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Are You Moving Too Fast?
"One who moves too hurriedly misses the way." Proverbs 19:2 (NRS)
John Ortberg writes: "When I first moved to Chicago I called a friend - the wisest spiritual man I know - and asked him, 'What do I need to do to be healthy spiritually?' He said, 'You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.' There was a long pause, and I finally said 'Okay.' I wrote that one down. 'Now, what else do you have to tell me, because I don't have much time and I want to get a lot of wisdom out of this conversation.'
He replied, 'There is nothing else. Hurry is the great enemy of spiritual life. You can hardly do anything the way Jesus did it if you're in a hurry. Jesus was often busy, but never hurried. Hurry is an inward condition in which you're so frantic and preoccupied that you're unable to receive love from the Father, unable to be present with other people, or to give love to them.'"
Understand this: things will not just "settle down." If you wait to get around to what really matters, you'll never do what God made you to do! Your soul will wither. You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life. Furthermore, no one else can do this for you - not your boss, your pastor, your spouse, your kids, or your best friend. You must do this for yourself.
Take a moment and ponder these two scriptures: (1) "The fear of the Lord leads to life: Then one rests content, untouched by trouble" (Pr 19:23 NIV). (2) "Desire without knowledge is not good, and the one who moves too hurriedly misses the way" (Pr 19:2 NRS).
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| Praise God, i receive this.. many blessings. |
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| that has been one of my biggest hinderances. I am in the middle of one thing and I'm wrapped up in the next thing. My motto in life is rush rush rush! push push push! But God is reaaaaallly slowing me down. Time is nothing to God, its everything to us. Thank you Linda :) |
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| Wow..this blog is a blessing. Thank you! |
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Wow! More Wisdom! How old are you?!!!!!
When my son was in kintergarten, I went on a school trip with his class as a helping hand. On the bus ride a little girl stood beside me. I was 39, and had as yet not colored my hair. She looked up at me and said, "Miss, miss?!" "Yes?" , I inquired. She said, "Why do you have grey hairs? (Little children don't see this much anymore after all.). I looked up to my neighbor busrider to share bemusement, and answered the little girl, "Oh, that's my wisdom."
Well then, didn't a friend of mine decide to color my hair for my 40th birthday? And, didn't it so happen that I went on a 2nd bus trip with my son's kintergarten class? And, honestly - that young girl once again stood by me. She looked up, and called on me once again. "Miss, miss?", she said inquiringly. "Yes?", I answered. The little girl then asked, "What happened to your wisdom?" // end of (true) story!
Hope you enjoyed that, ageless one in Christ Jesus, who has brought you to eternal glory, and continues to draw you - as with all His bride - from glory to glory. |
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