I'm looking forward to talking with Tim tonight; he's been in the wilderness somewhere in central Oregon hiking and camping, taking time out from his busy schedule, technology, and the stuff of life. He'll step back into it all the minute he's back.
Most people are too busy and too tired. We often mistake busyness for effectiveness. We need to understand we're appointed for specific work in a specific time and place. That said, we'll never have divine clarity of what belongs to us, if, we don't stop and listen to God.
Consider.
John's disciples came to him and said, "Teacher, the man you met on the other side of the Jordan River, the one you said was the Messiah, is also baptizing people. And everybody is going over there instead of coming here to us."
John replied, "God in heaven appoints each person's work. (John 3:26-27, NLT)
It's clear God has created us for a purpose, appointing our work. Misery sets in when we lose touch with the heart of God and what we're appointed to do. If, the mind is too busy, we'll be unable to effectively hear God. We clearly need space to listen what the Spirit of God reveals about our purpose and appointment. So, when we allow the pressures of life to guide us we will miss out what the Spirit has for us. That said, on some level we've adopted the belief being too busy is okay. And, then, we develop a litany of excuses of why we are unable to slow down for a time out. There's power in making a commitment to stop and step away from the craziness .
Challenge your lifestyle of busyness.
Make the commitment to slow down.
Take a few minutes throughout the day to practice slowing down by taking a time out.
Breathe. Rest. Listen. Do only what you're appointed to do.
Learning to Kickstart the day taking time out,
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)
The thing is . . . we discover there's more to life when we take time out, unplug, and disengage from the rush of life . . . yet, it's not always easy to slow down the mind to gain clarity of what we're missing.It's a discipline to take time out and intentionally slow down our thought process.
Most people are too busy and too tired. We often mistake busyness for effectiveness. We need to understand we're appointed for specific work in a specific time and place. That said, we'll never have divine clarity of what belongs to us, if, we don't stop and listen to God.
Consider.
John's disciples came to him and said, "Teacher, the man you met on the other side of the Jordan River, the one you said was the Messiah, is also baptizing people. And everybody is going over there instead of coming here to us."
John replied, "God in heaven appoints each person's work. (John 3:26-27, NLT)
It's clear God has created us for a purpose, appointing our work. Misery sets in when we lose touch with the heart of God and what we're appointed to do. If, the mind is too busy, we'll be unable to effectively hear God. We clearly need space to listen what the Spirit of God reveals about our purpose and appointment. So, when we allow the pressures of life to guide us we will miss out what the Spirit has for us. That said, on some level we've adopted the belief being too busy is okay. And, then, we develop a litany of excuses of why we are unable to slow down for a time out. There's power in making a commitment to stop and step away from the craziness .
Challenge your lifestyle of busyness.
Make the commitment to slow down.
Take a few minutes throughout the day to practice slowing down by taking a time out.
Breathe. Rest. Listen. Do only what you're appointed to do.
Learning to Kickstart the day taking time out,
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)