The Sanctuary

3-5-07

So, I didn’t get a whole lot of work done last week. I did however, write a new song, clean the house, and went to the eye doctor. Now that I think about it, those are some pretty good things to have done. What I meant was: I didn’t get any CNE Graphics work done (my web development and graphic design company). I didn’t exercise either, and that made the week feel a little lazy. So, all that to say: I felt like I slacked off a little all week long.

So, Thursday, I worked on my website updates for my music site and did some online marketing stuff. Then, all day Friday, I spent working on my CNE Graphics site. I got a lot accomplished and I worked until 2:30 in the morning Saturday. That isn’t bad, considering I normally work until 4 or 5 in the morning. So, as a reward for a hard day’s work and starving myself, I made myself a grilled cheese sandwich. I sat on the couch and watched TV for 30 minutes, and then decided that I should exercise (I was feeling a little guilty for eating so late, and not exercising all week).

Normally, I’ll get through a warm up, cardio, strength training, and cool down. However, since it was 4 in the morning, I didn’t make it through the strength training. I put my weights down and sat down on the floor, because my muscles were shot. I was beginning to realize that I overworked myself. Then, I began to try to tell myself that I felt okay and trying to breath and cool down. However, I was well on my way to passing out.

I started to feel nausious and thought I could make it to the bathroom. I stood up and that is when the room started spinning. No one was home, so I started to get a little scared of what might happen. I tried walking, but only with the help of the Lord, and the surrounding furniture and walls to hold me up. I stumbled down the hallway to the bathroom. When I got to the bathroom, my hearing went out and I began to black out a little. That scared me, because I’ve never blacked out before. Then, I felt very nauseous and started to throw up -a lot. It was the most horrible feeling in my life.

Really, it was only by the grace of God that I didn’t pass out or hit my head or something. It was pretty bad.

I felt better after I got all that out of my system. Then, I got cleaned up and went to bed. When I woke up, I was thankful that all of the pain had passed, and I was still alive. I did wonder how God might use this situation teach me something spiritual. So, I thought about it a while, and did have a revalation of some sort.

Exercise is good for you. It keeps your body in good shape and helps you maintain a healthy lifestyle. However, when it is abused, done at the wrong time, or in the wrong fashion, it can have devastating consequences. That can be applied in all areas of life. God has created many things that are good and pleasing to him, things that glorify him. However, if we choose to take matters into our own hands and do them on our time instead of His time, we can find ourselves dealing with very regretable consequences. I’ve always heard, “wait on God’s timing,” but it has never made such an impact as it does now.

So, do those things that are right and good in the sight of God, and be careful to do them at the right time: God’s time.