Cease striving. Be still and know that I am God (Ps 46:10).
For those of you that know me, you know how busy and full I pack my life. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but there's little "margin time" if you know what I mean. Funny being as how "margin time" (unscheduled time, where I'm not running to the next thing) is one of my favorite times. This is probably a symptom of a too full life.
Picture your favorite drink being poured for you and the server intentionally pours 5 glasses worth into your glass. More is not always better.
You may not have time for this (pun intended) but I googled "margin time sermon"... Several hits. Here's a link to one... http://dashhouse.com/sermons/2000/9/17/building-margin-into-your-life.html
I'll end with an excerpt (emphasis added)...
Less productivity - It's ironic, but marginless living
results in reduced productivity. The harder we work, sometimes the less we get
done. Proverbs 21:5 says, "Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity,
but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty." Hasty shortcuts can slow you down.
It can make you feel like "the faster I go, the more behind I get."
This is counter-intuitive, but most of us would get more done if we slowed
down. We would be more focused. We would have more time for what matters most.
Proverbs 19:2 says, "A person who moves too quickly may go the wrong
way."
See also my blog post "never enough time" from 4/3/11
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