If you are like most people, you feel rushed, overwhelmed with all you have to do, wishing you had more time in your day. You look for the shortest line in the supermarket. Try to decide which lane of traffic is going to move the fastest. The generation has created a new word called burnout. During our hectic pace, we may ask ourselves "Is this the way life is supposed to be?" Craig Groeschel once said, "The greatest enemy to the life you want may be the life your living."
It is not enough to know the truth about Jesus but we should live like Jesus lived. " ...should walk just as He (Jesus) walked. You think YOUR life is busy; Jesus lived the busiest life ever. Listen to John 21:25 "Jesus also did many other things. If they were all written down, I suppose the whole world could not contain the book that would be written." Yet Jesus never ran. Jesus was busy but He was never rushed. Repeatedly we read in the gospels, " As Jesus walked along..." Mark 2:14 He never ran! Many times as He was walking to minister to someone in need, He crossed paths with people who also needed His touch. Luke 8:43-48 Luke 19
If we follow an unrushed Jesus, we should be living an unrushed life. Listen to The Message paraphrase of Matthew 11:28-30 Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”
How many times have you said, "I just don't have enough time to get it all done."? The solution is not more time. The solution is more of what matters most. The reason we don't 'have enough time' is we are spending our time on what doesn't really matter. i.e. Social media, television, video games. You have time for what matters most.
Challenge you to pray this prayer for seven days and see what God does in your life.
God, help me walk slowly enough to experience Jesus fully and love people deeply.
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