RADICAL Addiction is the relentless pull to a

RADICAL?

“Addiction is the relentless pull to a substance or an activity that becomes so compulsive it ultimately interferes with everyday life. ”

“Addiction is the relentless pull to a substance or an activity that becomes so compulsive it ultimately interferes with everyday life. ” Google : “Distraction-free i. Phones”

Hurry Sickness: “A behaviour pattern characterized by continual rushing and anxiousness. ” “A malaise in which a person feels chronically short of time, and so tends to perform every task faster and to get flustered when encountering any kind of delay. ”

“It may be the case that 1). Christians are assimilating a culture of busyness, hurry and overload, which leads to 2). God becoming more marginalized in Christians’ lives, which leads to 3). A deteriorating relationship with God, which leads to 4). Christians becoming even more vulnerable to adopting secular assumptions about how to live, which leads to 5). More conformity to a culture of busyness, hurry and overload. And then the cycle begins again. ” Michael Zigarelli

“Today, a number of historical circumstances are blindly flowing together and accidentally conspiring to produce a climate within which it is difficult not just to think about God or to pray, but simply to have any interior depth whatsoever… We are distracting ourselves into spiritual oblivion… pathological busyness, distraction, and restlessness are major blocks today within our spiritual lives. ” Ronald Rolheiser

“Hurry isn’t OF the devil. It IS the devil. ”

“Hurry isn’t OF the devil. It IS the devil. ” “Hurry is a form of Violence to the Soul. ”

“Hurry isn’t OF the devil. It IS the devil. ” “Hurry is a form of Violence to the Soul. ” “The number one problem we face is shortage of time. Just no time to live spiritually rich, emotionally healthy lives. ”

“Hurry isn’t OF the devil. It IS the devil. ” “Hurry is a form of Violence to the Soul. ” “The number one problem we face is shortage of time. Just no time to live spiritually rich, emotionally healthy lives. ” “Busyness can, and eventually will, undermine and sabotage your Spiritual life. ”

“Hurry is the great enemy of spiritual life in our day. You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life. ” Dallas Willard to John Ortberg.

WAITING ON GOD. 3 categories of waiting on God; 1. FULFILLMENT OF A PROMISE. 2. SEEKING DIRECTION. 3. SEEKING CLOSER RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS.

What is waiting on God? • Waiting is setting TIME aside to be with the Lord, just you and Jesus. • Waiting is praying – both speaking to Him and listening for Him to speak to you. • Waiting is stopping everything else. • Waiting is surrender. Handing it all over to Him.

Waiting on God is intentional, deliberate, and does have some active aspects; • Praise, Worship, Adoration. • Prayer • Fasting • Silence • Solitude • Reading the Word • Sabbath • Surrender; • Repeatedly • Progressively • Positioning yourself; • Church • Home cell • Groups (Men’s, Ladies) • Christian friends.

“We all have to decide : will we continue at breakneck speed through life and just try to work in a little Jesus’ stuff along the way? Or will we radically alter the pace of our life, slow down, and take up the easy yoke with Jesus? ”

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, 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. ” Matt. 11: 28 – 30

As Jesus and His disciples were on their way, He came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to Him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what He said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to Him and asked, “Lord, don’t You care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” “Martha, ” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her. ” Luke 10: 38 – 42

“What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? ” Mark 8: 36, 37

“Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope; Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, For His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; Therefore I will wait for Him. ” Lam. 3: 21 – 25

“We all have to decide : Will we continue at breakneck speed through life and just try to work in a little Jesus’ stuff along the way? Or will we radically alter the pace of our life, slow down, and take up the easy yoke with Jesus? ”