A Good Slow-Down

 "If you treat every situation as a life-and-death matter, you will die a lot of times."  I’m curious how many times I've in the last week.  Of course, I'm not talking about physical death rather a moment's urgency and the anxiety & stress that result.  It’s just way too much whiz-bang living! This is a push-button, drive-through, hurry-up world.  That's why Proverbs 3:5-6 is so refreshing: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths."  I like that -- trust-in, lean not, acknowledge Him. He certainly knows our speed-of-life, and I wonder how many times I've buzzed past God, maybe even plowed Him over speeding through the day.  I suggest it's when we ignore Him that we experience God’s speeding tickets -- broken dreams, waylaid plans, sickness, failed relationships, and more.  Perhaps He chooses to use these circumstances to apply life-brakes to slow us down and remind us we don’t do life well apart from God.  We all need time to unwind and rest, be refreshed and renewed; and, lovingly He leads us back to walking hand-in-hand with The Father.  Yes, what we need is truly …  a good slow-down!