If you want to experience the life of Jesus, you have to adopt the lifestyle of Jesus.
Jesus was busy but he was not a man of hurry. He moved slowly enough through life that he was able to observe and be of help to those who were in need of prayer, a friend, a word of encouragement, healing, or even just ten minutes of his time. Jesus had many things he needed to get done, just like we do, but unlike many of us, some of those things include silence, solitude, and stillness.
Jesus wasn’t in too much of a hurry that his itinerary and schedule couldn’t be interrupted by a bleeding woman. Jesus’ spiritual disciplines allowed him to rid hurry from his life and fulfill his purpose in life.
Mark 5:21-29 NIV - 21 When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake. 22 Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet. 23 He pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.” 24 So Jesus went with him. A large crowd followed and pressed around him. 25 And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. 26 She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. 27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, 28 because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” 29 Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering.
The solution to an over-busy life is not more time. It’s to slow down and simplify our lives around what really matters.
