January 18, 2024 - In case you haven’t noticed, we are living today in a world that is in a hurry. It is a world which worships speed. The tempo of life has never been faster and the pressure of life has never been more intense. To be sure, there is something fundamentally wrong with this.
One of the leading causes of death in our day and time is heart disease. Oftentimes, it is brought on by the strains imposed on the human body by worry, anxiety, nervousness and the tensions of life in our fast paced modern world. Our lives are so geared these days that any contemplation is difficult if not impossible.
Down deep in our hearts we know that God did not intend for us to live like this. God did not intend for us to live life on a fast paced treadmill with the sort of struggle for existence that we have in our modern, fast paced world. Remember, it was Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount who told his followers over and over again to ‘be not anxious.”
The essence and core of Christianity is faith and trust in God. We need to pause, take a deep breath and stop and smell the roses. Remember the words of Paul in Philippians 4:6-7, “In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.” That’s good advice. Life will be richer and better if we will heed it.
It’s something to think about... tbp
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