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Dear Young Christian,
A friend of mine recently made the comment, “Even though I’m trying to go faster, I keep getting further behind.” It reminded me of an old Amish saying, “The faster I go the behinder I get.” Someone else recently commented, “I’m going as hard as I can, but I’m not sure where it’s getting me.”
I suppose we all feel like this from time to time. We feel a bit like the hamster in its cage, running on its wheel and not getting anywhere. Perhaps this is how the Lord’s disciples felt on the occasion when the Lord said, “Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat” (Mark 6:31). Life can get hectic in the rat-race-society in which most of us find ourselves. But perhaps the Lord is encouraging you to slow down a little and take some time with Himself. King David was a busy man, but we read that he took time and, “sat before the Lord” (2 Samuel 7:18). We all need this example!
Your Christian Friend,
Jim Hyland
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