Daily life with Jesus by Grahame Howard: Don't try to do more than you can handle

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth," Genesis 1:1 CSB

Have you ever noticed the way God worked? He did things systematically. He didn't try to do everything at once. He concentrated on one thing or group of similar things before He went on to the next. He could have thrown everything together at once but, I fear that would have been too confusing and after-all He had all the time in the world. His desire was perfection and He gave us a wonderful demonstration of doing things properly instead of rushing things and getting them wrong. God created what was perfect, it was man (Adam and Eve) that ruined it all.

God gave us the template of how to live and work on His earth. There is no profit in dashing here and there trying to do things at top speed or try to multitask. It doesn't provide anything but great mistakes and burnout. Someone once said, 'A man who chases two rabbits, catches neither,' Think about that statement. When startled, rabbits have a tendency to run in all different directions and as this old saying goes, if someone sees two rabbits together, they are going to run away different routes and it will be impossible for the person to try and capture either one, unless he is incredibly agile. In the way that one rabbit is enough to focus on, then it is the same for doing things. We can only give our best when we concentrate on one project.

It's the same with people. It's impossible to try and have a conversation with someone who is with you, and try to carry on a conversation with someone else on the telephone. Neither receive dignity from this and the way is paved for possible mistakes. Read Genesis One and see how God handled the great task of creating the world, the animal kingdom, human beings and a host of other things. Try and take on board His dedication, His peace and His commitment to carrying out this mighty work. Try and re-produce this dedication in the work that you carry out on a daily basis. In my youth, I worked on an industrial assembly line for a short while. It was chaos. There was no time to think let alone talk. It was stressful and many mistakes were made. Imagine your life like this. Sometimes we live in a similar way, trying to spin all the plates, trying to please everyone and ensuring that all that you have is accomplished. Sooner or later, living life like this, something has to give and it is usually your health.

Make a decision now that, you will still continue to work hard but it will be more structured and stress free and, sensibly planned out. You want the job to be done properly, the person you are working for wants the job done properly and, guess what? God wants it done properly as well. So, re-schedule your life.

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:

'Lord Jesus, I have sinned and I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today.

In Jesus' Name. Amen'

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