Yesterday we wrapped up our series Running on Empty with The empty tomb means...I am not stressed. With all of our technology and our hectic schedules we've added much speed and noise to our lives. We don't always know where we're going but we are getting there fast. So how do we handle the stress that comes with this pace that we now live? We look at the person with the biggest job, who had more demands on Him than anyone, the person who had more people to see than anyone, was criticized and misunderstood...we look at Jesus. And that's what we did yesterday. We looked at how Jesus handled stress. We looked at Luke 10:35-42 as He went to the home of His friends to rest and recreate. We took a peek at Martha who was stressed and it was noted that she wasn't necessarily stressed by all she had to do, but she was stressed because sister Mary wasn't helping. She chose to sit at the feet of Jesus. How often are we stressed not by our own demands but by looking at others and the choices they make and comparing ourselves? We saw Jesus had the proper perspective in John 17 as He did what God had called Him to do even when there was more that could be done. We saw that Jesus aimed at pleasing God rather than people and let the chips fall where they may. We looked at the gospel of Mark to see that Jesus knew the importance of coming apart to rest and placing a priority on prayer. And in Matthew 11 we looked at our need to be transformed through a relationship with Jesus.
This was a great series as we looked at so many of our emotions. The common thread throughout was our need for Jesus. He truly is our only hope and the only answer to our feelings of worry, fear, loneliness and stress along with all of the others we face. Have a blessed week and remember to cast everything on Him because He cares for you.
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