Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. —Matthew 11:28-30

Introduction

The average iPhone user touches his or her phone

times a day.

What would my life be like if

touched my

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as frequently as I touch my phone?

Hurry is a state of

effort in response to inadequacy, fear, and guilt.

Hurry is the great

of spiritual life.

Hurry is not of the devil; hurry is the devil. —Psychiatrist Carl Jung

It is important to not be

of “doing nothing.”

The goal is to do calmly and effectively—with strength and joy—that which really

.

Why Is It Important?

Rates of anxiety and depression are at all-time highs.

Cases of depression rose by 53 million globally (up 28%). Cases of anxiety rose by 76 million (up 26%).

Who are you

?

Why am I in such a rush to become somebody I don’t even like? —John Mark Comer

If the devil can’t make you bad, he’ll make you busy. —Deanne, 1996 Disciple Bible Study

Sin and

have the same effect – they cut off connection to God, to other people, and to your own

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.

We have to

how to deal with the

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of not being busy.

Hurry and love are

. (1 Corinthians 13:2-4)

You can’t

or share with your children or grandchildren what you don’t

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or have.

There are

on the other side of hurry.

God walks ‘slowly’ because he is love. If he is not love he would have gone much faster. Love has its speed. It is an inner speed. It is a spiritual speed. It is a different kind of speed from the technological speed to which we are accustomed. It is ‘slow’ yet it is lord over all other speeds since it is the speed of love. —Japanese Theologian Kosuke Koyama

Love, joy, and peace are the way of

. All

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are incompatible with hurry.

A culture of hurry is then the “

” culture.

How Do We Do It? (Matthew 11:28-30)

The rabbis spoke of the

of the law. (Matthew 5:17-20)

Jesus regarded his claim or yoke as more

and more rewarding. (Matthew 5:21-24)

It is hard to be

when you are reconciled and rested.

This yoke is more demanding and

at the same time.

The secret to happiness is being

in the moment.

Put on your calendar days and times you plan to do nothing.

God sounds like: “Date your

.” “

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with your kids.” “

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the dog before bed.”

To walk with Jesus is to walk with a slow, unhurried pace. Hurry is the death of prayer and only impedes and spoils our work. It never advances it. Walter Adams, Spiritual Director to C. S. Lewis

Action Steps

Form your “To

” list: What can I delete, delay, delegate or do now?

Deal with the

of not being busy.