Coming to the end of 2006 with a thankful heart, I, like most people, find a sense of excitment at the beginning of a new year. I got a few resolutions or the "to-dos" this year. Yet, I was reminded of the way to stay afresh all year round in ODB yesterday, to quote :
"Many of our New Year’s resolutions may actually accelerate our pace of life instead of helping us to slow down. In a quest for greater productivity and efficiency, we overschedule our days, then rush through meals, drive impatiently, and wonder why the joy of living eludes us.
Carol Odell, who writes a business advice column, says that slowing down can positively affect our lives at work and at home. She believes that rushing can cloud our judgment and cause us to overlook important things and valuable people. Carol encourages everyone to slow down, and even suggests the radical idea of welcoming red traffic lights and using the waiting time to meditate.
In Psalm 1, there is no hint of a frenzied pace. It describes a person who enjoys the blessing of God. Instead of thinking and acting like those who rarely consider spiritual matters, "His delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night" (v.2). The result is a fruitful life and a well-nourished soul (v.3)."
The word "meditates" carries the following meaning in Hebrew : "to moan, growl, utter, muse, mutter, meditate, devise, plot, speak
a) (Qal)
1) to roar, growl, groan
2) to utter, speak
3) to meditate, devise, muse, imagine
b) (Poal) to utter
c) (Hiphil) to mutter"
http://www.blueletterbible.org/cgi-bin/words.pl?book=Psa&chapter=1&verse=2&strongs=01897&page=
I'm sure the Lord knows that I'd easily run ahead with the many "to-dos", plans and actions and neglect the importance of quietness, meditations on His words and waiting upon the Lord. He is the ultimate spring of a fruitful life and well-nourished soul.
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