Too much of a good thing???
Too much of a good thing???
The Bible always has words of caution and words of advice for us – even when it seems silent about certain issues which we face in life, that’s always a principle or guideline somewhere which we can follow.
I had too much of a good thing today – sleep. I retired early yesterday night as I was extremely exhausted from all the reading and preparation for a presentation project. I needed the rest after a day of “hard work”, and I deserve more hours of sleep than usual since I’ve got to be in school by 7am everyday, right? – that was how I convinced myself to sleep earlier than usual =)
But too much of a good thing actually turn out bad! What makes me say that? Well, sleeping at 10pm and waking up at 5am should be more than sufficient, right? 7 hours of good rest! However, instead of waking up immediately and refreshed, ready for a new day, I found myself refusing to hop out of bed, and as a result, fell asleep almost immediately again when I should have been up on my feet. When I finally woke up, MY, it was 6.20am! How am I to get to school by 7am, more so when I need to pick up a colleague who stays near me? I had to call her immediately and tell her, “I just woke up! Sorry, you’ve got to make it on your own today.”
Well, I did make it on time to school before assembly begins at 7.25am – thank God. I didn’t know how my speed in preparing myself for school this morning could be so much faster than usual … it’s a miracle really!
Now, what’s the point regarding this whole episode? I begin to recall what Scripture says about having too much of a good thing isn’t a good thing actually – I mean, it didn’t literally mean it that way, but the implication. “If you find honey, eat just enough – too much of it, and you will vomit.” (Prov 25:16). How true, instead of feeling refreshed, I actually felt a bit of headache, from oversleeping I think .. haha.
In the same way, sometimes we have too much of a good thing or enjoyment in our lives that instead of building us up, it becomes destructive. Think about how we end up being a lousy steward of money and time when we seemed to have “too much” of them. For example, when we have “too much” time on hand, we begin telling ourselves, “No hurry in getting the work done, let me just laze around a while, or watch a fair bit of TV, play a little of computer games, etc”. Or perhaps you have too much of attention from someone – from parents, your boss, partner/spouse, etc – they meant well to shower you with care and love, but at times too much of it becomes “stifling” and makes us feel “suffocated”. Well, these illustrations might not the best, but that’s what I can think of for now, at least to make my point =)
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mean that these things are bad – they are good in themselves but I guess everything’s dependent on the persons who manage them. Whatever the case, let’s learn the principles of management with wisdom from God and His Word.
The Bible always has words of caution and words of advice for us – even when it seems silent about certain issues which we face in life, that’s always a principle or guideline somewhere which we can follow.
I had too much of a good thing today – sleep. I retired early yesterday night as I was extremely exhausted from all the reading and preparation for a presentation project. I needed the rest after a day of “hard work”, and I deserve more hours of sleep than usual since I’ve got to be in school by 7am everyday, right? – that was how I convinced myself to sleep earlier than usual =)
But too much of a good thing actually turn out bad! What makes me say that? Well, sleeping at 10pm and waking up at 5am should be more than sufficient, right? 7 hours of good rest! However, instead of waking up immediately and refreshed, ready for a new day, I found myself refusing to hop out of bed, and as a result, fell asleep almost immediately again when I should have been up on my feet. When I finally woke up, MY, it was 6.20am! How am I to get to school by 7am, more so when I need to pick up a colleague who stays near me? I had to call her immediately and tell her, “I just woke up! Sorry, you’ve got to make it on your own today.”
Well, I did make it on time to school before assembly begins at 7.25am – thank God. I didn’t know how my speed in preparing myself for school this morning could be so much faster than usual … it’s a miracle really!
Now, what’s the point regarding this whole episode? I begin to recall what Scripture says about having too much of a good thing isn’t a good thing actually – I mean, it didn’t literally mean it that way, but the implication. “If you find honey, eat just enough – too much of it, and you will vomit.” (Prov 25:16). How true, instead of feeling refreshed, I actually felt a bit of headache, from oversleeping I think .. haha.
In the same way, sometimes we have too much of a good thing or enjoyment in our lives that instead of building us up, it becomes destructive. Think about how we end up being a lousy steward of money and time when we seemed to have “too much” of them. For example, when we have “too much” time on hand, we begin telling ourselves, “No hurry in getting the work done, let me just laze around a while, or watch a fair bit of TV, play a little of computer games, etc”. Or perhaps you have too much of attention from someone – from parents, your boss, partner/spouse, etc – they meant well to shower you with care and love, but at times too much of it becomes “stifling” and makes us feel “suffocated”. Well, these illustrations might not the best, but that’s what I can think of for now, at least to make my point =)
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mean that these things are bad – they are good in themselves but I guess everything’s dependent on the persons who manage them. Whatever the case, let’s learn the principles of management with wisdom from God and His Word.
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