Manic Monday~
Rushing
to get everything done
before Friday,
but all in one day.
Moving as fast as
I can
because that is the only way I know how to move,
but it always slows me down
because while I am
Rushing
I am creating more of a mess
that I have to
Rush
to clean up
so that I will get everything done.
Rushing~
"a sudden forward motion, or a surge or onslaught."
Rushing~
A Race.
What are you Rushing to get done?
What is your finish line that you are focused on?
We are told that life is a race
in Hebrews 12:1
and how to run it~
"let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us".
Perseverance~
It is a determination, unhurrying and yet undelaying,
which goes steadily on and refuses to be deflected.” (Barclay)
Perseverance~
Patient Endurance.
The same
Perseverance
Jesus had as
He entered into Jerusalem
the last week of His Life,
that began
Holy Week~
it was the best of times, and the worst of times.
What if Jesus rushed to the cross?
What if He raced right from the cradle to the cross
with nothing in-between~
No walking on water
No healing the brokenhearted
No temptation in the dessert
No rejection
No __________.
But Jesus
took
His time
as
He walked this earth
with
Patient Endurance
so He could
walk this last week of
His life
with
Patient Endurance.
showing us how it is done.
Jesus' eyes were fixed on the finish line~
on the cross,
well not really because
His eyes were fixed on
The Joy set before Him (Hebrews 12:2)~
The Joy
that was to happen after the cross.
The Joy
that He didn't rush to make happen.
The Joy
that put Him on the cross.
The Joy
as He felt every nail that the soldiers didn't even rush to drive into Him.
The Joy
as He cried out in pain to His Father.
The Joy
that He didn't rush through
as
He waited three days
before
He rose.
All for
The Joy
as
"He endured the cross" (Hebrews 12:2)~
Patient Enduring
so that we
can
Patiently Endure
as we walk from
our the cradle to our cross.
Our cross~
where we get to nail whatever is hindering, and weighing us down~
"let us throw off everything that Hinders and the sin that so easily entangles." Hebrews 12:1
"But there are also things that may not be sin (every weight) but are merely
hindrances
that can keep us from running effectively the race God has for us."(Guzik)
Rushing
Hinders~
because
if Jesus
Rushed
it would have hindered us
from ever experiencing real
Joy!
Let's
finish strong this week
because
Jesus
finished strong this week
&
Fast
from
Rushing
in our thinking
in our being
in our doing
by
"fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith." Hebrews 12:2
Who is our finish line,
Our Joy
Who enables us to
do one thing at one time
because
He
did the
One thing
One time
to save us
for
Once.
Consider Him who endured such opposition from sinners,
so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. Hebrews 12: 1-3
So why are you
Rushing?
1st Pound: Self
2nd Pound: Complaining and Blame
3rd Pound: Chaos
4th Pound: _____________
5th Pound : Judgement
6th Pound: Distractions
7th Pound: Jealousy
8th Pound: DIS
9th Pound: Procrastination
10th Pound: Fear
11th Pound: Temporary
12th Pound: Frustration
13th Pound: Anxiety
14th Pound: I Don't Wanna
15th Pound: Forsaken
16th Pound: Control
17th Pound: Meaningless
18th Pound: Unimaginable
19th Pound: Despair
20th Pound: Knowing
21st Pound: Trees
22nd Pound: Thinking Less of Self
23rd Pound: Our Clothes
24th Pound: What Was
25th Pound: _______________
26th Pound: Unwholesome Talk
27th Pound: Uncomplicated
28th Pound: Shame
29th Pound: Worry
30th Pound: The Past
31st Pound: Un-Mattered
32nd Pound: _____________
33rd Pound: Down
34th Pound: Thinking
35th Pound: Anger
36th Pound: Waiting for God
37th Pound: Un-Healed
38th Pound: Doing Nothing
39th Pound: Little Wants
40th Pound: Rushing