Every year we host a Christmas party at our house for my husband’s employees.  We look forward to our chance to serve his team.  For the last few years we have had a white elephant gift exchange which is always fun. They all try to outdo each other with funny gifts but the all- time winner for me was the guy who brought a hamster as his gift.  Yes, a live hamster!  My husband knew that my daughter would love it so he “stole” it.  Weeks later I was watching that silly rodent go around and around and around on her wheel.  She was getting nowhere fast. 
Do you ever feel that way?
Sometimes I find myself running and running but accomplishing very little.
When I first began this journey of FTGI I had the privilege of speaking with author and speaker Lysa Terkeurst of Proverbs 31 Ministries for some words of wisdom.  (You can read about our God ordained connection here)  During the course of our conversation she talked about the need to be intentional about how we spend our time if we are going to pursue the calling on our life. 
Intentional.  I loved that word.  I still love it but it is also a challenge for a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants kind of girl like me. 
As the years go by I find that it is more important than ever to be intentional about what I put my hand to and what I commit to. I need to make sure that the things I say “yes” to line up with my priorities based on what I believe God has called me to do.  If I don’t I could very easily get distracted and slow down progress on my assignment for this season in my life.  

So sometimes in order to LIGHTEN UP we need to strip down our schedule in order to focus. 
It may be possible to run so fast that it slows you down.