The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

Recap of YouVersion Devo by John Mark Comer 

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 Philosopher Dallas Willard once called hurry “the great enemy of spiritual life in our day” and urged Christians to “ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.” 

Corrie ten Boom echoes this with her statement, “If the devil can’t make you sin, he’ll make you busy.” 

Sin and busyness have the same effect: they cut off our connection to God, to other people, and even our own soul. 

Ouch! 

Sounds impossible in today’s rush-rush culture. 

But so does every other principle in the upside-down kingdom of Christ. 

So how can we embrace this anti-hurry vision? 

The problem isn’t when you have a lot to do; it’s when you have too much to do, and so we hurry to keep up the quota. 

Regularly practice: 

• Slow down. Pause throughout your day to simply breathe, take in God’s loving presence, and practice gratitude. 

• Accept the interruptions. Rather than rushing through the interruption, look for ways to be present in love. 

• Practice presence. Find one simple act of delight to do today and do it slowly, practicing gratitude and presence in the moment. 

• Take a moment of quiet. Be still with God long enough for the peace of His Spirit to well up inside you.  

• Find Sabbath moments throughout your day. There’s no way around the weight of responsibility of life. We don’t need an escape. Jesus offers a way to carry the burdens with ease and joy. 

With the busy preparations for T.R.A.C. we need to be especially mindful of finding these Sabbath moments. Instead of reaching for our phones in those few spare moments, take time to be quiet with God. We can do nothing lasting without him, so talk to Jesus, be in his presence—only then will we make the most impact in the lives of our campers.  

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