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Running. Empty. on. Part 3: Slowing Down. WHEN I LIVE A HURRIED LIFESTYLE…. I feel more stress. 1. Too much activity gives you restless dreams…. Ecclesiastes 5:3 (NLT). WHEN I LIVE A HURRIED LIFESTYLE…. I lose my joy. 2. My life is speeding by, without a hope of happiness.
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Running Empty on Part 3: Slowing Down
WHEN I LIVE A HURRIED LIFESTYLE… I feel more stress 1
Too much activity gives you restless dreams… Ecclesiastes 5:3 (NLT)
WHEN I LIVE A HURRIED LIFESTYLE… I lose my joy 2
My life is speeding by, without a hope of happiness. Job 9:25 (CEV)
WHEN I LIVE A HURRIED LIFESTYLE… I’m less productive 3
Careful planning puts you ahead in the long run; hurry and scurry puts you further behind. Proverbs 21:5 (MSG)
WHEN I LIVE A HURRIED LIFESTYLE… I can’t hear God 4
“Be still, and know that I am God!” Psalm 46:10 (NLT)
WHEN I LIVE A HURRIED LIFESTYLE… I’m headed for burnout 5
Don't burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame. Romans 12:11 (MSG)
Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to know when to quit. Proverbs 23:4 (NLT)
WAYS TO SLOW YOUR PACE: Learn contentment 1
…I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. Philippians 4:11 (NLT)
Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can’t take anything with us when we leave it. So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content. 1 Timothy 6:6-8 (NLT)
“Life is not measured by how much you own.” Luke 12:15 (NLT)
A peaceful heart leads to a healthy body; jealousy is like cancer in the bones. Proverbs 14:30 (NLT)
WAYS TO SLOW YOUR PACE: Listen before speaking 2
You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. James 1:19 (NLT)
Don't shoot off your mouth, or speak before you think. Ecclesiastes 5:2 (NLT)
There is more hope for a fool than for someone who speaks without thinking. Proverbs 29:20 (NLT)
WAYS TO SLOW YOUR PACE: Take a Sabbath 3
Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the Lord your God. Exodus 20:8-10 (NLT)
“The Sabbath was made to meet the needs of people, and not people to meet the requirements of the Sabbath.” Mark 2:27 (NLT)
It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones. Psalm 127:2 (NLT)
WAYS TO SLOW YOUR PACE: Pause and pray before deciding 4
Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes. Proverbs 19:2 (NLT)
It is not good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty and miss the way. Proverbs 19:2 (NIV)
WAYS TO SLOW YOUR PACE: Trust God’s timing 5
God makes everything happen at the right time. Yet none of us can ever fully understand all he has done… Ecclesiastes 3:11 (CEV)
Running Empty on Part 3: Slowing Down