Burn the Candle at Both Ends
We never want to burn the candle at both ends. Yet, sometimes we do.
Years ago, people needed candles for light. If they burned a candle at both ends, the candle could not stand. If they placed a candle flat to burn both ends:
- The candle soon burned out.
- People wasted much-needed light.
When we burn the candle at both ends, we get too busy. We work or play hard from early morning to late at night. We keep a full plate. We fail to get the rest and sleep we need.
Like candles burning at both ends, we wear out and waste our lives. We:
- Lose energy.
- Ruin our health.
- Become unable to do what we want or need to do.
I admit I sometimes burn the candle at both ends. I have so much I want to do or believe I need to do. Yet, if I try to do too much, I can’t do anything well.
How about you? Are you tempted to burn the candle at both ends? If so, please comment how you handle it.
“Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you” (3 John 2 NIV).
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4 thoughts on “Burn the Candle at Both Ends”
I understand this saying very well right now as the mother of a high school things that will be graduating in less than a month. I make a list and check off things as I get them done. I try to ask the Lord to order my steps.
You are definitely a busy lady, Sue. Your ideas sound similar to mine. Blessings on all you do.