Hurrying seems to be our national pastime. And pastors are among the biggest hurry-ers.

The question is—how do we deal with the tension between our God-given assignment and His call to stop hurrying? How can we be productive without always being on the move?

Four Ideas:

Understand and embrace your true identity

• You are not what you do, you are who you belong to.
• Luke 3:21 – What you do for Jesus is not your core identity, it’s your peripheral identity – Dick Brogden.

Understand your limitations

• God created us with limitations on purpose.
• John 15:5: “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain (unhurried lingering) in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”
• God’s math is different than ours. Using His math, we can get more work done in six days than in seven. Ninety percent of our money goes farther than 100%. Paul said in my weakness – in my limitations—God shows Himself strong.
• Get realistic about your schedule. Your task list.

Understand first love

• 2:2-4: “I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance…yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love.”
• Hurriedness competes with love. And often, hurriedness wins.

Understand the unhurried life brings long-lasting results

• Unhurried time with God and people = energy, ideas, and solutions we could never dream up on our own.
• God shows us how to tackle challenges when we wait patiently in His presence.

A hurried life is a harried life. If you are always hustling and hurrying . . .  SLOW DOWN.