Somewhere between childhood and becoming a grown adult, I have become extremely impatient. Whether I am driving a car, eating a meal or socializing, I seem to always be in a rush to get to no where. Unfortunately, for people like me who suffer with this strong impulse, its hard to relax or enjoy the finer things in life.
When I received my first real full time job offer after graduating from college, I moved to southern Indiana to pursue a calling in youth ministry. Although 10 years behind the East Coast culturally speaking at the time, the people I met and embraced altered my impatience to a manageable condition. This social environment, in the heart of Country Music, broke me of my poor relational habits and taught me good ole fashion southern hospitality as I instantly connected to many families in Columbus, Indiana.
However, like a video game, accelerating in speed and difficulty with each new level, I have found myself back in the rat race. Promoted by the pace of life on the East Coast, this mentality keeps inhabitants from reaching a Mark 1:35 intimacy with God. Silence is replaced by honking horns, cell phone ring tones and internet alert sounds. Don’t let a hurry up life style influence your heart any longer. Rather, find a cave, 1 Samuel 22:1-2, retreat to the mountains, 1 Kings 19:11-13 or find a quiet room, Matthew 6:6 so you can be still before the Lord, Psalm 46:10. Hurry up now or you’ll never break this rat race mentality!
by Jay Mankus
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