God and the Rest of the Week Pt 2
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Soul-‐Destroying
Soul-‐Destroying
“A Soul-‐Destroying Busyness” // //
Busyness”
Busyness”
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God and the Rest of the Week 4
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A problem most all of you have, but you’ve probably never heard a sermon on it before: busyness.
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· We are busy people…
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· We’re busy with our jobs: 86% of men and 67% of women in the United States work an average of more than 40 hours a week.1
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o Yet, most workers feel like they never have time to get anything done.2
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o Only 57% of Americans use all of their allotted vacation time.3
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o This causes emotional problems: CNN: In a 6-‐year study of 2,500 workers, those who worked 11-‐ hour days were 2.5 times more likely to become depressed than those who worked 8-‐hour days.4
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· And we’re not getting enough sleep.
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o And, of course, this just contributes to the problem. Sleep deprivation causes obesity; diabetes; depression.
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o We tell each other stories about saints who got up at 3… Well, they went to bed at 6 pm because they didn’t have lights.
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o Average American getting about 2 hours less of sleep than our great grandparents 100 years ago!
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· And then you have kids. I was listening to Jim Gaffigan, who has 4 kids… he said, “People ask me, ‘What’s it like to go from 3 to 4 kids. He said, “Well, it feels like you are drowning in the ocean, fighting with all your might to keep your head afloat for just another second… and, then, someone in a boat, takes a baby and says, “Here, catch.”
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· And it doesn’t seem to be getting any better.
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o NY Times Op-‐Ed article that talked about how our smart phones and computers ensure that we are never really away from things. Vacation used to be like an on-‐off switch; now [because of technology] it’s more of a dimmer switch.”5
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o Study presented to Congress in the 1960’s: with all the new labor saving devices, we’d only work 15 hours a week and our main problem would be what to do with “all this time on our hands.”6
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§§ Anyone feel like that?
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In our God and the Rest of the Week, I want to spend a week talking about how you set up your calendar. Strong statement: there are few things as damaging, and potentially soul-‐destroying, as busyness. Blaise Pascal, one of my favorite philosophers, said that busyness sends more people to hell than unbelief.
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Jesus told a story in the Bible about busyness—maybe you’ve never thought of this:
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As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came to a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught. But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair to you that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me.”
But the Lord said to her, “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.”
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1 http://visualeconomics.creditloan.com/the-state-of-the-40-hour-workweek/
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2 http://familiesandwork.org/site/research/summary/feelingoverworkedsumm.pdf
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3 http://articles.cnn.com/2011-05-23/travel/vacation.in.america_1_vacation-germans-long-holiday?_s=PM:TRAVEL
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4 http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/25/health/working-overtime-doubles-depression/index.html
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5 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/14/jobs/14work.html
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6 http://www.leisuresource.net/DownloadableContentHandler.ashx?mediaId=3c3c3a92-1082-45e3-bd32-e8ea02d56c9e
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[38] Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. [39] And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching.
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[40] But Martha was distracted with much serving. (she was busy)
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And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.” (she’s tattle-‐taling; and she feels self-‐righteous, and now she’s bossing Jesus around, which is a really bad day.)
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[41] But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, (double in Hebrew means intense statement—this is very important) you are anxious and troubled about many things, [42] but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”
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· Many commentators have suspected that you have two very clear personality types here. Martha: task-‐ oriented; Mary: people-‐oriented, just be with Jesus.
Many commentators have suspected that you have two very clear personality types here. Martha: task-‐ oriented; Mary: people-‐oriented, just be with Jesus.
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That may be true, but I don’t think Jesus is here trying to indicate that he prefers the Mary personality best. He created both personality types and he has a purpose for both.
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oAnd he is not saying that no one should ever prepare meals; we should all just sit around and do our quiet times, all day every day. That would go against so many other things Scripture teaches. One of the spiritual gifts God gifts is serving and hospitality.
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· So why is he picking on Martha? Why not say, “OK, Martha, here’s your problem… but Mary, you should get off your rear every once in a while and help.” Well, you see, the world usually values Marthas… Marthas are considered to be great Christians. What’s more, Marthas usually value themselves and consider themselves to be great Christians.
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o And Jesus is going deal with a rather dangerous temptation for competent, responsible people. You see, Just like it’s harder for rich people to enter the kingdom of heaven, it’s harder for competent people to find the will of God. I’ll tell you why.
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· Now, real quick: (You say, “Ha! Well, I’m in good shape this weekend… I’m like the paragon of irresponsibility. I can’t hold down a job! I was 20 minutes late this morning!” (I saw all of you who just walked in. Well, as you’ll see there’s a little Martha in all of us.)
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Here’s what Jesus does in this story. He:
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1. Shatters a myth 2. Confronts a fear
1. Shatters a myth 2. Confronts a fear
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jobs:
3. Points to a better way forward
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Simple, right?
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Myth, Fear, Forward
Myth, Fear, Forward
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Here’s the MYTH he shatters: Busyness = faithfulness
Here’s the MYTH he shatters: Busyness = faithfulness
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· Many of us like to be busy because then we feel important; needed.
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o Basketball story… but the feeling.
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o Interesting… In the studies we cited earlier… The WSJ in its study on overwork said that a little investigation uncovered the fact that the hours most people report are inflated because we feel like we need to exaggerate to prove that we are useful. And some people tend to exaggerate
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because they “create mental pictures of themselves” in which they legitimately feel like they are working 24/7, even when at home and on vacation.7
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§§ So the same reason we overwork is the same reason we exaggerate how much we overwork, because overwork makes us feel useful!
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· For many people, busyness makes us feel faithful to God. “Look, God, I’m tired!” “I’m burned out. I’ve got nothing left!” This story shows you that is not true.
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The FEAR he confronts:
The FEAR he confronts:
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· What drives Martha’s busyness? Fear. See where it says she is “anxious” (vs. 41)?
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o “It’s not going to get done”;
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o “Everyone will think poorly of me.”
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o “Jesus will think poorly of me—that’s embarrassing, when God comes over for dinner—toothpaste spots on the mirror; unflushed toilets; sending someone out to Bojangles to pick up chicken.”
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o Martha says, “You can’t do that for the Son of God. You can’t serve him lazy leftovers. You can’t have Jesus show up and say, ‘Well, it’s BO-‐time.’”
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· Before I tell you why that is unfounded…Let me get you to consider: isn’t a lot of our busyness driven by our fears?
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· Not being important.
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· Who else will do it? Indispensable.
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· Pride: “I’m the only one who can do this. I’m special. I’m unique. I’m a snowflake.”
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· Trying to please people. Some of you can’t say “no” because you want to be liked by everyone.
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o Yet,
· Trying to prove yourself—you can’t rest because you are trying to prove something to your parents; your siblings; a high school coach; an ex-‐girlfriend; yourself.8
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· Maybe it is a need to keep up with everyone else. You work to earn; earn to spend. Spend to keep up with what everyone else.
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· A fear that you will lack things in the future.
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· Trying to earn God’s approval—you feel like when you collapse from busyness, completely burned out, you’ll say, “There it is God. I am my own burnt offering.”
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· Parents: Fear of our kids getting behind.
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o A Professor at George Mason University, Bryan Caplan, who conducted extensive studies on biological twins adopted by different families… and what their research showed is that all the things the parents had their kids involved in had little to no effect on what the child achieved or how they turned out (assuming the home environment was stable).9
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o Caplan sites a study where kids were asked to grade their parents, comment on what they want to do better, etc. Rarely did the kids ask for more time, but they did say that they wished their parents were less stressed and so prone to anger.
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o Kids suffer, Caplan says, from “secondhand stress.” All the busyness we are pouring into their lives to add value are actually crushing both them and their relationship to us
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o From the other week: Experience rich, even if it means relationally poor. Relationship rich/experience poor
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What does Jesus say? “Martha, Martha…” Come be with me!
What does Jesus say? “Martha, Martha…” Come be with me!
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7 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124355233998464405.html
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8 Kevin DeYoung, Crazy Busy, 36.
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9 Kevin DeYoung, Crazy Busy, (Wheaton: Crossway, 2013), 68–69. Leslie Leyland Fields concurs in Christianity Today: “One of the
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most resilient and cherished myths of parenting is that parenting creates the child.” “The Myth of the Perfect Parent: Why the Best Parenting Techniques Don’t Produce Christian Children,” Christianity Today, January 2010.
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· First of all, his approval is a gift. Doesn’t need to be earned.
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· Second, Jesus said, all that you’re striving for is in me.
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o Bread of life
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o . Better source of enjoyment and safety.
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· Third, I’m omni-‐competent, so you don’t need to be!
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o Think about this… why is Martha stressed about dinner? Isn’t this the guy who took a “Lunchable” and fed a whole stadium? That guy is not stressing out about where dinner is going to come from.
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2 verses we’ve used in past weeks I want to pull out for you:
2 verses we’ve used in past weeks I want to pull out for you:
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· “Trust in the Lord, with all your heart… In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”
o This
o This
o What’s your responsibility? To acknowledge him. To obey. His responsibility is to make your paths work out.
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· “Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. 2 It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.”
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o What’s the sign? Remember the awesome joke I used? That was great.
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problems:
o But what about? And what about?
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CNN:
o Martha: What about dinner? The one who multiplies fish and bread has got that covered!
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In
· The question is not, “What needs to be done?” The question is: What does he want me to do?
· The question is not, “What needs to be done?” The question is: What does he want me to do?
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o (We live in a world of seemingly infinite need, and if we ask it we’ll never get rest. One more emergency to plan for; one more thing to obtain; one more need to meet).
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o We are to do the things he has given to us: your success by faithfulness in those.
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§§ A few years ago I made out a list, carried it around in my wallet—lover of God; good husband; good dad; preach a good sermon… so, all the emails; requests from people for “just a few minutes” over coffee; speaking engagements.
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§§ Establish those things as priorities: Stephen Covey’s Big Rocks.
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o An important element in this is discovering your calling.
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§§ Missions
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those
§§ Giving to the poor
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§§ Adopt
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worked
§§ “Be single”
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§§ Important lesson I learned: Not everything that comes from heaven has your name on it.
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hour
§§ Build your schedule around your calling… “The person who never sets priorities is the person who does not believe in his own finitude.” (DeYoung)
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days
§§ and don’t obsess about all the things
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· Sam James: God made him good at these things.
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o And recognize that just as God establishes seasons in the environment, he establishes seasons in your life:
o And recognize that just as God establishes seasons in the environment, he establishes seasons in your life:
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times
§§ V: Mission trips I get to go on… usually likes to travel. Not everything at every stage.
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§§ One of my favorite authors, Peter Kreeft: “What is your favorite book that you’ve written?” “The ones I didn’t write when my kids were young.”
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· Go sit at the feet of Jesus, find your sufficiency in him, and then do what he tells you! If Jesus says to Mary, “Go get me a cup of water,” don’t you think she’d do it!
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· Do what he tells you to do then…
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A. Sleep! : “He gives to his beloved sleep.”
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§§ It’s not your busyness that gives us a picture of your closeness to God, but your ability to sleep!
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those
those
§§ My college pastor, “Sometimes the most spiritual, faith-‐filled thing you can do is take a nap.” (BEST SERMON EVER!)
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B. And Refuse to worry about tomorrow!
B. And Refuse to worry about tomorrow!
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§§ Jesus: “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Tomorrow has its own troubles.” () “Don’t worry about tomorrow; it has plenty of its own troubles. That’s exactly what I was worried about tomorrow. Jesus is saying, ”I’ll be there tomorrow, with provision sufficient for the trouble.”
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§§ MANNA
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§§ , , “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me… my God shall supply all your need in Christ Jesus!”
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C. Create some margin! Don’t have time to go into this to a great extent (because I have left no margin in this sermon), but when your schedule is hyper-‐packed you can’t deal with the things God genuinely brings to you.
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§§ Good Samaritan: too busy. Me: I’d have compassion, but I’ve got no time for that. “Someone call an intern and have them go take care of that.”
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D. ��Observe the Sabbaths (I’ll tell you why plural in a minute)
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§§ God commanded Israel to take a Sabbath, one day off to cease from labor. That made NO sense, especially back then… In an agrarian society, times were tight; providing for yourself and your family was hard. Crops had to be harvested daily. Water had to be collected daily. To cut your productivity by 1/7 was not prudent. But God commanded them to do it because he wanted them to leave space for Him to provide for them.
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§§ And he promised them that if they would work 6 days and take off the 7th, He would multiply their effectiveness on the other 6 days to make up for what they missed on the 7th!
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sleep.
§§ Two arenas: Tithe and Sabbath. God wants you to do less.
o And,
o And,
§§ Sabbath, tithe and sleep are to be the most restful experiences, relieving us of the stress of trying to play the role of God. They are the unique privileges of the Christian walking with God!
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So, come to Jesus, find your rest in him, hear what he wants you to do, and then go do those things! That’s the better way forward. Jesus told Martha that she was busy about many things and had forgotten “the best thing.” “Best thing” is not “only” thing. “Best” thing means “first” thing. Start at the feet of Jesus, resting in him and hearing from him.
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· In the OT, evening came before morning. For us, morning comes before evening. Morning is when we work; evening is when we rest. Man rested with God, then went to work in the garden. That’s a pretty good pattern.
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· Even for us…. Sunday is the first day of the week, the day Jesus resurrected. It’s the day that we rest in who God is and what he has accomplished for us before we go through six days of labor.
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Now, one more thing… there’s a very a somber warning Jesus gives to us… greatest problem with our busyness. The great danger of busyness is that it keeps us from the feet of Jesus.
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· “You are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary…” (10:41–42)
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· The real problem with being busy with everything else is it keeps us from the one necessary thing.
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o Pascal: “Busyness sends more people to hell than outright rejection of God.”
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problem.
o “When we are crazy busy, we put our souls at risk.” (DeYoung)
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Sleep
· “Mary has chosen the good thing, which can never be taken away from her.” All the other things you are consumed with can be taken away from you!
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deprivation
o Career. Kingdom. Wealth. Health. Family. Knowing Jesus and teaching your family to know Jesus is the one thing that can never be taken away!
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causes
obesity;
obesity;
o To die with him and nothing else is not really different than dying with him and everything else. Eternity matters.
diabetes;
diabetes;
o To die without him and everything else is to lose it all.
depression.
depression.
o : Teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts to learn wisdom!
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o We
CONCLUSION:
CONCLUSION:
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I want you to think about this: What you do with your time shows what you really believe. What does what you do with your time say about…
I want you to think about this: What you do with your time shows what you really believe. What does what you do with your time say about…
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each
· Where you find your value?
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other
· Your trust in God?
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stories
· What kingdom you are building? Some of you are not stressed because you are lazy… I’m definitely not Martha… you will give an account!
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about
o Leisure; retirement.
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saints
How you spend your time (each day) is how you spend your life, because your life is essentially a series of days. How are you spending your life? If we looked at your calendar, what would we see you prized most, and pursued most? What you prize the most is what you pursue the hardest.
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Bullpen:
Bullpen:
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up
· “How you spend your time is how you spend your life.”
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· But who is going to get it all done? Martha: who is going to make the hors d’oeuvres? Just do what you are supposed to do. Jesus has no needs: do what he gives you to do, and then trust that the one who multiplies loaves and fishes and walks on water will get the rest done!
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3…
· Sleep deprivation causes obesity, diabetes. D.A. Carson once preached a sermon on the 6 causes of doubt. 5 of them were pretty standard, but one was “sleep deprivation.” He said, “When you burn the candle at both ends, you engage in more and more cynicism…” God made us complicated beings, uniting our spiritual health to our physical well-‐being.”
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·
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· Create margin
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· We are commanded to rest more often than we are commanded to not have adultery. This conversation is very common: How you doing? Fine, just too busy. Imagine this conversation, “how you doing spiritually?” fine, I just keep sleeping with my neighbors wife
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· Why crucial: How you spend time is how you spend your life. Judged one day: time.
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· It’s dumb for us never to think about it. Time is the one commodity we all get a fixed amount of, and that we can’t make any more of.
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· Listen to this: “We don’t expect to be able to buy anything we want, because we know there is a limit to our money. But somehow we live as if time knew no bounds, when in fact time is much more limited than money. Wealth can be created, but no one has the ability to grow more time.” Kevin DeYoung, Crazy Busy
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· The best thing means it comes first in priority. Just like in the OT, evening came before morning. For us, morning comes before evening. Morning is when we work, evening is when we rest. Rest comes before walking with God in the cool of the day, it comes before the work. Sunday is the first day of the week, the day Jesus resurrected. It’s the day that we rest in what God has accomplished for us before we go through six days of labor.
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· The other sweet thing about this story is that the only one who knew about this besides Jesus was Martha. Luke went around collecting stories, funded by Theophilus, and then put these stories in a collection. This means that Martha is the one who repentantly shared this story about Jesus.
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· Again: He is not saying that no one should ever prepare meals and we should all just sit around and do our quiet times all the time.
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· “Stewarding my time is not about selfishly pursuing only the things I like to do. It’s about effectively serving others in the ways I’m best able to serve and in the ways I am most uniquely called to do.” (DeYoung)
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·
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Omni-‐competent (failing to Sabbath)
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lights.
o Average
o Average
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American
getting
getting
about
about
2
2
hours
hours
less
less
of
of
sleep
sleep
than
than
our
our
great
great
grandparents
grandparents
100
100
years
years
ago!
ago!
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• And
then
then
you
you
have
have
kids.
kids.
I
I
was
was
listening
listening
to
to
Jim
Jim
Gaffigan,
Gaffigan,
who
who
has
has
4
4
kids…
kids…
he
he
said,
said,
“People
“People
ask
ask
me,
me,
‘What’s
‘What’s
it
it
like
like
to
to
go
go
from
from
3
3
to
to
4
4
kids.
kids.
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He
said,
said,
“Well,
“Well,
it
it
feels
feels
like
like
you
you
are
are
drowning
drowning
in
in
the
the
ocean,
ocean,
fighting
fighting
with
with
all
all
your
your
might
might
to
to
keep
keep
your
your
head
head
afloat
afloat
for
for
just
just
another
another
second…
second…
and,
and,
then,
then,
someone
someone
in
in
a
a
boat,
boat,
takes
takes
a
a
baby
baby
and
and
says,
says,
“Here,
“Here,
catch.”
catch.”
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• And
it
it
doesn’t
doesn’t
seem
seem
to
to
be
be
getting
getting
any
any
better.
better.
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o NY
Times
Times
Op-‐Ed
Op-‐Ed
article
article
that
that
talked
talked
about
about
how
how
our
our
smart
smart
phones
phones
and
and
computers
computers
ensure
ensure
that
that
we
we
are
are
never
never
really
really
away
away
from
from
things.
things.
Vacation
Vacation
used
used
to
to
be
be
like
like
an
an
on-‐off
on-‐off
switch;
switch;
now
now
[because
[because
of
of
technology]
technology]
it’s
it’s
more
more
of
of
a
a
dimmer
dimmer
switch.”5
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o Study
o Study
presented
presented
to
to
Congress
Congress
in
in
the
the
1960’s:
1960’s:
with
with
all
all
the
the
new
new
labor
labor
saving
saving
devices,
devices,
we’d
we’d
only
only
work
work
15
15
hours
hours
a
a
week
week
and
and
our
our
main
main
problem
problem
would
would
be
be
what
what
to
to
do
do
with
with
“all
“all
this
this
time
time
on
on
our
our
hands.”6
hands.”6
§ Anyone
§ Anyone
feel
feel
like
like
that?
that?
In
In
our
our
God
God
and
and
the
the
Rest
Rest
of
of
the
the
Week,
Week,
I
I
want
want
to
to
spend
spend
a
a
week
week
talking
talking
about
about
how
how
you
you
set
set
up
up
your
your
calendar.
calendar.
Strong
Strong
statement:
statement:
there
there
are
are
few
few
things
things
as
as
damaging,
damaging,
and
and
potentially
potentially
soul-‐destroying,
soul-‐destroying,
as
as
busyness.
busyness.
Blaise
Blaise
Pascal,
Pascal,
one
one
of
of
my
my
favorite
favorite
philosophers,
philosophers,
said
said
that
that
busyness
busyness
sends
sends
more
more
people
people
to
to
hell
hell
than
than
unbelief.
unbelief.
Jesus
Jesus
told
told
a
a
story
story
in
in
the
the
Bible
Bible
about
about
busyness—maybe
busyness—maybe
you’ve
you’ve
never
never
thought
thought
of
of
this:
this:
Luke
Luke
10:38–42
10:38–42
1 http://visualeconomics.creditloan.com/the-state-of-the-40-hour-workweek/
1 http://visualeconomics.creditloan.com/the-state-of-the-40-hour-workweek/
2 http://familiesandwork.org/site/research/summary/feelingoverworkedsumm.pdf
2 http://familiesandwork.org/site/research/summary/feelingoverworkedsumm.pdf
3 http://articles.cnn.com/2011-05-23/travel/vacation.in.america_1_vacation-germans-long-holiday?_s=PM:TRAVEL
3 http://articles.cnn.com/2011-05-23/travel/vacation.in.america_1_vacation-germans-long-holiday?_s=PM:TRAVEL
4 http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/25/health/working-overtime-doubles-depression/index.html
4 http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/25/health/working-overtime-doubles-depression/index.html
5 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/14/jobs/14work.html
5 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/14/jobs/14work.html
6 http://www.leisuresource.net/DownloadableContentHandler.ashx?mediaId=3c3c3a92-1082-45e3-bd32-e8ea02d56c9e
6 http://www.leisuresource.net/DownloadableContentHandler.ashx?mediaId=3c3c3a92-1082-45e3-bd32-e8ea02d56c9e
[38]
[38]
Now
Now
as
as
they
they
went
went
on
on
their
their
way,
way,
Jesus
Jesus
entered
entered
a
a
village.
village.
And
And
a
a
woman
woman
named
named
Martha
Martha
welcomed
welcomed
him
him
into
into
her
her
house.
house.
[39]
[39]
And
And
she
she
had
had
a
a
sister
sister
called
called
Mary,
Mary,
who
who
sat
sat
at
at
the
the
Lord's
Lord's
feet
feet
and
and
listened
listened
to
to
his
his
teaching.
teaching.
[40]
[40]
But
But
Martha
Martha
was
was
distracted
distracted
with
with
much
much
serving.
serving.
(she
(she
was
was
busy)
busy)
And
And
she
she
went
went
up
up
to
to
him
him
and
and
said,
said,
“Lord,
“Lord,
do
do
you
you
not
not
care
care
that
that
my
my
sister
sister
has
has
left
left
me
me
to
to
serve
serve
alone?
alone?
Tell
Tell
her
her
then
then
to
to
help
help
me.”
me.”
(she’s
(she’s
tattle-‐taling;
tattle-‐taling;
and
and
she
she
feels
feels
self-‐righteous,
self-‐righteous,
and
and
now
now
she’s
she’s
bossing
bossing
Jesus
Jesus
around,
around,
which
which
is
is
a
a
really
really
bad
bad
day.)
day.)
[41]
[41]
But
But
the
the
Lord
Lord
answered
answered
her,
her,
“Martha,
“Martha,
Martha,
Martha,
(double
(double
in
in
Hebrew
Hebrew
means
means
intense
intense
statement—this
statement—this
is
is
very
very
important)
important)
you
you
are
are
anxious
anxious
and
and
troubled
troubled
about
about
many
many
things,
things,
[42]
[42]
but
but
one
one
thing
thing
is
is
necessary.
necessary.
Mary
Mary
has
has
chosen
chosen
the
the
good
good
portion,
portion,
which
which
will
will
not
not
be
be
taken
taken
away
away
from
from
her.”
her.”
• Many
• Many
commentators
commentators
have
have
suspected
suspected
that
that
you
you
have
have
two
two
very
very
clear
clear
personality
personality
types
types
here.
here.
Martha:
Martha:
task-‐
task-‐
oriented;
oriented;
Mary:
Mary:
people-‐oriented,
people-‐oriented,
just
just
be
be
with
with
Jesus.
Jesus.
o That
o That
may
may
be
be
true,
true,
but
but
I
I
don’t
don’t
think
think
Jesus
Jesus
is
is
here
here
trying
trying
to
to
indicate
indicate
that
that
he
he
prefers
prefers
the
the
Mary
Mary
personality
personality
best.
best.
He
He
created
created
both
both
personality
personality
types
types
and
and
he
he
has
has
a
a
purpose
purpose
for
for
both.
both.
o And
o And
he
he
is
is
not
not
saying
saying
that
that
no
no
one
one
should
should
ever
ever
prepare
prepare
meals;
meals;
we
we
should
should
all
all
just
just
sit
sit
around
around
and
and
do
do
our
our
quiet
quiet
times,
times,
all
all
day
day
every
every
day.
day.
That
That
would
would
go
go
against
against
so
so
many
many
other
other
things
things
Scripture
Scripture
teaches.
teaches.
One
One
of
of
the
the
spiritual
spiritual
gifts
gifts
God
God
gifts
gifts
is
is
serving
serving
and
and
hospitality.
hospitality.
• So
• So
why
why
is
is
he
he
picking
picking
on
on
Martha?
Martha?
Why
Why
not
not
say,
say,
“OK,
“OK,
Martha,
Martha,
here’s
here’s
your
your
problem…
problem…
but
but
Mary,
Mary,
you
you
should
should
get
get
off
off
your
your
rear
rear
every
every
once
once
in
in
a
a
while
while
and
and
help.”
help.”
Well,
Well,
you
you
see,
see,
the
the
world
world
usually
usually
values
values
Marthas…
Marthas…
Marthas
Marthas
are
are
considered
considered
to
to
be
be
great
great
Christians.
Christians.
What’s
What’s
more,
more,
Marthas
Marthas
usually
usually
value
value
themselves
themselves
and
and
consider
consider
themselves
themselves
to
to
be
be
great
great
Christians.
Christians.
o And
o And
Jesus
Jesus
is
is
going
going
deal
deal
with
with
a
a
rather
rather
dangerous
dangerous
temptation
temptation
for
for
competent,
competent,
responsible
responsible
people.
people.
You
You
see,
see,
Just
Just
like
like
it’s
it’s
harder
harder
for
for
rich
rich
people
people
to
to
enter
enter
the
the
kingdom
kingdom
of
of
heaven,
heaven,
it’s
it’s
harder
harder
for
for
competent
competent
people
people
to
to
find
find
the
the
will
will
of
of
God.
God.
I’ll
I’ll
tell
tell
you
you
why.
why.
• Now,
• Now,
real
real
quick:
quick:
(You
(You
say,
say,
“Ha!
“Ha!
Well,
Well,
I’m
I’m
in
in
good
good
shape
shape
this
this
weekend…
weekend…
I’m
I’m
like
like
the
the
paragon
paragon
of
of
irresponsibility.
irresponsibility.
I
I
can’t
can’t
hold
hold
down
down
a
a
job!
job!
I
I
was
was
20
20
minutes
minutes
late
late
this
this
morning!”
morning!”
(I
(I
saw
saw
all
all
of
of
you
you
who
who
just
just
walked
walked
in.
in.
Well,
Well,
as
as
you’ll
you’ll
see
see
there’s
there’s
a
a
little
little
Martha
Martha
in
in
all
all
of
of
us.)
us.)
Here’s
Here’s
what
what
Jesus
Jesus
does
does
in
in
this
this
story.
story.
He:
He:
1. Shatters
1. Shatters
a
a
myth
myth
2. Confronts
2. Confronts
a
a
fear
fear
3. Points
3. Points
to
to
a
a
better
better
way
way
forward
forward
Simple,
Simple,
right?
right?
Myth,
Myth,
Fear,
Fear,
Forward
Forward
Here’s
Here’s
the
the
MYTH
MYTH
he
he
shatters:
shatters:
Busyness
Busyness
=
=
faithfulness
faithfulness
• Many
• Many
of
of
us
us
like
like
to
to
be
be
busy
busy
because
because
then
then
we
we
feel
feel
important;
important;
needed.
needed.
o Basketball
o Basketball
story…
story…
but
but
the
the
feeling.
feeling.
o Interesting…
o Interesting…
In
In
the
the
studies
studies
we
we
cited
cited
earlier…
earlier…
The
The
WSJ
WSJ
in
in
its
its
study
study
on
on
overwork
overwork
said
said
that
that
a
a
little
little
investigation
investigation
uncovered
uncovered
the
the
fact
fact
that
that
the
the
hours
hours
most
most
people
people
report
report
are
are
inflated
inflated
because
because
we
we
feel
feel
like
like
we
we
need
need
to
to
exaggerate
exaggerate
to
to
prove
prove
that
that
we
we
are
are
useful.
useful.
And
And
some
some
people
people
tend
tend
to
to
exaggerate
exaggerate
because
because
they
they
“create
“create
mental
mental
pictures
pictures
of
of
themselves”
themselves”
in
in
which
which
they
they
legitimately
legitimately
feel
feel
like
like
they
they
are
are
working
working
24/7,
24/7,
even
even
when
when
at
at
home
home
and
and
on
on
vacation.7
vacation.7
§ So
§ So
the
the
same
same
reason
reason
we
we
overwork
overwork
is
is
the
the
same
same
reason
reason
we
we
exaggerate
exaggerate
how
how
much
much
we
we
overwork,
overwork,
because
because
overwork
overwork
makes
makes
us
us
feel
feel
useful!
useful!
• For
• For
many
many
people,
people,
busyness
busyness
makes
makes
us
us
feel
feel
faithful
faithful
to
to
God.
God.
“Look,
“Look,
God,
God,
I’m
I’m
tired!”
tired!”
“I’m
“I’m
burned
burned
out.
out.
I’ve
I’ve
got
got
nothing
nothing
left!”
left!”
This
This
story
story
shows
shows
you
you
that
that
is
is
not
not
true.
true.
The
The
FEAR
FEAR
he
he
confronts:
confronts:
• What
• What
drives
drives
Martha’s
Martha’s
busyness?
busyness?
Fear.
Fear.
See
See
where
where
it
it
says
says
she
she
is
is
“anxious”
“anxious”
(vs.
(vs.
41)?
41)?
o “It’s
o “It’s
not
not
going
going
to
to
get
get
done”;
done”;
o “Everyone
o “Everyone
will
will
think
think
poorly
poorly
of
of
me.”
me.”
o “Jesus
o “Jesus
will
will
think
think
poorly
poorly
of
of
me—that’s
me—that’s
embarrassing,
embarrassing,
when
when
God
God
comes
comes
over
over
for
for
dinner—toothpaste
dinner—toothpaste
spots
spots
on
on
the
the
mirror;
mirror;
unflushed
unflushed
toilets;
toilets;
sending
sending
someone
someone
out
out
to
to
Bojangles
Bojangles
to
to
pick
pick
up
up
chicken.”
chicken.”
o Martha
o Martha
says,
says,
“You
“You
can’t
can’t
do
do
that
that
for
for
the
the
Son
Son
of
of
God.
God.
You
You
can’t
can’t
serve
serve
him
him
lazy
lazy
leftovers.
leftovers.
You
You
can’t
can’t
have
have
Jesus
Jesus
show
show
up
up
and
and
say,
say,
‘Well,
‘Well,
it’s
it’s
BO-‐time.’”
BO-‐time.’”
• Before
• Before
I
I
tell
tell
you
you
why
why
that
that
is
is
unfounded…Let
unfounded…Let
me
me
get
get
you
you
to
to
consider:
consider:
isn’t
isn’t
a
a
lot
lot
of
of
our
our
busyness
busyness
driven
driven
by
by
our
our
fears?
fears?
• Not
• Not
being
being
important.
important.
• Who
• Who
else
else
will
will
do
do
it?
it?
Indispensable.
Indispensable.
• Pride:
• Pride:
“I’m
“I’m
the
the
only
only
one
one
who
who
can
can
do
do
this.
this.
I’m
I’m
special.
special.
I’m
I’m
unique.
unique.
I’m
I’m
a
a
snowflake.”
snowflake.”
• Trying
• Trying
to
to
please
please
people.
people.
Some
Some
of
of
you
you
can’t
can’t
say
say
“no”
“no”
because
because
you
you
want
want
to
to
be
be
liked
liked
by
by
everyone.
everyone.
• Trying
• Trying
to
to
prove
prove
yourself—you
yourself—you
can’t
can’t
rest
rest
because
because
you
you
are
are
trying
trying
to
to
prove
prove
something
something
to
to
your
your
parents;
parents;
your
your
siblings;
siblings;
a
a
high
high
school
school
coach;
coach;
an
an
ex-‐girlfriend;
ex-‐girlfriend;
yourself.8
yourself.8
• Maybe
• Maybe
it
it
is
is
a
a
need
need
to
to
keep
keep
up
up
with
with
everyone
everyone
else.
else.
You
You
work
work
to
to
earn;
earn;
earn
earn
to
to
spend.
spend.
Spend
Spend
to
to
keep
keep
up
up
with
with
what
what
everyone
everyone
else.
else.
• A
• A
fear
fear
that
that
you
you
will
will
lack
lack
things
things
in
in
the
the
future.
future.
• Trying
• Trying
to
to
earn
earn
God’s
God’s
approval—you
approval—you
feel
feel
like
like
when
when
you
you
collapse
collapse
from
from
busyness,
busyness,
completely
completely
burned
burned
out,
out,
you’ll
you’ll
say,
say,
“There
“There
it
it
is
is
God.
God.
I
I
am
am
my
my
own
own
burnt
burnt
offering.”
offering.”
• Parents:
• Parents:
Fear
Fear
of
of
our
our
kids
kids
getting
getting
behind.
behind.
o A
o A
Professor
Professor
at
at
George
George
Mason
Mason
University,
University,
Bryan
Bryan
Caplan,
Caplan,
who
who
conducted
conducted
extensive
extensive
studies
studies
on
on
biological
biological
twins
twins
adopted
adopted
by
by
different
different
families…
families…
and
and
what
what
their
their
research
research
showed
showed
is
is
that
that
all
all
the
the
things
things
the
the
parents
parents
had
had
their
their
kids
kids
involved
involved
in
in
had
had
little
little
to
to
no
no
effect
effect
on
on
what
what
the
the
child
child
achieved
achieved
or
or
how
how
they
they
turned
turned
out
out
(assuming
(assuming
the
the
home
home
environment
environment
was
was
stable).9
stable).9
o Caplan
o Caplan
sites
sites
a
a
study
study
where
where
kids
kids
were
were
asked
asked
to
to
grade
grade
their
their
parents,
parents,
comment
comment
on
on
what
what
they
they
want
want
to
to
do
do
better,
better,
etc.
etc.
Rarely
Rarely
did
did
the
the
kids
kids
ask
ask
for
for
more
more
time,
time,
but
but
they
they
did
did
say
say
that
that
they
they
wished
wished
their
their
parents
parents
were
were
less
less
stressed
stressed
and
and
so
so
prone
prone
to
to
anger.
anger.
o Kids
o Kids
suffer,
suffer,
Caplan
Caplan
says,
says,
from
from
“secondhand
“secondhand
stress.”
stress.”
All
All
the
the
busyness
busyness
we
we
are
are
pouring
pouring
into
into
their
their
lives
lives
to
to
add
add
value
value
are
are
actually
actually
crushing
crushing
both
both
them
them
and
and
their
their
relationship
relationship
to
to
us
us
o From
o From
the
the
other
other
week:
week:
Experience
Experience
rich,
rich,
even
even
if
if
it
it
means
means
relationally
relationally
poor.
poor.
Relationship
Relationship
rich/experience
rich/experience
poor
poor
What
What
does
does
Jesus
Jesus
say?
say?
“Martha,
“Martha,
Martha…”
Martha…”
Come
Come
be
be
with
with
me!
me!
7 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124355233998464405.html
7 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124355233998464405.html
8 Kevin DeYoung, Crazy Busy, 36.
8 Kevin DeYoung, Crazy Busy, 36.
9
9
Kevin
Kevin
DeYoung,
DeYoung,
Crazy
Crazy
Busy,
Busy,
(Wheaton:
(Wheaton:
Crossway,
Crossway,
2013),
2013),
68–69.
68–69.
Leslie
Leslie
Leyland
Leyland
Fields
Fields
concurs
concurs
in
in
Christianity
Christianity
Today:
Today:
“One
“One
of
of
the
the
most
most
resilient
resilient
and
and
cherished
cherished
myths
myths
of
of
parenting
parenting
is
is
that
that
parenting
parenting
creates
creates
the
the
child.”
child.”
“The
“The
Myth
Myth
of
of
the
the
Perfect
Perfect
Parent:
Parent:
Why
Why
the
the
Best
Best
Parenting
Parenting
Techniques
Techniques
Don’t
Don’t
Produce
Produce
Christian
Christian
Children,”
Children,”
Christianity
Christianity
Today,
Today,
January
January
2010.
2010.
• First
• First
of
of
all,
all,
his
his
approval
approval
is
is
a
a
gift.
gift.
Doesn’t
Doesn’t
need
need
to
to
be
be
earned.
earned.
• Second,
• Second,
Jesus
Jesus
said,
said,
all
all
that
that
you’re
you’re
striving
striving
for
for
is
is
in
in
me.
me.
o Bread
o Bread
of
of
life
life
o Ps
o Ps
16:11.
16:11.
Better
Better
source
source
of
of
enjoyment
enjoyment
and
and
safety.
safety.
• Third,
• Third,
I’m
I’m
omni-‐competent,
omni-‐competent,
so
so
you
you
don’t
don’t
need
need
to
to
be!
be!
o Think
o Think
about
about
this…
this…
why
why
is
is
Martha
Martha
stressed
stressed
about
about
dinner?
dinner?
Isn’t
Isn’t
this
this
the
the
guy
guy
who
who
took
took
a
a
“Lunchable”
“Lunchable”
and
and
fed
fed
a
a
whole
whole
stadium?
stadium?
That
That
guy
guy
is
is
not
not
stressing
stressing
out
out
about
about
where
where
dinner
dinner
is
is
going
going
to
to
come
come
from.
from.
2
2
verses
verses
we’ve
we’ve
used
used
in
in
past
past
weeks
weeks
I
I
want
want
to
to
pull
pull
out
out
for
for
you:
you:
• “Trust
• “Trust
in
in
the
the
Lord,
Lord,
with
with
all
all
your
your
heart…
heart…
In
In
all
all
your
your
ways
ways
acknowledge
acknowledge
him,
him,
and
and
he
he
will
will
make
make
your
your
paths
paths
straight.”
straight.”
Prov
Prov
3:5–6
3:5–6
o What’s
o What’s
your
your
responsibility?
responsibility?
To
To
acknowledge
acknowledge
him.
him.
To
To
obey.
obey.
His
His
responsibility
responsibility
is
is
to
to
make
make
your
your
paths
paths
work
work
out.
out.
• “Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the
• “Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the
city, the watchman stays awake in vain. 2 It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating
city, the watchman stays awake in vain. 2 It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating
the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.”
the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.”
o What’s
o What’s
the
the
sign?
sign?
Remember
Remember
the
the
awesome
awesome
joke
joke
I
I
used?
used?
That
That
was
was
great.
great.
o But
o But
what
what
about?
about?
And
And
what
what
about?
about?
o Martha:
o Martha:
What
What
about
about
dinner?
dinner?
The
The
one
one
who
who
multiplies
multiplies
fish
fish
and
and
bread
bread
has
has
got
got
that
that
covered!
covered!
• The
• The
question
question
is
is
not,
not,
“What
“What
needs
needs
to
to
be
be
done?”
done?”
The
The
question
question
is:
is:
What
What
does
does
he
he
want
want
me
me
to
to
do?
do?
o (We
o (We
live
live
in
in
a
a
world
world
of
of
seemingly
seemingly
infinite
infinite
need,
need,
and
and
if
if
we
we
ask
ask
it
it
we’ll
we’ll
never
never
get
get
rest.
rest.
One
One
more
more
emergency
emergency
to
to
plan
plan
for;
for;
one
one
more
more
thing
thing
to
to
obtain;
obtain;
one
one
more
more
need
need
to
to
meet).
meet).
o We
o We
are
are
to
to
do
do
the
the
things
things
he
he
has
has
given
given
to
to
us:
us:
your
your
success
success
by
by
faithfulness
faithfulness
in
in
those.
those.
§ A
§ A
few
few
years
years
ago
ago
I
I
made
made
out
out
a
a
list,
list,
carried
carried
it
it
around
around
in
in
my
my
wallet—lover
wallet—lover
of
of
God;
God;
good
good
husband;
husband;
good
good
dad;
dad;
preach
preach
a
a
good
good
sermon…
sermon…
so,
so,
all
all
the
the
emails;
emails;
requests
requests
from
from
people
people
for
for
“just
“just
a
a
few
few
minutes”
minutes”
over
over
coffee;
coffee;
speaking
speaking
engagements.
engagements.
§ Establish
§ Establish
those
those
things
things
as
as
priorities:
priorities:
Stephen
Stephen
Covey’s
Covey’s
Big
Big
Rocks.
Rocks.
o An
o An
important
important
element
element
in
in
this
this
is
is
discovering
discovering
your
your
calling.
calling.
§ Missions
§ Missions
§ Giving
§ Giving
to
to
the
the
poor
poor
§ Adopt
§ Adopt
§ “Be
§ “Be
single”
single”
§ Important
§ Important
lesson
lesson
I
I
learned:
learned:
Not
Not
everything
everything
that
that
comes
comes
from
from
heaven
heaven
has
has
your
your
name
name
on
on
it.
it.
§ Build
§ Build
your
your
schedule
schedule
around
around
your
your
calling…
calling…
“The
“The
person
person
who
who
never
never
sets
sets
priorities
priorities
is
is
the
the
person
person
who
who
does
does
not
not
believe
believe
in
in
his
his
own
own
finitude.”
finitude.”
(DeYoung)
(DeYoung)
§ and
§ and
don’t
don’t
obsess
obsess
about
about
all
all
the
the
things
things
• Sam
• Sam
James:
James:
God
God
made
made
him
him
good
good
at
at
these
these
things.
things.
o And
o And
recognize
recognize
that
that
just
just
as
as
God
God
establishes
establishes
seasons
seasons
in
in
the
the
environment,
environment,
he
he
establishes
establishes
seasons
seasons
in
in
your
your
life:
life:
§ V:
§ V:
Mission
Mission
trips
trips
I
I
get
get
to
to
go
go
on…
on…
usually
usually
likes
likes
to
to
travel.
travel.
Not
Not
everything
everything
at
at
every
every
stage.
stage.
§ One
§ One
of
of
my
my
favorite
favorite
authors,
authors,
Peter
Peter
Kreeft:
Kreeft:
“What
“What
is
is
your
your
favorite
favorite
book
book
that
that
you’ve
you’ve
written?”
written?”
“The
“The
ones
ones
I
I
didn’t
didn’t
write
write
when
when
my
my
kids
kids
were
were
young.”
young.”
• Go
• Go
sit
sit
at
at
the
the
feet
feet
of
of
Jesus,
Jesus,
find
find
your
your
sufficiency
sufficiency
in
in
him,
him,
and
and
then
then
do
do
what
what
he
he
tells
tells
you!
you!
If
If
Jesus
Jesus
says
says
to
to
Mary,
Mary,
“Go
“Go
get
get
me
me
a
a
cup
cup
of
of
water,”
water,”
don’t
don’t
you
you
think
think
she’d
she’d
do
do
it!
it!
• Do
• Do
what
what
he
he
tells
tells
you
you
to
to
do
do
then…
then…
A. Sleep!
A. Sleep!
Psalm
Psalm
127:
127:
“He
“He
gives
gives
to
to
his
his
beloved
beloved
sleep.”
sleep.”
§ It’s
§ It’s
not
not
your
your
busyness
busyness
that
that
gives
gives
us
us
a
a
picture
picture
of
of
your
your
closeness
closeness
to
to
God,
God,
but
but
your
your
ability
ability
to
to
sleep!
sleep!
§ My
§ My
college
college
pastor,
pastor,
“Sometimes
“Sometimes
the
the
most
most
spiritual,
spiritual,
faith-‐filled
faith-‐filled
thing
thing
you
you
can
can
do
do
is
is
take
take
a
a
nap.”
nap.”
(BEST
(BEST
SERMON
SERMON
EVER!)
EVER!)
B. And
B. And
Refuse
Refuse
to
to
worry
worry
about
about
tomorrow!
tomorrow!
§ Jesus:
§ Jesus:
“Therefore
“Therefore
do
do
not
not
be
be
anxious
anxious
about
about
tomorrow,
tomorrow,
for
for
tomorrow
tomorrow
will
will
be
be
anxious
anxious
for
for
itself.
itself.
Tomorrow
Tomorrow
has
has
its
its
own
own
troubles.”
troubles.”
(Matthew
(Matthew
6:34)
6:34)
“Don’t
“Don’t
worry
worry
about
about
tomorrow;
tomorrow;
it
it
has
has
plenty
plenty
of
of
its
its
own
own
troubles.
troubles.
That’s
That’s
exactly
exactly
what
what
I
I
was
was
worried
worried
about
about
tomorrow.
tomorrow.
Jesus
Jesus
is
is
saying,
saying,
”I’ll
”I’ll
be
be
there
there
tomorrow,
tomorrow,
with
with
provision
provision
sufficient
sufficient
for
for
the
the
trouble.”
trouble.”
§ MANNA
§ MANNA
§ Philippians
§ Philippians
4:13,
4:13,
19,
19,
“I
“I
can
can
do
do
all
all
things
things
through
through
Christ
Christ
who
who
strengthens
strengthens
me…
me…
my
my
God
God
shall
shall
supply
supply
all
all
your
your
need
need
in
in
Christ
Christ
Jesus!”
Jesus!”
C. Create
C. Create
some
some
margin!
margin!
Don’t
Don’t
have
have
time
time
to
to
go
go
into
into
this
this
to
to
a
a
great
great
extent
extent
(because
(because
I
I
have
have
left
left
no
no
margin
margin
in
in
this
this
sermon),
sermon),
but
but
when
when
your
your
schedule
schedule
is
is
hyper-‐packed
hyper-‐packed
you
you
can’t
can’t
deal
deal
with
with
the
the
things
things
God
God
genuinely
genuinely
brings
brings
to
to
you.
you.
§ Good
§ Good
Samaritan:
Samaritan:
too
too
busy.
busy.
Me:
Me:
I’d
I’d
have
have
compassion,
compassion,
but
but
I’ve
I’ve
got
got
no
no
time
time
for
for
that.
that.
“Someone
“Someone
call
call
an
an
intern
intern
and
and
have
have
them
them
go
go
take
take
care
care
of
of
that.”
that.”
D. Observe
D. Observe
the
the
Sabbaths
Sabbaths
(I’ll
(I’ll
tell
tell
you
you
why
why
plural
plural
in
in
a
a
minute)
minute)
§ God
§ God
commanded
commanded
Israel
Israel
to
to
take
take
a
a
Sabbath,
Sabbath,
one
one
day
day
off
off
to
to
cease
cease
from
from
labor.
labor.
That
That
made
made
NO
NO
sense,
sense,
especially
especially
back
back
then…
then…
In
In
an
an
agrarian
agrarian
society,
society,
times
times
were
were
tight;
tight;
providing
providing
for
for
yourself
yourself
and
and
your
your
family
family
was
was
hard.
hard.
Crops
Crops
had
had
to
to
be
be
harvested
harvested
daily.
daily.
Water
Water
had
had
to
to
be
be
collected
collected
daily.
daily.
To
To
cut
cut
your
your
productivity
productivity
by
by
1/7
1/7
was
was
not
not
prudent.
prudent.
But
But
God
God
commanded
commanded
them
them
to
to
do
do
it
it
because
because
he
he
wanted
wanted
them
them
to
to
leave
leave
space
space
for
for
Him
Him
to
to
provide
provide
for
for
them.
them.
§ And
§ And
he
he
promised
promised
them
them
that
that
if
if
they
they
would
would
work
work
6
6
days
days
and
and
take
take
off
off
the
the
7th,
7th,
He
He
would
would
multiply
multiply
their
their
effectiveness
effectiveness
on
on
the
the
other
other
6
6
days
days
to
to
make
make
up
up
for
for
what
what
they
they
missed
missed
on
on
the
the
7th!
7th!
§ Two
§ Two
arenas:
arenas:
Tithe
Tithe
and
and
Sabbath.
Sabbath.
God
God
wants
wants
you
you
to
to
do
do
less.
less.
§ Sabbath,
§ Sabbath,
tithe
tithe
and
and
sleep
sleep
are
are
to
to
be
be
the
the
most
most
restful
restful
experiences,
experiences,
relieving
relieving
us
us
of
of
the
the
stress
stress
of
of
trying
trying
to
to
play
play
the
the
role
role
of
of
God.
God.
They
They
are
are
the
the
unique
unique
privileges
privileges
of
of
the
the
Christian
Christian
walking
walking
with
with
God!
God!
So,
So,
come
come
to
to
Jesus,
Jesus,
find
find
your
your
rest
rest
in
in
him,
him,
hear
hear
what
what
he
he
wants
wants
you
you
to
to
do,
do,
and
and
then
then
go
go
do
do
those
those
things!
things!
That’s
That’s
the
the
better
better
way
way
forward.
forward.
Jesus
Jesus
told
told
Martha
Martha
that
that
she
she
was
was
busy
busy
about
about
many
many
things
things
and
and
had
had
forgotten
forgotten
“the
“the
best
best
thing.”
thing.”
“Best
“Best
thing”
thing”
is
is
not
not
“only”
“only”
thing.
thing.
“Best”
“Best”
thing
thing
means
means
“first”
“first”
thing.
thing.
Start
Start
at
at
the
the
feet
feet
of
of
Jesus,
Jesus,
resting
resting
in
in
him
him
and
and
hearing
hearing
from
from
him.
him.
• In
• In
the
the
OT,
OT,
evening
evening
came
came
before
before
morning.
morning.
For
For
us,
us,
morning
morning
comes
comes
before
before
evening.
evening.
Morning
Morning
is
is
when
when
we
we
work;
work;
evening
evening
is
is
when
when
we
we
rest.
rest.
Man
Man
rested
rested
with
with
God,
God,
then
then
went
went
to
to
work
work
in
in
the
the
garden.
garden.
That’s
That’s
a
a
pretty
pretty
good
good
pattern.
pattern.
• Even
• Even
for
for
us….
us….
Sunday
Sunday
is
is
the
the
first
first
day
day
of
of
the
the
week,
week,
the
the
day
day
Jesus
Jesus
resurrected.
resurrected.
It’s
It’s
the
the
day
day
that
that
we
we
rest
rest
in
in
who
who
God
God
is
is
and
and
what
what
he
he
has
has
accomplished
accomplished
for
for
us
us
before
before
we
we
go
go
through
through
six
six
days
days
of
of
labor.
labor.
Now,
Now,
one
one
more
more
thing…
thing…
there’s
there’s
a
a
very
very
a
a
somber
somber
warning
warning
Jesus
Jesus
gives
gives
to
to
us…
us…
greatest
greatest
problem
problem
with
with
our
our
busyness.
busyness.
The
The
great
great
danger
danger
of
of
busyness
busyness
is
is
that
that
it
it
keeps
keeps
us
us
from
from
the
the
feet
feet
of
of
Jesus.
Jesus.
• “You
• “You
are
are
anxious
anxious
and
and
troubled
troubled
about
about
many
many
things,
things,
but
but
one
one
thing
thing
is
is
necessary…”
necessary…”
(10:41–42)
(10:41–42)
• The
• The
real
real
problem
problem
with
with
being
being
busy
busy
with
with
everything
everything
else
else
is
is
it
it
keeps
keeps
us
us
from
from
the
the
one
one
necessary
necessary
thing.
thing.
o Pascal:
o Pascal:
“Busyness
“Busyness
sends
sends
more
more
people
people
to
to
hell
hell
than
than
outright
outright
rejection
rejection
of
of
God.”
God.”
o “When
o “When
we
we
are
are
crazy
crazy
busy,
busy,
we
we
put
put
our
our
souls
souls
at
at
risk.”
risk.”
(DeYoung)
(DeYoung)
• “Mary
• “Mary
has
has
chosen
chosen
the
the
good
good
thing,
thing,
which
which
can
can
never
never
be
be
taken
taken
away
away
from
from
her.”
her.”
All
All
the
the
other
other
things
things
you
you
are
are
consumed
consumed
with
with
can
can
be
be
taken
taken
away
away
from
from
you!
you!
o Career.
o Career.
Kingdom.
Kingdom.
Wealth.
Wealth.
Health.
Health.
Family.
Family.
Knowing
Knowing
Jesus
Jesus
and
and
teaching
teaching
your
your
family
family
to
to
know
know
Jesus
Jesus
is
is
the
the
one
one
thing
thing
that
that
can
can
never
never
be
be
taken
taken
away!
away!
o To
o To
die
die
with
with
him
him
and
and
nothing
nothing
else
else
is
is
not
not
really
really
different
different
than
than
dying
dying
with
with
him
him
and
and
everything
everything
else.
else.
Eternity
Eternity
matters.
matters.
o To
o To
die
die
without
without
him
him
and
and
everything
everything
else
else
is
is
to
to
lose
lose
it
it
all.
all.
o Psalm
o Psalm
90:12:
90:12:
Teach
Teach
us
us
to
to
number
number
our
our
days,
days,
that
that
we
we
may
may
apply
apply
our
our
hearts
hearts
to
to
learn
learn
wisdom!
wisdom!
CONCLUSION:
CONCLUSION:
I
I
want
want
you
you
to
to
think
think
about
about
this:
this:
What
What
you
you
do
do
with
with
your
your
time
time
shows
shows
what
what
you
you
really
really
believe.
believe.
What
What
does
does
what
what
you
you
do
do
with
with
your
your
time
time
say
say
about…
about…
• Where
• Where
you
you
find
find
your
your
value?
value?
• Your
• Your
trust
trust
in
in
God?
God?
• What
• What
kingdom
kingdom
you
you
are
are
building?
building?
Some
Some
of
of
you
you
are
are
not
not
stressed
stressed
because
because
you
you
are
are
lazy…
lazy…
I’m
I’m
definitely
definitely
not
not
Martha…
Martha…
you
you
will
will
give
give
an
an
account!
account!
o Leisure;
o Leisure;
retirement.
retirement.
How
How
you
you
spend
spend
your
your
time
time
(each
(each
day)
day)
is
is
how
how
you
you
spend
spend
your
your
life,
life,
because
because
your
your
life
life
is
is
essentially
essentially
a
a
series
series
of
of
days.
days.
How
How
are
are
you
you
spending
spending
your
your
life?
life?
If
If
we
we
looked
looked
at
at
your
your
calendar,
calendar,
what
what
would
would
we
we
see
see
you
you
prized
prized
most,
most,
and
and
pursued
pursued
most?
most?
What
What
you
you
prize
prize
the
the
most
most
is
is
what
what
you
you
pursue
pursue
the
the
hardest.
hardest.
Bullpen:
Bullpen:
• “How
• “How
you
you
spend
spend
your
your
time
time
is
is
how
how
you
you
spend
spend
your
your
life.”
life.”
• But
• But
who
who
is
is
going
going
to
to
get
get
it
it
all
all
done?
done?
Martha:
Martha:
who
who
is
is
going
going
to
to
make
make
the
the
hors
hors
d’oeuvres?
d’oeuvres?
Just
Just
do
do
what
what
you
you
are
are
supposed
supposed
to
to
do.
do.
Jesus
Jesus
has
has
no
no
needs:
needs:
do
do
what
what
he
he
gives
gives
you
you
to
to
do,
do,
and
and
then
then
trust
trust
that
that
the
the
one
one
who
who
multiplies
multiplies
loaves
loaves
and
and
fishes
fishes
and
and
walks
walks
on
on
water
water
will
will
get
get
the
the
rest
rest
done!
done!
• Sleep
• Sleep
deprivation
deprivation
causes
causes
obesity,
obesity,
diabetes.
diabetes.
D.A.
D.A.
Carson
Carson
once
once
preached
preached
a
a
sermon
sermon
on
on
the
the
6
6
causes
causes
of
of
doubt.
doubt.
5
5
of
of
them
them
were
were
pretty
pretty
standard,
standard,
but
but
one
one
was
was
“sleep
“sleep
deprivation.”
deprivation.”
He
He
said,
said,
“When
“When
you
you
burn
burn
the
the
candle
candle
at
at
both
both
ends,
ends,
you
you
engage
engage
in
in
more
more
and
and
more
more
cynicism…”
cynicism…”
God
God
made
made
us
us
complicated
complicated
beings,
beings,
uniting
uniting
our
our
spiritual
spiritual
health
health
to
to
our
our
physical
physical
well-‐being.”
well-‐being.”
•
•
• Create
• Create
margin
margin
• We
• We
are
are
commanded
commanded
to
to
rest
rest
more
more
often
often
than
than
we
we
are
are
commanded
commanded
to
to
not
not
have
have
adultery.
adultery.
This
This
conversation
conversation
is
is
very
very
common:
common:
How
How
you
you
doing?
doing?
Fine,
Fine,
just
just
too
too
busy.
busy.
Imagine
Imagine
this
this
conversation,
conversation,
“how
“how
you
you
doing
doing
spiritually?”
spiritually?”
fine,
fine,
I
I
just
just
keep
keep
sleeping
sleeping
with
with
my
my
neighbors
neighbors
wife
wife
• Why
• Why
crucial:
crucial:
How
How
you
you
spend
spend
time
time
is
is
how
how
you
you
spend
spend
your
your
life.
life.
Judged
Judged
one
one
day:
day:
time.
time.
• It’s
• It’s
dumb
dumb
for
for
us
us
never
never
to
to
think
think
about
about
it.
it.
Time
Time
is
is
the
the
one
one
commodity
commodity
we
we
all
all
get
get
a
a
fixed
fixed
amount
amount
of,
of,
and
and
that
that
we
we
can’t
can’t
make
make
any
any
more
more
of.
of.
• Listen to this: “We don’t expect to be able to buy anything we want, because we know there is a limit to our
• Listen to this: “We don’t expect to be able to buy anything we want, because we know there is a limit to our
money. But somehow we live as if time knew no bounds, when in fact time is much more limited than money.
money. But somehow we live as if time knew no bounds, when in fact time is much more limited than money.
Wealth can be created, but no one has the ability to grow more time.” Kevin DeYoung, Crazy Busy
Wealth can be created, but no one has the ability to grow more time.” Kevin DeYoung, Crazy Busy
• The
• The
best
best
thing
thing
means
means
it
it
comes
comes
first
first
in
in
priority.
priority.
Just
Just
like
like
in
in
the
the
OT,
OT,
evening
evening
came
came
before
before
morning.
morning.
For
For
us,
us,
morning
morning
comes
comes
before
before
evening.
evening.
Morning
Morning
is
is
when
when
we
we
work,
work,
evening
evening
is
is
when
when
we
we
rest.
rest.
Rest
Rest
comes
comes
before
before
walking
walking
with
with
God
God
in
in
the
the
cool
cool
of
of
the
the
day,
day,
it
it
comes
comes
before
before
the
the
work.
work.
Sunday
Sunday
is
is
the
the
first
first
day
day
of
of
the
the
week,
week,
the
the
day
day
Jesus
Jesus
resurrected.
resurrected.
It’s
It’s
the
the
day
day
that
that
we
we
rest
rest
in
in
what
what
God
God
has
has
accomplished
accomplished
for
for
us
us
before
before
we
we
go
go
through
through
six
six
days
days
of
of
labor.
labor.
• The
• The
other
other
sweet
sweet
thing
thing
about
about
this
this
story
story
is
is
that
that
the
the
only
only
one
one
who
who
knew
knew
about
about
this
this
besides
besides
Jesus
Jesus
was
was
Martha.
Martha.
Luke
Luke
went
went
around
around
collecting
collecting
stories,
stories,
funded
funded
by
by
Theophilus,
Theophilus,
and
and
then
then
put
put
these
these
stories
stories
in
in
a
a
collection.
collection.
This
This
means
means
that
that
Martha
Martha
is
is
the
the
one
one
who
who
repentantly
repentantly
shared
shared
this
this
story
story
about
about
Jesus.
Jesus.
• Again:
• Again:
He
He
is
is
not
not
saying
saying
that
that
no
no
one
one
should
should
ever
ever
prepare
prepare
meals
meals
and
and
we
we
should
should
all
all
just
just
sit
sit
around
around
and
and
do
do
our
our
quiet
quiet
times
times
all
all
the
the
time.
time.
• “Stewarding
• “Stewarding
my
my
time
time
is
is
not
not
about
about
selfishly
selfishly
pursuing
pursuing
only
only
the
the
things
things
I
I
like
like
to
to
do.
do.
It’s
It’s
about
about
effectively
effectively
serving
serving
others
others
in
in
the
the
ways
ways
I’m
I’m
best
best
able
able
to
to
serve
serve
and
and
in
in
the
the
ways
ways
I
I
am
am
most
most
uniquely
uniquely
called
called
to
to
do.”
do.”
(DeYoung)
(DeYoung)
•
•
Omni-‐competent
Omni-‐competent
(failing
(failing
to
to
Sabbath)
Sabbath)