1. Making This Christmas Count Part 2: Control Your Speed

2. Don’t try to do everything Don’t try to do everything TO SURVIVE THE HOLIDAY RUSH…

3. Mark 1:35-37 (NLT) Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray. Later Simon and the others went out to find him. When they found him, they said, “Everyone is looking for you.”

4. Mark 1:38 (NLT) But Jesus replied, “We must go on to other towns as well, and I will preach to them, too. That is why I came.”

5. Keep God first in your schedule TO SURVIVE THE HOLIDAY RUSH…

6. John 1:10-11 (NLT) He came into the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize him. He came to his own people, and even they rejected him.

7. Luke 10:41-42 (NLT) “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.”

8. Hebrews 10:25 (NLT) And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.

9. Carve out margins in your life TO SURVIVE THE HOLIDAY RUSH…

10. Exodus 20:8 (NLT) Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.

11. 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.

12. Infuse your activities with soul-enriching content TO SURVIVE THE HOLIDAY RUSH…

13. Ephesians 5:15-16 (NLT) So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days.

14. Plan to take it easy following the holidays TO SURVIVE THE HOLIDAY RUSH…

15. Matthew 14:22-23 (NLT) Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home. After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night fell while he was there alone.

16. Making This Christmas Count Part 2: Control Your Speed