Why in a hurry?

A classic song from Alabama called "I'm In A Hurry(And Don't Know Why)" has been really hitting home lately. The lyrics go something like this.

I'm in a hurry to get things done
Oh I rush and rush until life's no fun
All I really gotta do is live and die
But I'm in a hurry and don't know why

Lately, I feel like that is has been the story of my life the past month.  Just going from one appointment to the next. I have to pencil in to make phone dates with my friends to just catch up.  When did we have to schedule times to just catch up on the phone. Whatever happened to just dialing the number and tell your friend a silly story and then move on with my life.  Nope, I don't even have time for that.

Even quality time with my parents need to be scheduled and we share the same roof. My dog and are together for 8 hours of the day and 7 of them are sleeping.

I cannot remember the last time I just stopped and took a deep breathe and relaxed.  When I am heading to bed, I am thinking about all the things I have to do tomorrow and the day after and what will my weekend hold, will I just be able to sit around and be lazy or do I have another social event to attend. And if I am not thinking about the future, I think did I do enough today or did I waste too much time doing pointless stuff.

When is the last time I rested? Well let's see when is the last time I prayed?  The question that many of us do not like to face.  When is the last time we scheduled time for prayer? Or should we even have to.  He is my best friend, right. 

1 Peter 5:7 casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

 He cares for more than I can even imagine; He even tell us 

Matthew 11:28-30  Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

 Why do I not listen to my own thoughts. I know the answer to my hurry, I am afraid of the silence. I am in a hurry to get things done because the more and more I do, the less and less I have to be.  Ever just stopped and just be for a second. In order to believe in yourself you just be.  Just be in a state of being. Allowing Jesus to become part of your daily life. Allowing Jesus to teach me who I am and teach me to be well me.  Not just when its convenient, but rather every second.

Thank you Jesus, for my job. Thank you Jesus, for my health. Thank you Jesus, for my family.  Thank you Jesus, for my friends.  Thank you Jesus, for wireless internet.  The list goes on. 

But none of these things are mine they are His.  He created us and knows that is best for us.

Luke 12:25 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his  span of life?

I need to stop being  in a hurry and just be. Be satisfied with my day and not grow anxious.  I mean all we really need to do is live and die.  So why live worrying.