3 So Joshua said to the Israelites: "How long will you wait before you begin to take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?
4 Appoint three men from each tribe. I will send them out to make a survey of the land and to write a description of it, according to the inheritance of each. Then they will return to me.
5 You are to divide the land into seven parts. Judah is to remain in its territory on the south and the house of Joseph in its territory on the north.
6 After you have written descriptions of the seven parts of the land, bring them here to me and I will cast lots for you in the presence of the LORD our God.
7 The Levites, however, do not get a portion among you, because the priestly service of the LORD is their inheritance. And Gad, Reuben and the half-tribe of Manasseh have already received their inheritance on the east side of the Jordan. Moses the servant of the LORD gave it to them."
My Response: Jesus, this is packed! I am moved by Your question, “How long will you wait to take hold of the Land that the Lord… Has given you?” “Rick, what are you waiting for? My life has been given for you and to you. What are you waiting for - to let Me live it through you?” Jesus, I have no answer… My answer is nothing. Whatever is holding me back is an illusion, or worse an idol, a false god, a nothing. “Rick, go watch Nooma again #20 Shells.”
From Nooma:
Time.
Billboard, cell phone, get more done. Get what done?
Getting so much done but it isn’t much of a life.
Jesus in Capernaum – Jesus does not do everything.
Jesus knows where He is going – Jerusalem.
Jesus can’t be everything to everybody.
Jesus had a compass an orientation.
Jesus says no because He knows where He is going, what His life is about.
He can say no because He knows what He has said yes to.
Do you have a hard time saying no?
Or better, what have you said yes to?
* I like Rob’s slow walk, his measured pace.
Sorren Kierkegaard: “A saint is person who can will one thing.”
Being busy can be a drug.
We must examine the rhythms of our life.
* “Rick, what you are doing and ask why are you doing it?”
The enemy of the best is the good.
* “Rick, what are the shells filling your hands that are keeping you from taking hold of the star fish?”
Is this you? Are you so busy that your hands are filled with shells?
May you drop your shells in the pursuit of a simple, focused, disciplined life; in which you pursue the few things God has for you. And may you be like Jesus, able to say no because you have already said yes.
* What have you said yes to?
Jesus, there is a lot here. It’s clear I need to delegate more effectively. Clearer in my expectations, consistent in follow-thru. Because I have said yes to some very important people: You, Nancy, Crystal, Becky, BCF, Forums. People take time… LOVE is spelled TIME.
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