Part 3: Slowing Down. I feel more stress WHEN I LIVE A HURRIED LIFESTYLE…

Part 3: Slowing DownPart 3: Slowing Down

I feel more stress

I feel more stress

WHEN I LIVE A HURRIED LIFESTYLE…WHEN I LIVE A HURRIED LIFESTYLE…

Ecclesiastes 5:3 (NLT)Ecclesiastes 5:3 (NLT)

Too much activity gives you restless dreams…Too much activity gives you restless dreams…

I lose my joyI lose my joy

WHEN I LIVE A HURRIED LIFESTYLE…WHEN I LIVE A HURRIED LIFESTYLE…

Job 9:25 (CEV)Job 9:25 (CEV)

My life is speeding by, without a hope of happiness.My life is speeding by, without a hope of happiness.

I’m less productive

I’m less productive

WHEN I LIVE A HURRIED LIFESTYLE…WHEN I LIVE A HURRIED LIFESTYLE…

Proverbs 21:5 (MSG)Proverbs 21:5 (MSG)

Careful planning puts you ahead in the long run; hurry and scurry puts you further behind.

Careful planning puts you ahead in the long run; hurry and scurry puts you further behind.

I can’t hear GodI can’t hear God

WHEN I LIVE A HURRIED LIFESTYLE…WHEN I LIVE A HURRIED LIFESTYLE…

Psalm 46:10 (NLT)Psalm 46:10 (NLT)

“Be still, and know that I am God!”“Be still, and know that I am God!”

I’m headed for burnout

I’m headed for burnout

WHEN I LIVE A HURRIED LIFESTYLE…WHEN I LIVE A HURRIED LIFESTYLE…

Romans 12:11 (MSG)Romans 12:11 (MSG)

Don't burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame.

Don't burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame.

Proverbs 23:4 (NLT)Proverbs 23:4 (NLT)

Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to know when to quit.

Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to know when to quit.

Learn contentment

Learn contentment

WAYS TO SLOW YOUR PACE:WAYS TO SLOW YOUR PACE:

Philippians 4:11 (NLT)Philippians 4:11 (NLT)

…I have learned how to be content with whatever I have.

…I have learned how to be content with whatever I have.

1 Timothy 6:6-8 (NLT)1 Timothy 6:6-8 (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.

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.

Luke 12:15 (NLT)Luke 12:15 (NLT)

“Life is not measured by how much you own.”“Life is not measured by how much you own.”

Proverbs 14:30 (NLT)Proverbs 14:30 (NLT)

A peaceful heart leads to a healthy body; jealousy is like cancer in the bones.

A peaceful heart leads to a healthy body; jealousy is like cancer in the bones.

Listen before speaking

Listen before speaking

WAYS TO SLOW YOUR PACE:WAYS TO SLOW YOUR PACE:

James 1:19 (NLT)James 1:19 (NLT)

You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.

You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.

Ecclesiastes 5:2 (NLT)Ecclesiastes 5:2 (NLT)

Don't shoot off your mouth, or speak before you think.Don't shoot off your mouth, or speak before you think.

Proverbs 29:20 (NLT)Proverbs 29:20 (NLT)

There is more hope for a fool than for someone who speaks without thinking.

There is more hope for a fool than for someone who speaks without thinking.

Take a SabbathTake a Sabbath

WAYS TO SLOW YOUR PACE:WAYS TO SLOW YOUR PACE:

Exodus 20:8-10 (NLT)Exodus 20:8-10 (NLT)

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.

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.

Mark 2:27 (NLT)Mark 2:27 (NLT)

“The Sabbath was made to meet the needs of people, and not people to meet the requirements of the Sabbath.”

“The Sabbath was made to meet the needs of people, and not people to meet the requirements of the Sabbath.”

Psalm 127:2 (NLT)Psalm 127:2 (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.

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.

Pause and pray before deciding

Pause and pray before deciding

WAYS TO SLOW YOUR PACE:WAYS TO SLOW YOUR PACE:

Proverbs 19:2 (NLT)Proverbs 19:2 (NLT)

Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes.

Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes.

Proverbs 19:2 (NIV)Proverbs 19:2 (NIV)

It is not good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty and miss the way.

It is not good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty and miss the way.

Trust God’s timing

Trust God’s timing

WAYS TO SLOW YOUR PACE:WAYS TO SLOW YOUR PACE:

Ecclesiastes 3:11 (CEV)Ecclesiastes 3:11 (CEV)

God makes everything happen at the right time. Yet none of us can ever fully understand all he has done…

God makes everything happen at the right time. Yet none of us can ever fully understand all he has done…

Part 3: Slowing DownPart 3: Slowing Down