Reclaiming Our Lives
The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. Ge 2:15
By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. Ge 2:2
"For most of us, the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so distracted and rushed and preoccupied that we will settle for a mediocre version of it.”
We will just skim our lives instead of actually living them." - John Ortberg
Matthew 6:25-34
Take control of your life. 1. LIVING FOR ETERNITY
And when they found him, they exclaimed: “Everyone is looking for you!” Jesus replied, “Let us go somewhere else—to the nearby villages—so I can preach there also. That is why I have come.” - Mark 1:37
Reorder your priorities. 2. LIVING FOR ETERNITY
Reorder your priorities. 2. LIVING FOR ETERNITY - God
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. - Matthew 6:33
Reorder your priorities. 2. LIVING FOR ETERNITY - God - People
“When the jar that is my life gets too full of have-tos, I find myself with little time for people. That is not what I want. I know that every life is a miracle. I want to notice people who are hurting.
I want to notice the poor. I want to serve and learn from people of different color. I want a compassionate heart. But that can’t happen if the box of my life is already filled with too many have-tos.” - John Ortberg
Reorder your priorities. 2. LIVING FOR ETERNITY - God - People - Calling
Reorder your priorities. 2. LIVING FOR ETERNITY - God - People - Calling - Joy
3.Reclaim a rhythm of rest in your life.
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." - Matthew 11:28
4.Chart a new path.