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Monday, August 29, 2022

Stress is a buzz word in our world. People everywhere seem to be living beyond their margin of manageable activity. But this isn't a new phenomenon. Listen to what's found in Mark 6:30-31, "The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, 'Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.'"

Jesus noted something in their lives that the disciples were unaware of. Their reservoir of energy was registering "empty." They didn't realize it because they were going on adrenaline resulting from the excitement and success of their recent mission. Jesus knew that once the adrenaline surge subsided they would be on the verge of stress breakdown.

His instructions to "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest," were what I would call an impact statement. Let me explain: Do you ever find while you are reading along in your Bible a statement seems to jump out and grab your attention? I keep my eyes open for such statements. When I find one, I stop and reflect on it for a while. I ask myself, "Why did this statement grab me? What might God be saying to me?" It's important when this happens to not limit your reflection on the statement alone.

After you think you grasp what it says, go back and reread the context around the statement. If the context supports what you understood it to mean, then prayerfully apply it to your life. I call this an "impact statement". Act on it.

Follow this procedure with these words of Jesus, "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest!"

 

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