Do you often find yourself too busy, struggling to keep up, or feeling like there's never enough time in the day? Are you running on empty with no break in sight? Join in as we explore how God wants to support us when we're just too busy. We'll also discuss three practical steps to help you catch your breath, find peace, and live at a healthier pace.
Help, I'm Stretched Too Thin
I have no peace! I have no quiet! I have no rest! And trouble keeps coming! Job 3:26 (GW)
To Restore Margin in My Life, I Will...
1. Understand Margin Is a Gift from God
You have six days in which to do your work, but the seventh day is a day of rest dedicated to me. Exodus 20:9-10a (TEV)
Then Jesus said, “Let’s go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile.” He said this because there were so many people coming and going that Jesus and his apostles didn't even have time to eat. So they left by boat for a quiet place, where they could be alone. Mark 6:31-32 (NLT)
2. Trust God More Than My Own Efforts
When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the Lord your God. Leviticus 19:9-10 (NIV)
So do not worry, saying, "What shall we eat?" or "What shall we drink?" or "What shall we wear?" For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:31-33 (NIV)
3. Embrace My God-Given Limits
I have learned that everything has limits. Psalm 119:96a (TEV)
Everything is permissible for me -- but not everything is beneficial. 1 Corinthians 6:12a (NIV)
It is better to have only a little, with peace of mind, than be busy all the time. Ecclesiastes 4:6b (TEV)
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