“By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.” Proverbs 24:3
Have you ever had a day where a 30 minute break felt like a week’s worth of vacation? Where you have scheduled everything that could possibly fit in a 24 hour window, yet there are five other things left on your list to take care of that day. As women, we tend to adapt to this way of scheduling to our lives. With a husband, kids, a job, church, you name it, there is always something to do.
Where are our margins? Where do we stop?
Mr. Webster (the dictionary) shares with us his thoughts on what a margin looks like: the edge or border of something, an amount by which a thing is won or falls short of, an amount of something included so as to be sure of success or safety, and the blank border on each side of the print on a page.
There is something to be said of a page that has no margins. It’s hard to read, to understand and let’s be honest, it looks sloppy. So, what’s the difference in a page with no margins and a day with no margins?
Recently, I had an opportunity to hear an interview with Rev. Billy Graham. Rev. Graham’s ministry has certainly been an amazing movement in the Christian faith and a pillar to the evangelist everywhere. There is no doubt that he is anointed and filled from head to toe with the spirit of God. With 60 years of ministry under his belt, Rev. Graham has seen millions of people come to know the Lord and is full of wisdom. In the interview, he was asked what he would change if he could do it all over again. In short he answered, “I would spend more time in meditation and prayer and less speaking and traveling... I didn’t have enough time to think, study, and pray.” How many times have we said the same thing? Where did the time go? Rev. Graham’s epic journey speaks to multitudes of generations and his wisdom drives into the hearts of many believers. It’s leaders such as himself we can learn so much from.
Just as Rev. Graham ministered and traveled, We too as mothers, wives, teachers, are always on the go. The pages of our days should be full of God’s work, yet our margins should be left blank to think, study, and pray to the one who gave us everything. To the one who gives and takes away, the one who has made us able to fill those very same pages with the blessings we have. Just as a margin frames a page, so should meditation in the Lord frame our lives.
Ashley McDougal
Amen!
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