In our technological world of greater productivity and efficiency, we over schedule our days, rush through meals, drive impatiently, and wonder why the joy of living eludes us. We accelerate our pace of life instead of slowing down.
Slowing down can positively affect our lives at work and at home. Rushing about can cloud our judgment and cause us to overlook important things and valuable people. We need to encourage everyone to slow down — even to the point of welcoming red traffic lights and using the waiting time to meditate upon God’s word.
In Psalm 1:1-6, there is not a hint of a frenzied pace, but it does describe a person who enjoys the blessings of God. Instead of thinking and acting like those who rarely consider spiritual matters, “His delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night” (Psalm 1:2). The result is a fruitful life and a well-nourished soul (Psalm 1:3).
The prophet Isaiah wrote:
Let’s try thinking about this verse whenever we have to wait for someone or something. Isn’t it time for all of us to slow down and smell the roses?
—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets
Slowing down can positively affect our lives at work and at home. Rushing about can cloud our judgment and cause us to overlook important things and valuable people. We need to encourage everyone to slow down — even to the point of welcoming red traffic lights and using the waiting time to meditate upon God’s word.
In Psalm 1:1-6, there is not a hint of a frenzied pace, but it does describe a person who enjoys the blessings of God. Instead of thinking and acting like those who rarely consider spiritual matters, “His delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night” (Psalm 1:2). The result is a fruitful life and a well-nourished soul (Psalm 1:3).
The prophet Isaiah wrote:
“You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You” (Isaiah 26:3).
—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets
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