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I've spent the last several minutes making a list of all the things that have to be done before we get on the airplane. Where will I find time to get it all done???

We often think that in the regular routine of our lives, don't we. On many occasions - even when I am NOT heading out of town on a trip - I catch myself saying, "If only I had a couple more hours in the day..." Of course, it's a mirage. Staggering through the wilderness at the end of our most precious resource (time), our minds trick us into thinking that everything would be just right if someone only gave us a little more than we have. Time, that is.

A few years ago, I read through a study designed by John Ortberg...something about spending an ordinary day with Jesus. When I'm being seduced by that "If only I had more time..." thinking, I am reminded of a lesson from that study. John points out that in the ancient Hebrew culture, the day began in the evening. As in the phrase repeated throughout Genesis 1: And the evening and the morning was the first day. To summarize the insight Ortberg is offering, we begin the day sleep...as if we are shutting off all the switches in our mechanism and trusting God to take care of the situation. So what if you've got a lot to do. It's almost as if nature itself is built around the idea that we should lay down our burdens before we even pick them up. Jesus says, "Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28)

We will always have times when we feel there is more to do than we have time to do it. I think that will probably be how we feel about the trip to Honduras. But we'll do what we can do, and trust that God will take care of the rest.