Keeping it together by coming apart

Did you hear about the snail that was beaten up by the two turtles? His friends wanted revenge, so they asked, “Did you get a good look at the turtles that did this to you?” 

The snail answered, “No, it all happened so fast!” 

Life is happening fast. Hurry characterizes our culture. Fast food restaurants have express lanes. Telephones have speed dialing. The banks have drive-through widows and ATM’s for those who are to hurried to go inside. Many people don’t just live life in the fast lane anymore--life is the fast lane, with no rest areas or exits where you can pull off and take a break.

Mark 6:31 gives stressed out souls a strategy for dealing with life’s fast pace. Jesus invited the twelve apostles, after a brief but intense period of missionary activity, “Come ye yourselves apart into this desert place and rest awhile. For there were many coming and going and they didn’t even have time to eat.” 

Recognizing our need for renewal, God call us: “Be still and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10) Vance Havner said, “If Christians do not come apart and rest awhile, they may just plain come apart.” Coming apart with Jesus can help us keep out lives together. Won’t you just slow down and give it a try?