I’m writing about how to choose peace instead of hurry and hustle at W2W Ministries today. Here’s a peek at my post, and I hope you’ll head over to read the rest.
How to Choose Peace Instead of Hurry and Hustle
In a season of hurry and hustle, it’s hard to slow down and seek peace.
But God called me to do that last year, and maybe he’s calling you to do that in your current season.
In the spring of 2017, I was frustrated with a discouraging situation. I had tried so very hard to keep everything going, and it was falling apart despite my hard-working efforts.
When I received an opportunity to escape the situation, I thought it looked like a perfect offering of freedom. The beauty of that opportunity caused me to hurry and hustle to apply for it.
After rounds of interviews, I felt oh-so-close to a peaceful answer. But one late afternoon, the opportunity door closed firmly in my face.
Instead of crying in front of my kids before I cooked supper, I shut myself in my car and let the tears flow. I said out loud to God, “I know YOU know why this happened, and even though I don’t understand, I’m trusting You.”
Later that week, I watched a teaching video by Shauna Niequist, author of Present Over Perfect. Shauna boldly spoke about her quest to be responsible, efficient, capable, deadline-oriented, and “on” all the time. She talked about how that quest sucked the life out of her and damaged her family relationships.
For more info on Shauna’s presentation and what I learned from it, keep reading over at W2W Ministries.
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