A lot of people are on overload and headed for a crash. We sleep less and work more than ever before. We're a piled-on, stretch-to-the-limit society- chronically exhausted. Many of us feel like Job did when he said, "I have no peace! I have no quiet! I have no rest! And trouble keeps coming." (Job 3:26 GWT)
Overload comes when we have too much activity in our lives, too much change, too many choices, too much work, too much debt, and too much media exposure.
Author and medical doctor Richard Swenson says, "The conditions of modern day living devour margin. If you're homeless, we direct you to a shelter. If you're penniless, we offer you food stamps. If you're breathless, we connect you to oxygen."
"But if you're marginless, we give you one more thing to do. Marginless is being thirty minutes late to the doctor's office because you were twenty minutes late getting out of the hairdresser because you were ten minutes late dropping the children off at school because the car ran out of gas two blocks from a gas station, and you forgot your purse. That's marginless."
You need margin in your life. When you're not hurrying and worrying all the time, you have time to think. Time to relax. Time to enjoy life. Time to be still and know that God is God.
What a great message from Rick Warren! I know I am guilty of ALWAYS having to do SOMETHING! If it's not one thing, it's another. Always having to have our schedules JAMMED PACKED. We seem to be a society that has to always be on the go Go GO!
The Bible says, "you can make many plans, but the Lord's purpose will prevail" (Proverbs 19:21 NLT)
You have to understand that you aren't in control of everything! As much as you want to be busy all the time, take a break, rest your mind, rest your heart, rest your body. We have to STOP hurrying to the next event, and worrying about the next check. We seem to plan everything else into our schedules, how about planning time to rest, time to think, time to relax, time to be still. ULTIMATELY, time for you and God.
Hope you are encouraged to take time out to think and be still. Remember you can plan ALL DAY and ALL YEAR but it's GOD's purpose that will PREVAIL!
This really resonated with me. It is in keeping with one of the MOST amazing books which I have ever read, and recently finished called "Emotionally Health Spiritually" by Peter Scazzero. Take a look if you can...it is well worth the effort. Thank you for sharing, DP! Always encouraged by you and your pursuit after Gods heart. :)
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