Rush Not

Scripture Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes. ~Proverbs 19:2, NLT Quote Beware of hasty or rash decisions. ~Ray dis Comfort Solomon warned in Ecclesiastes 5, As you enter the house of God, keep your ears open and your mouth shut. It is evil to make mindless offerings to God. Don’t make rash promises,…

Worry And Hurry

Scripture “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it!” ~Luke 10:41-42, NLT Quote Three things take time, lots of time: it takes time to be holy, it takes time to mature and it takes time to listen. ~Ya’akov The…

Busyanity

Scripture  You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. And even though “I am allowed to do anything,” I must not become a slave to anything. ~1 Corinthians 6:12, NLT Quote Since we have been bought with a price {high price}, perhaps we should forego the shallow and fruitless…

Time

Scripture For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.  ~Ecclesiastes 3:1, NLT Quote “You need to ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.” ~Dallas Willard I like the NLT’s tranlation of the Hebrew word chephets. This is not an easy word to translate: the AV translates it nine different ways: purpose, pleasure,…

Haste Makes Waste

Scripture Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps errs. ~Proverbs 19:2, NASB Quote Jesus never got into a hurry. ~Randy Sharp Occasionally I like to compare translations so let’s look at a few different versions of Proverbs 19:2… NKJV–Also it is not good for a soul to…