Last week we shared part one of our review of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry. This book is a practical resource for people who are feeling burnt out and spiritually deficient and wish to slow down and take up the easy yoke of Jesus.
Here are two more of our favorite points:
Rest
“It is not as though we do not love God—we love God deeply. We just do not know how to sit with God anymore.” p. 152
When was the last time you took a real Sabbath? Not a Saturday where you didn’t work but still ran errands, not a Sunday morning at church followed by doing the week’s laundry, not five minutes of reading the verse of the day from your Bible app before launching into the workday. We know that Sabbath means rest, but what is true and real rest? Simply put, Sabbath is stopping and sitting with the Lord. Deciding how to Sabbath isn’t a one-size-fits-all practice, but something we each decide for ourselves. This can be reading, spending time with friends, turning your phone off and going for a hike, painting, going for a drive. The idea is to do something peaceful, life-giving, and resting with no agenda other than to refresh your spirit. This practice will hopefully help you feel closer to God and more rested.
The Quiet Place
“But instead Jesus was up early and out the door to the quiet place.” p. 125
Throughout scripture, we see Jesus continually making time to go to the quiet place and be with the Father. Even after long, hard days of teaching and healing when people were demanding to see him, after feeding five thousand people, and even on the day of his death, Jesus chose to prioritize spending time with God. In each of those instances, he could have easily slept in, given in to the demands of the crowd, or angrily refused to speak to God on account of his bad circumstances, things most of us would have chosen over quiet time. But Jesus knew and truly believed what most of would say we believe but can’t quite seem to put into practice: spending time with God is our lifeline. It’s what keeps us centered and refreshed and close to God.
"This book is both a question and an answer. But mostly it's an invitation, from one invitee to another.
"Come to me...Find rest for your souls."
I say yes.
You?
Here's to the easy yoke."
If you’d like to read The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry it can be found on Amazon and Thriftbooks.
