pic busyness proverbs
are we wearing ourselves out to get more in life
are we wearing ourselves out to get more in life
even though Jesus is busy, he has prorities
mark 1 (last)
in the mist of all busyness, Jesus again and again had silence and solitude
luke 5 15
often, all the time
places.. not one place
we can be busy, but our prorties must be right
pic unharried life
waited 30 years to start His ministry
Jesus refused to be push and pull by the ppl
nv in a pressure to heal the sick
Jesus left many things undone...
refuse to waste energy on wealth, fame
pic christlikenss
pic silence and solitude
there should be s&s to be in the presence of God
pic silence and solitude
silence is a form of fasting from the noise of the world.. we are living in a "wordy" world
solitude is a form of fasting from the fellowship in the world
pic psalm
silently = rest
when we have rest, we will have easy yolk and light burden
for most ppl, silence makes ppl panic
3 blessings of silence and solitude
1.
ppl expect instant replies
God speaks in silence!
1 kings 19
-God can move in the dramatic.. but Elijah found God in a small still voice
-God speaks in a sheer slience
-at some point, we need to slience our soul to hear from God
pic s&s
pic contemplation
come before God without string attached
there is a time to be slient, theres a time to speak
in the silence, wait and yern for God's prescence
2.
though God knows everyting abt us, allow God to see the deep
only in silence and soltide, we can see our ownselves and there, healing begins
pic
pic borkenss and darkness
in s&s, we bring our brokenness and darkness to God
pic fruit of the spirit
in s&s, we learn to just wait...
3.
to live in the world and not of the world
we must first be free from the push and pull of the world
pslm 131
-weaned child.. no longer drinks from the mother or bottle
-a wean child comes to the mother for love, closeness
we cannot have a utility relationship with God
having benefit from the relationship
love God for who God is, and not for His blessing
pic summ
pic intimacy
this is God's goal for us
God always uses the most painful time to get our attention
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