beyond busyness

has the busy pace of life robbed you of the peace that might otherwise be yours through Jesus Christ? if so, you are simply too busy for your own good. through HIS only begotten SON, God offers you a peace that passes human understanding, but HE won't force HIS peace upon you; in order to experience it, you must slow down long enough to sense HIS presence and HIS love.

time is a nonrenewable gift from God. how will you use it? you know from experience that you should invest some time each day in yourself, but finding time to do so is easier said than done. as a busy christian, you may have difficulty investing large blocks of time in much-needed thought and self-reflection. if so, it may be time to reorder your priorities.

"first things first" is an adage that's easy to speak but hard to put into practice. why? because we live in a demanding world, a world filled with many distractions. and as we try to prioritize our days and our lives, we are confronted by so many people who are expecting so many things from us! but we must never allow ourselves to become so busy that we fail to make time for God.

God has big plans for us. discovering those plans will require trials and errors, meditation and prayer, faith and perseverance. the moments of silence that you claim for yourself will help you gather your thoughts and sense direction from your Creator.

each waking moment holds the potential to think a creative thought or offer a heartfelt prayer. so even if you're a person with too many demands and too few hours in which to meet them, don't panic. instead, be comforted in the knowledge that when you sincerely seek to discover God's priorities for your life, HE will provide answers in marvelous and surprising ways.

remember this: this is the day that God has made and that HE has filled it with countless opportunities to love, to serve, and to seek HIS guidance. seize those opportunities today, and keep seizing them everyday that you live. and as a gift to yourself, to your family, and to the world, slow down and claim the inner peace that is your spiritual birthright: the peace of Jesus Christ. it is offered freely; it has been paid for in full; it is yours for the asking. so ask, and then share. good day to all of you.

quote of the day:

"The most powerful life is the most simple life. The most powerful life is the life that knows where it's going, that knows where the source of strength is; it is the life that stays free of clutter and happenstance and hurriedness." by Max Lucado