For God is not a God of disorder but of peace–as in all the congregations of the Lord’s people. 1 Corinthians 14:33
I have to remember to change the clocks before I go to bed because we “spring” forward for Daylight Saving Time in the early morning hours. Frankly, it can be so confusing! Who does, who doesn’t? Do we really save energy? What effects does it have on our health? How confused are our pets and farm animals? In the spring, the cows are saying, “What are you doing here? I’m not ready!” In the fall, the cows are grumbling and shouting, “Where were you??? I needed milked an hour ago! Did you enjoy YOUR sleep?”
So who got the hands on our clocks moving? Was it Benjamin Franklin in his essay “An Economical Project”, George Vernon Hudson of New Zealand who wanted more time to hunt insects after work, Congress when they implemented it to save fuel during World War I, or Roosevelt during World War II when he made it a year-round event? We can look clear back to the Romans to see this wasn’t a completely new idea. In 1908 it was first used in an area of Canada. Germany was the first country to implement it in 1916. No matter how it started or why it continues, Daylight Saving Time sure has some interesting history!
We just need to remember to reset our clocks in our houses, on our computers (although that’s usually done for us), on our phones (my old phone still requires me to take the battery out and put it back in), on our watches, and even in our vehicles. If we don’t reset them, we are fed wrong information. It leads to confusion.
Let me tell you a little story. My hubby’s parents used to have this clock they kept hanging in the living room. They wouldn’t change the time, so it was an hour off until Daylight Saving Time rolled around again. I’m telling you…it was a ploy to mess with our minds! I truly don’t know how they coped with remembering when it was correct or remembering to mentally add or subtract an hour (I don’t even know which, I was so confused at that point). I don’t have room in my head to do that kind of mental aerobics every single time I glanced at a clock. Maybe it would be good for me, I don’t know.
The boys had a scout outing today so I stayed at home doing my own thing. I had no idea how badly I needed to reset. So often we don’t realize it until it happens. It dawned on me today that there is one word that will help us know we’re in great need of resetting: confusion.
Just like that clock at my in-laws gave me confusion when it wasn’t reset, my mind starts feeling confusion until I get reset. I start questioning things that I know to be right and true. I start getting confused in my priorities and goals. You see, that isn’t right. It tells us in the Bible that God is not a God of disorder (confusion) but of peace.
As soon as confusion starts to creep in and your peace starts to trickle out, I challenge you to stop what you’re doing. Take time to reset so you don’t get off course. The peace will come back after resetting.
