Whether you are a workaholic trying to prove something to someone, or someone trying to get rich, someday you will “wake up” and realize just how much you  missed out on by never “stopping to smell the roses”, or by never choosing to slow down and enjoy God, your family, and friends.

Movies and television, video games, shopping, Facebook, surfing the web, etc. are different methods of escape for us, especially when we feel lonely or depressed. However, none of them satisfy our longing for love and deep, meaningful relationships with our family and friends. Instead, when we escape into these things, we often end up getting more depressed, because we wasted the time that we could have spent in God’s Word and prayer, walking, fellowshipping with others, or getting to know our loved ones more personally. Try taking a walk in a park, watching the birds, sitting on a porch swing and talking about your favorite memories, planting a garden together, or just lying down in the grass and looking up at the clouds. Those are just some of the ways that you can find rest, and stop to “smell the roses”.