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Even God rested when He wasn't tired

Even God rested when He wasn't tired

God didn't stop working because He was exhausted, guys. That's not a thing.

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Amy C. Williams
Mar 04, 2022
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I love words. I started writing in kindergarten, and that hobby has continued to be a source of joy for me throughout my entire life.

Once, several years ago, I sat down to work on a novel and wrote 34,000 words in one day. If you aren’t a writer, you may not understand the significance of that number. That is an absurd number of words.

There were two downsides to this accomplishment, though. One, I burned my brain. I couldn’t talk for a week afterward. And two? Those 34,000 words were clumsy because got tired halfway through, and I ended up having to rewrite most of them.

Ever been there?

It took me a long time to learn that boundaries aren’t just for things we don’t enjoy doing. They’re for things we love with all our hearts too.

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