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Why hurry?
'HASTE MAKES MISTAKES.' PROVERBS 19:2
Author, 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 that Jesus did if you're in a hurry. Jesus was often busy, but never hurried.
Hurry is an inward condition that can make you feel 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. Have you ever said this to yourself: 'I'm just going through a busy spell, things will just settle down in time' No they won't! Life will always be hectic until you decide to get it under control.
And if you're always waiting for stuff to chill out before you obey God, you'll never do what God has planned for you! The key is to cut out hurry. No one can do that for you - not your mum, dad, brother, sister, or your best mate. You have to do it yourself.
To help you do that here's two verses for you to think about today:
1) 'Be still, and know that I am God...' (Psalm 46:10 NIV).
2) 'Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes' (Proverbs 19:2 NLT).
written by Bob Gass
'HASTE MAKES MISTAKES.' PROVERBS 19:2
Author, 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 that Jesus did if you're in a hurry. Jesus was often busy, but never hurried.
Hurry is an inward condition that can make you feel 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. Have you ever said this to yourself: 'I'm just going through a busy spell, things will just settle down in time' No they won't! Life will always be hectic until you decide to get it under control.
And if you're always waiting for stuff to chill out before you obey God, you'll never do what God has planned for you! The key is to cut out hurry. No one can do that for you - not your mum, dad, brother, sister, or your best mate. You have to do it yourself.
To help you do that here's two verses for you to think about today:
1) 'Be still, and know that I am God...' (Psalm 46:10 NIV).
2) 'Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes' (Proverbs 19:2 NLT).
written by Bob Gass
