An Enemy Named Busy | Luke 10:38-42 | Gary Hamrick

There are regular demands on our time that can sometimes make life crushing and consequently, a lot of things suffer in our lives because we are so busy. Marriages suffer, your health can suffer, relationships with children can suffer, relationships with friends, and most importantly your relationship with Christ. Because when we're too busy that all those things get squeezed out to whatever leftover time we have which isn't much, then we find how many of those things end up suffering in our lives which is why I entitled this teaching an enemy named busy. Someone once said this, if Satan can't make you bad, he'll make you busy. [00:12:27] (49 seconds)  #EnemyNamedBusy

Every single one of us has been given the same twenty four hour time period every single day by God. The question is how are you going to use those twenty four hours that God has given you? So don't say I don't have time because you do. The real answer should be something like, I don't believe that that's a good use of my time. [00:35:24] (20 seconds)  #Same24HoursDaily

So when you hear Jesus in this story saying Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. Ask yourself, would he be would he have said my name in that challenge? Can you hear Jesus saying your name instead of Martha's name? You are worried and troubled about many things. Because if so, back to what I quoted earlier from Psalm thirty seven twenty three, then let our prayer simply be, Lord, order my steps. [00:36:54] (31 seconds)  #LordOrderMySteps

Time is a gift that God has given us. We must manage it carefully. Number three, schedule pauses. Just like a musical chart, there are pauses or rests in order to catch your breath or to keep the song at a certain tempo. And so we must intentionally put pauses or rests into our schedule. And I'm not talking about vacations, although that's vital too. I'm talking about not cramming so much into your day or into your week, but actually scheduling a pause on your calendar like it's an important appointment because it is. [00:29:45] (41 seconds)  #ScheduleIntentionalPauses

So when Mary sits here at Jesus' feet and just listens to his word, this is a reminder to us about the importance of spending time in prayer and reading your bibles. Not just on Sundays and Wednesdays, but all through the week. Now how does that look for you and me? Like, in practical ways. How does it how does it look to sit at Jesus' feet to to to drink in his word, spend time in prayer? Well, you know, I I don't know how it works for you, but it has to be something that we're intentional about. For some, maybe you're an early riser, get up early, take your bible to a quiet place, and read and pray. [00:17:31] (37 seconds)  #SitAtJesusFeet

We talk about carving time and and ordering our steps. Too many marriages and relationships with children have been sacrificed on the altar of busyness. And one of the biggest culprits is a career. The drive for that career. Now I I know I know the vicious cycle. What happens is you you want the career to help provide for the family, but then the career takes over your time and you're not there as much for your family. [00:21:18] (37 seconds)  #CareerCanStealFamily

But if I could just say to you from a pastoral heart, if at all possible, if at all possible, and I know sometimes it it just isn't, but if at all possible, tighten your belts and live off of tuna fish and ramen noodles and one income so that at least one parent can be home with kids when you're raising kids. It's important. [00:22:31] (26 seconds)  #ChooseOneIncomeSeason

The deal is we need to be asking God what he wants us to do with the time he has given us. Think of time like every precious thing God has given you because it is. It's a gift. The time that we have is a gift from God and we don't know how much time that we have. He does. And so we need to be good stewards or managers of the time that God has entrusted to us. [00:35:52] (25 seconds)  #StewardYourTimeWell