Workaholic, Anxiety, Take your Daughter for a Walk
“Workaholic Day”
“Panic Awareness Day”
“Father/Daughter Take A Walk Day”
Philippians 4:6-8
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things.”
Workaholic Day, a term popularized by psychologist Wayne Oates in 1971, falls on July 5th, the day after the 4th of July holiday, to remind you to extend the celebrations by another 24 hours before getting back in the game.
Panic Awareness Day if July 10th, raising awareness about panic disorders and panic attacks and how to manage them.
Father/Daughter Take A Walk Day is July 7th, promotes the benefits of bonding between fathers as daughters and the benefits of physical activity.
Interesting to string these together. Even more interesting, look in the mirror as a Kingdom Man and ask “What is my trifecta? How am I placing the bet with my time, talent and treasure? Which of these will win, which will place, which will show?”
Painful experience tells me, that if I have the conversation with Me, Myself, and I… those three knuckleheads will start talking in my head about “provide for your family”, “I need to OT to get her in travel ball”, “she needs a new phone so I need the next promotion”. Why was my experience painful? My little girl is now 30… and I can promise you that in any season, unconditional love, affirmation, and most of all the time to invest to express those to her. And at various ages and stages, I had varying degrees of success in placing the proper bet… to place my little girl in a position to win, not second, not third.
Daily Battle Order: Two things, first, set a date with your daughter. Text or call now. Make it happen. Go for that walk.
Second, when you look in the mirror next time, ignore Me, Myself and I. Start having a conversation with the Holy Spirit. He will guide you away from being a Workaholic, He will share love, joy and peace in a way to prevent panic from ever setting in. As He shared with us in Philippian 4:6-8 think about all the wonderful things. And what better way thank to walk with your little girl.
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