I pulled away, then stopped a second and a few inches short of hitting him. And not a stranger; someone I knew! Thankfully he was in a kind mood.
A good way to examine the spiritual condition of your soul is not how long you pray, how much Bible you read or how many church services you attend. A good way to tell how healthy your soul is is how quickly you want to go from one location to another; from one task to another; from one conversation to another.
Inside there’s a hurry, a feeling, a pressure, a gnawing sense of having to get somewhere or needing to get something done as quickly as possible. So we drive faster, walk faster, talk faster, eat faster, pray faster, read faster, and even try to go to sleeper faster so we can get up and start faster.
It’s hard to imagine Jesus being in a hurry. Busy, yes. Rushed, no. To read about Jesus is to notice a man not less busy than us, but as busy if not more. Yet He had time to touch the sick, to eat with sinners, to embrace children, to talk with strangers, to tell stories, to teach others. In short, Jesus carefully noticed and fully paid attention to all that was going on around Him.
Am I too rushed to notice? Am I in too big a hurry to pay attention? Making the most of our days means recognizing and responding to the divine opportunities God gives us (Ephesians 5:16), opportunities we’ll miss or even lose if we don’t have time.
Drive slower. Yes, for the safety of those around you, but also for the health of your soul. Teach it to keep pace with Jesus who is often neither before us nor beside us, but behind us watching as we hurry on ahead of Him, yet waiting patiently for us to notice.
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