From time to time I realize I need to have some fun, to lighten up a bit, to laugh and to enjoy life more.  I like to think of myself as a fun person, but in all honesty, I am in need of this element in my life.  I tend to take life to seriously, to keep things worrying though in my mind, to carry too much weight.  I am a sucker for it, until every once in a while it dawns on me that I am wearing out.  So of course, I call out to the Lord of life to help me, and to my amazement, not only does He find a way to refresh me, but He finds a way to insert some fun into my life. 

It is almost like I need special permission to have fun.

I have examined this more than once.  One of the things I have found is that I inherited from my father a mind set that no matter how hard I work, how much I do, or what gets established, it is never good enough - This is perhaps better known as a perfectionist mindset.  Trust me, it is not a good way to live.  I actually have found that I get much more done when I am having fun doing it.  Now before we go to the full extent of thinking that everything should be fun, I know that is not the case.  There are trials and tribulations, and conflicts and things that have to be done that are not fun.  And in good balance and love for good life we will do those things by picking up our cross and setting our hearts to do them.  However, certainly there is much more to life than just going from one difficulty to another.  This is where fun comes in.

So here are some things I am learning about how to have more fun in my life.

1. God is not against fun, He is against sin, and not all fun is sin
2. God created us with the capassity to have fun, so He must want us to include it as part of our life.
3. I have to give myself permission to have fun
4. I need fun people in my life (thank God I have some) because they help me have fun
5. The greatest fun I have is with others when we are doing fun things together
6. Fun is restoriing to my soul
7. Fun for me may not be fun for someone else, but that is OK
8. When fun becomes work, it is no longer fun
9. Fun helps me to be more than I can be without it

Finally, let me place a disclaimer here:  I am not suggesting we should live our life to have fun, I am saying that in order to live our life well we need some fun mixed into it.  :)