It is of the utmost significance that we find room to breathe and think and laugh in our everyday lives. Our existence must be endowed by breathing, thinking, and laughing. Life is supposed to be enjoyable. We are expected to have parts of our closets that are not overrun with things that cause us tension related to our jobs, businesses, or anxieties. This is what having a margin means.
“Margin is the boundaries, the rest that is built into your every day life. It is the space between our load and our limits. Margin is the gap between rest and exhaustion, the space between breathing freely and suffocating. It is the opposite of overload.” – Nourished Planner
You not only have license to enjoy life, but you should consider doing so to be just as significant of a task as anything else you do. As a child of God, one of the most important parts of your purpose is to find a way to have a healthy relationship with yourself so that you can, in turn, be of assistance to other people. It is crucial that we live from the place of abundance and inheritance that God the Father provided to us through Christ.
Your life should not be so rushed that you don’t find space to laugh.
It should not be as tiring that you don’t find time to rest.
It cannot be so busy that you don’t find the energy to enjoy it.
We need to find the key to add margin to our everyday lives, and this key is available to you, and to me and to everyone.
Envision a reality in which you get up early, have time for coffee and prayer without anybody else being awake, and feel completely at peace with yourself.
Imagine a world in which you are not anxious about your work for the upcoming week because you have made a definite separation between who you are and what you do, and you give more weight to who you are as a person than you do to the tasks that need to be completed. As a consequence of this, you are able to do everything that has to be completed while still finding time for yourself and other things in life that are important to you.
Let your mind go to a place where you drive quickly, but not so quickly that you miss the gorgeous trees lining the road or the tranquil sunset that occurs just before the moon begins to shine brightly in the sky.
Envision a society in which people treat themselves to beauty days on a regular basis and, in turn, make the lives of others around them more beautiful.
Imagine a world in which you learn to surround yourself with individuals who are electrifying, invigorating, and stunning. You only let in those who make your day brighter, your grin lighter, and your spirit delighted. Where the depleting and toxic people stay behind when you close the door and turn out the light.
Imagine a world where magnificent dreams of excellence, significance, and relevance are possible. You are beaming, smiling, and grinning.
Now imagine you’ve discovered the key in a place you never thought it would be: deep within God’s heart for you. Because there is where it is!
Your Heavenly Father made this home for you. A place where He is twirling you around by the hand and calling you his little girl. It’s where God looks down on you with pride and a grin on His face, because of the man you’ve become, little boy. This is the sanctuary where you feel safe and secure, in the arms of your Heavenly Father, where you are valued and uplifted and where your existence matters.
Here, in His Heart, is the key that will unlock the doors of self-worth and acceptance that you have been denying for so long.
You thought you weren’t good enough, that you’d never amount to anything. You thought you were alone, that you would never discover the significance. You believe you were programmed to cry and to never perceive yourself as beautiful.
But you were wrong. But you are wrong!
You were woven together in your mother’s womb by God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. When you were born, he beamed with delight and chanted a song of triumph. He has a plan and a purpose for you that is beyond your wildest dreams. He picked you. He loved you. He cares about you. You still have time. You still have time. Time is still on our side to leave the tomb and enter the life of resurrection He has promised us, a life of plenty, joy, and quiet contentment. It is feasible to take a moment to yourself amidst the chaos to simply breathe, think, and laugh. It’s never too late to take control of your life, to stop hurrying and start enjoying the moment. You still have time. Just do it!
John 7:38 AMPC
He who believes in Me [who cleaves to and trusts in and relies on Me] as the Scripture has said, From his innermost being shall flow [continuously] springs and rivers of living water.
Slow down, draw boundaries, love yourself, breathe, think and laugh.
Song of Solomon 2:12-13 AMPC
The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing [of birds] has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land. [13] The fig tree puts forth and ripens her green figs, and the vines are in blossom and give forth their fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Come away, give your life the chance to have a beautiful margin to breathe, think and laugh. Because He loves you, you can enjoy yourself and see life through the lenses of His love for you. Breathe, Think and Laugh!
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