http://nojetlag.com/jetlag1.html
Lack of concentration and motivation, lack of ability to really enjoy, confusion and fuzziness, getting uptight or "losing it", dryness, susceptible to infection.
Here are some of the causes of jet lag that I chose to reflect on.
http://nojetlag.com/jetlag1a.html
Children under three don't seem to suffer jet lag as badly, as they are more adaptive and less set in their ways. Adults who adjust readily to changes of routine also seem less susceptible to jet lag. Those who are slaves to a fixed daily routine are often the worst sufferers.
If you're over-tired, excited, stressed, nervous, or hungover before the flight, you are setting yourself up for a good dose of jet lag. How many times have you heard travelers say "Don't worry, I'll catch up on the flight"? Well you don't. The wise traveller who wants to get the most out of a trip has a good night's sleep prior to departure.
The air aboard passenger jet aircraft is dry...Water is what your body wants.
I have found reflecting on these symptoms and causes helpful in terms of my journey with Jesus. I realize that there are times in my spiritual life where there is a "lag". Some of this comes in anticipation of the journey ahead. Some comes during the journey. And the effects are felt afterward. But the good news is that Jesus has already prescribed what is needed to get over this lag and what is needed to prevent it from even happening in the first place. So there is grace to keep walking with him.
As I look again at the title of my blog I see both the journey and the destination. I see what is ultimately needed for the journey and the best way to not experience any lag on the way. It is the reason I am writing this blog. I want to keep moving from ταράσσω to πιστεύω.
The spiritual jet lag experiences will decrease in intensity as I move from . . .
ταράσσω,v \{tar-as'-so}
1) to agitate, trouble (a thing, by the movement of its parts to and fro) 1a) to cause one inward commotion, take away his calmness of mind, disturb his equanimity 1b) to disquiet, make restless 1c) to stir up 1d) to trouble 1d1) to strike one's spirit with fear and dread 1e) to render anxious or distressed 1f) to perplex the mind of one by suggesting scruples or doubts
http://www.greekbible.com/l.php?tara/ssw_v-3ppd-s--_p
And move towards . . .
πιστεύω,v \{pist-yoo'-o}
1) to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in 1a) of the thing believed 1a1) to credit, have confidence 1b) in a moral or religious reference 1b1) used in the NT of the conviction and trust to which a man is impelled by a certain inner and higher prerogative and law of soul 1b2) to trust in Jesus or God as able to aid either in obtaining or in doing something: saving faith 1bc) mere acknowledgment of some fact or event: intellectual faith 2) to entrust a thing to one, i.e. his fidelity 2a) to be intrusted with a thing
http://www.greekbible.com/l.php?pisteu/w_v-2pai-p--_p
Thank you Jesus for your patience while I learn how to walk in this way!
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