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Theme of the Week: Hurried Sick
Sunday, August 24, 2003
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Key Bible Verse: It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night … God gives rest (Psalm 127:2). Bonus Reading:Lamentations 3:25-26
I had a real shock the other day. I was up at about 5:15 A.M. and realized we were out of coffee. So I jumped in the car and went to the store, where I almost bashed my head on the glass door. It didn't open! I looked up to see if I could spot the automatic sensor. Something was wrong.
I was about to walk around to the other side when I noticed a new sign listing new hours for the store. The store had always been open 24/7. But now they were closed from midnight until 6 A.M. What was wrong with these people? Didn't they understand? I was out of coffee!
Actually, it was a good experience for me. Like everyone else I know, I've become used to immediate access to whatever I want, whenever I want it. Now, I could have waited another 45 minutes, but of course I was too busy. I also could have gone home, retrieved the used filter and grounds from the top of the trash can, and reused them. But that's hard to do when you're used to a caramel macchiato with two shots of espresso, nonfat milk, and whipped cream on top.
—Steve Farrar in Overcoming Overload
Adapted from Overcoming Overload (Multnomah, 2003) by permission.
Copyright © 2003 by the author or Christianity Today International/Men of Integrity magazine.
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