was beginning to feel a little sorry for myself, even though I really knew that it was a matter of attitude, not being overworked, when one day I was listening to some sermon messages that confirmed my suspicions! The disciple said this:
“Burnout does not come from hard work, burnout comes from working with a wrong spirit… from working without connecting to the Holy Spirit while you’re working.”
Mike Bickle
I began to think of the areas this applies to, especially for home-managers, or for some of us home-managers-in-training. We can very easily begin to feel burned out over doing dishes, cleaning bathrooms, and straightening rooms. We can even feel “burned out” when it comes to trying to encourage our siblings. Often we do not see progress and feel like giving up. We do not like work that goes on forever with no apparent results. The dishes need washed again, the bathrooms get dirty, and siblings (like ourselves!) don’t instantly become perfect the first time we encourage them!
But just think! Our ’endless jobs’ or tasks that seem to have no apparent results are to build up character in our lives… we learn patience when we don’t want to do that job again but do it anyways, we learn to serve cheerfully when it wasn’t our turn to do it, and we learn selflessness when we put other people’s plans before our own.
Best of all, we get to do our work for the Messiah! He smiles when He sees us serving cheerfully… even when we are just trying to serve cheerfully. None of our tasks or efforts are overlooked by Him!
“Whatever work you do, put yourself into it, as those who are not serving merely other people, but the Lord.”
Colossians 3:23
“His master said to him, “Excellent! You are a good and trustworthy servant. You have been faithful with a small amount, so I will put you in charge of a large amount. Come and join in your master’s happiness!”
Matthew 25:21
Do you have a bad habit of biting your nails? When your fingernails look jagged and bitten-down, it can be a little embarrassing. Biting your nails can be a hard habit to break, but it can be done and easily kept after you finally manage it. Here are a few helpful tips that could help you stop biting those little things called fingernails.
1. Make a conscious effort to not bite your nails. Sometimes, you’ll start biting your nails and not even realize you’re doing it. And, once you realize you’re biting your nails, it’s easy to think, “Oh, well, I’ve already bitten off most of my nails. Why stop biting them now?”
Well, please do stop! Even if the only nail you have left is on your right pinky finger, do stop. With time, you will be able to catch yourself biting your nails more often.
2. Ask others to tell you when you’re biting your nails. Ask your family or people that you spend time with to give you a little nudge if they see you biting your nails. Sometimes, this is all it takes to save your fingernails.
3. Make biting your nails really unpleasant. If you often start biting your nails without realizing it, you can put different liquids on your fingers that have a more bitter taste. Essentials oils are great for this and are harmless. Recommended ones would be tea tree oil, lavender, geranium, and eucalyptus. You’ll definitely know the minute you start nibbling on a fingernail, because the nasty taste in your mouth will tell you.
4.Whenever you get a tear or nic in your nail make an effort not to bite, but clip. This is a great way to keep you from nibble on your nails and to help break the habit.
5. Regularly clean and care for your nails. Give yourself a manicure at least once a week it, even if it just soaking your nails, rubbing oil on them, and trimming/evening them out.
Biting your nails can be a bad habit and when you put your fingers in your mouth you’re putting all the germs and bacteria you’ve picked up from the things you’ve touched throughout the day. It’s not only taking care of your body on the outside, but inside as well. This habit doesn’t have to stick around. There are many helpful solutions to choose from to help you get rid of this annoying problem!
Once you stop the habit you will be please and proud of have such very pretty hands and nails again!
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