Water Break

Water Break

My wife has gotten me into the Insanity Max:30 workout routine, and I can testify that, as its name declares, it is insane. There are certain moves I can do that I don’t mind at all. There are others that I can’t even do yet, but maybe someday. Then there are those I would love to avoid because they are hard and they hurt, but I know that if I keep showing up, the benefit will be worth the price I pay.

Then there is my favorite part of the workout: the thirty-seconds of “Water Break.” I love that part! For those precious seconds, I can stop, get a swig of water, and kind of catch my breath. In that moment, I am in my own semiretreat from the demands of the insane workout.

Jesus would often take a “water break” to leave the demands of the moment and get away to pray. Often, he would send his disciples to the other side of the lake so he could be alone with his heavenly Father. At other times, he would get up early in the morning, before the sun had come up, to spend time with his Father and pray.

How often do you take a break in your day to pray? In the heat of the battle, in the throes of your day, you don’t have to go until you max out. No, you can stop and ask for wisdom, give thanks, or cast your anxiety on the Lord. Remember the words of the apostle Peter, who said in 1 Peter 5:6-7, “Humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.”

Humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.

1 Peter 5:6-7