{"id":3890,"date":"2020-02-06T19:52:02","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T01:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roberts-lieb.com\/faithbites\/?p=3890"},"modified":"2020-02-06T19:52:10","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T01:52:10","slug":"feb-6-how-many-spoons-do-you-have","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roberts-lieb.com\/faithbites\/2020\/02\/06\/feb-6-how-many-spoons-do-you-have\/","title":{"rendered":"Feb 6 – How Many Spoons Do You Have?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
3:37 – How Many Spoons Do You Have?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

#faithbites #faithjourney Spoons<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m tried. Between work, school, health, family, and everything, I’m tired. It’s hard to describe what being tired really means when dealing with chronic health. A friend introduced me to the spoon analogy<\/a>. This theory helps to explain chronic illness to those who don’t have it. In a nutshell, you only have so many spoons at the start of the day. Each activity you do takes a specific number of spoons. You may not be up to doing something because you need a spoon for later. Or you try to use more than your allocation of spoons and pay for it for days. It’s a good read if you’re interested. https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spoon_theory<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lately, I feel that I’m out of spoons. My daily allocation isn’t enough so something gets dropped. Maybe it’s the dissertation, laundry, housework, work, or a hundred other things. There just isn’t enough spoons in the day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Praying to God and feeling his presence helps with the spoon count. Sometimes it’s clarification on when to use a spoon or not. Other times it makes one spoon last just a little bit longer. The key is not to give up on God because you may lose a spoon. He doesn’t require a spoon. He gives you peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scripture<\/h5>\n\n\n\n