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April 29, 2010

Our Demanding Schedules

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READ: Mark 1:32-39

The whole city was gathered together at the door. Then He healed many. —Mark 1:33-34

Is your life too busy? Business deadlines, productivity quotas, and shuttling children to lessons and sporting events can really fill up your schedule. It’s easy to think, If only I didn’t have so many responsibilities, then I could walk in vital union with God.

Yet C. S. Lewis wisely points out that no one was busier than Christ. “Our model is the Jesus . . . of the workshop, the roads, the crowds, the clamorous demands and surly oppositions, the lack of all peace and privacy, the interruptions. For this . . . is the Divine life operating under human conditions.”

We read of Jesus in Capernaum: “At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to Him all who were sick and those who were demon-possessed. And the whole city was gathered together at the door. Then He healed many” (Mark 1:32-34). The next day Christ sought out a solitary place and prayed. There He received direction from His Father to pursue a demanding ministry in another place. Our Lord communed with His Father and depended on the Spirit to minister through Him.

Is your schedule demanding? Follow the example of Jesus and set aside a specific time for prayer. Then depend upon God’s power to help you meet each day’s demands.

The many tasks we face each day
Can burden and oppress,
But spending time with God each day
Can bring relief from stress. —Sper

To keep your life in balance, lean on the Lord.

Bible in One Year: 1 Kings 6-7; Luke 20:27-47

441 posted on 04/28/2010 9:43:04 PM PDT by The Mayor (Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty!)

*HUG*
Thank you Russ, for todays lesson in God’s word!

442 posted on 04/28/2010 9:45:24 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)

To: Kathy in Alaska

LOL
I love those oven mitts!

443 posted on 04/28/2010 9:46:23 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)

*HUG*
Nitey nite, Sis!

444 posted on 04/28/2010 9:47:24 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)

G’night LUV. Sleep well..have a great Thursday!! *hugs*

445 posted on 04/28/2010 9:48:34 PM PDT by oldteen

Nighty-night. Don’t let the bedbugs bite.

446 posted on 04/28/2010 9:49:18 PM PDT by Publius (Unless the Constitution is followed, it is simply a piece of paper.)

Good night and rest well, Pro. Thanks for helping honor our troops and thank you for your service to our country.

447 posted on 04/28/2010 9:49:56 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)

ok....I’m not much of a cook either but lets just add a little zip into that pot......

two cups of ketchup
use cup of milk and cup of water
quarter stick of butter
few shakes of garlic powder
pinch or two of parsley
salt and pepper to taste

then add two hotdogs to heat
crusts of left over bread for roll

Presto soup and dogs!

448 posted on 04/28/2010 9:50:51 PM PDT by caww

449 posted on 04/28/2010 9:51:50 PM PDT by Publius (Unless the Constitution is followed, it is simply a piece of paper.)

To: Kathy in Alaska; All

Gotta hit the hay, ma!
PT *groan* in the morning!
Off to me bedchamber!
Thanks for all the fun everyone!
Good night!

450 posted on 04/28/2010 9:51:53 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)

451 posted on 04/28/2010 9:52:00 PM PDT by Publius (Unless the Constitution is followed, it is simply a piece of paper.)

See you on Friday’s thread.

452 posted on 04/28/2010 9:52:26 PM PDT by Publius (Unless the Constitution is followed, it is simply a piece of paper.)

Sorry about the 450..
I wasn’t trying for it, honest!

453 posted on 04/28/2010 9:53:55 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)

454 posted on 04/28/2010 9:54:58 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Liberals are educated above their level of intelligence.. Thanks Sr. Angelica)

455 posted on 04/28/2010 9:55:09 PM PDT by Publius (Unless the Constitution is followed, it is simply a piece of paper.)

Thanks for clueing me in on you tenderizing methods. Adding that to my recipe files for future reference!

456 posted on 04/28/2010 9:56:27 PM PDT by BIGLOOK (Keelhaul Congress!)

Good night and rest well, Luv...((HUGS))...thanks for helping honor and entertain our troops.

457 posted on 04/28/2010 9:58:15 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)

G’night MS.B. Make your PTist behave themselves tomorrow!! *hugs*

458 posted on 04/28/2010 9:59:44 PM PDT by oldteen

I only pull a cook book out if I’m cooking something new.

Mostly it’s a pinch and a dash and a handful.

459 posted on 04/28/2010 10:06:39 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Liberals are educated above their level of intelligence.. Thanks Sr. Angelica)

All day cooking but well worth it.

460 posted on 04/28/2010 10:07:24 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Liberals are educated above their level of intelligence.. Thanks Sr. Angelica)

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