says; "In repentance and rest is your salvation,
In quiteness abd trust is your dtrength."
Isaiah 30 : 15
Repentance is just a fancy word that means "to turn around." It literally means "to change your mind."
My advice is to change your mind about all the busyness in your life. Most people think the more they plan and the more they do, the safer and stronger they will be. I see it differently. I want you to slow down and take time to be quiet. Rest and trust Me, and I'll help you to be strong and successful anyway. That doesn't mean that you never have to plan or take action but it does mean that if all you do is plan and try, you're missing out on my best for you.
Have you visited a bookstore recently? You might be surprised at what you would find titles like The One Minute Manager, five Steps to Revolutionize your life, think and Grow Rich, and other time management and stress-relieving books. Even Christian books are getting into a learn from compressed spirituality in short, manageable segments" mode. There is the temptation to present such books as spiritual capsules that promise painless growth and ultimate victory.
Today we are programming our lives, compressing hours into minutes, and expecting instant results and immediate success. We strive to leverage God, asking Him to help bolster our output. But does it really work? No.
Then we ask, "God, why did You do this to me?" As though our overload was the result of a defect in His workmanship or He was deaf to our cry for help. So who is to blame when we attempt to do the impossible?
Read Psalm 46:10 and mediate on the wisdom of the Almighty. Listen to His voice saying, "Be still and know that I am God." Learning that you can't do it all, all at once, is the first step to focusing on what you can do.
You also need to accept the fact that you can't be everything and be everywhere at the same time. Accepting this allows you to think through where you do want to be and who you want to be with--whether it is your children, your spouse, or your friends. Like a kid with a fistful of coins at a candy store, the years of your life are spent very quickly and there is no turning back the time. We must learn, like what the psalmist said, to "number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom" (Psalm 90:12). You are a project under construction. Please be patient as He's still polishing the stone.
Taking time out to be with Me during a busy day is always a good idea. As you wait on Me, I'll give you the strength you need. Slow down a little.
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