the space we need.

The extent of how much I have been blogging of late scares me, with the amount of stuff going through my mind and how I evaluate each thought. It is not exactly a bad thing, just that I am surprised with the level of brain activity going on.

I am not an extrovert, even though I can talk quite a fair bit in comfortable social situations when I am not under pressure. But after such bouts of extended conversations, I need plenty of time away on my own to settle down and let myself rest, away from the crowd and people. It usually happens at night after a long day. I need my space, and quite a lot of it sometimes. Given the choice, I would choose not to meet with too many people in a day. It can be just too overwhelming. I want to give my peers space as well, respect their time and not flood their schedules, however free they can be.

It works both ways and takes two hands to clap. Mutual understanding is important to properly understand the time space and to respect it. Some would try to dominate the schedules of others, squeezing and stretching every single bit of waking time out of their peers, giving convenient excuses for their clumsy awareness and keep pushing it. Even for couples engaged in a relationship, dating or married, it might be good to give each other some space at times as well, mutually agreeable of course. How can we look at this concept of giving space from a more Christ-centered perspective?

We all belong to God, all of our being belongs to God as well, even our time. We do not own the time that we have, even though we would like to think so, let alone the time that God has given to others. Thus, giving space to others is not merely respecting them, but it is a godly thing to do and respecting God that He is Lord over all. We might want to spend time with our loved ones, but treating their time as your own is selfish and not godly at all, putting God out of the picture. When a friend turns you down for a date, don't feel grumpy and think that he or she doesn't think well of you. Instead, be glad and thankful, that you can be loving and godly by giving them the space they probably need. It is important to draw these boundaries and protect the time that God has given.