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If you live in America in the 21st century you’ve probably had to listen to a lot of people tell you how busy they are.
It’s become the default response when you ask anyone how they’re doing: “Busy!” “So busy.”
“Crazy busy.”
It is, pretty obviously, a boast disguised as a complaint.
It’s not as if any of us wants to live like this; it’s something we collectively force one another to do.
Notice it isn’t generally people pulling back-to-back shifts in the I.C.U. or commuting by bus to three minimum-wage jobs who tell you how busy they are; what those people are is not busy but tired.
Exhausted.
Dead on their feet.
It’s almost always people whose lamented busyness is purely self-imposed: work and obligations they’ve taken on voluntarily, classes and activities they’ve “encouraged” their kids to participate in.
They’re busy because of their own ambition or drive or anxiety, because they’re addicted to busyness and dread what they might have to face in its absence.
Almost everyone I know is busy.
They feel anxious and guilty when they aren’t either working or doing something to promote their work.
Even children are busy now, scheduled down to the half-hour with classes and extracurricular activities.
They come home at the end of the day as tired as grown-ups.
“The Relationship Trap!”
RELATIONSHIIP RULE #1
ALL RELATIONSHIPS ARE DIFFICULT!
According to the Funders & Founders Organization, it's estimated we interact with about 80,000 people in a lifetime.
In the typical Ameican family that is at least 14 people in three generations.
Then consider your friends that you have a meaningful relationship with estimates are about 150 over your life, then coleguages you work with regularly and closely say 25.
Luke 1:26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David.
And the virgin’s name was Mary.
28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be.
30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.
And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”
TOO BUSY!
Luke 1:34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”
Luke 1:35 And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God.
36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
37 For nothing will be impossible with God.”
“Here’s The Principle That guided her through this Ordeal!”
Luke 1:38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.”
And the angel departed from her.
“god, whatever you say!”
Surrendering Your Life to God Makes the Journey Worth the Difficulty!
Matthew 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way.
When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.
TOO BUSY!
Sometime during the approximately one-year period of betrothal between Joseph and Mary, “she was found to be with child”
All Joseph knew was that the baby was not his, biologically speaking.
He hadn’t touched Mary intimately.
This could only mean that somebody else had.
That was the only logical, natural explanation, unless … unless something supernatural had happened.
(But Joseph assumed those things only happened in the Bible—what we call the Old Testament.)
I have a feeling Mary had told Joseph about her visitation by the angel Gabriel, as recorded in Luke.
That would explain why Matthew’s Gospel mentions that “she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit” (Matt.
1:18).
But, of course, such an explanation for her pregnancy would have seemed to Joseph far-fetched to say the least!
The alternatives, though heartbreaking and humiliating, would have clearly been more reasonable.
Mary had either been unfaithful or had been violated.
If the latter, why wouldn’t she just tell Joseph the truth, name her assailant, and appeal to Deuteronomy 22:25–27?
The Law provided legal protection to women who had been taken advantage of in circumstances where no one could step in.
However, if she had willingly engaged in sexual immorality, what kind of woman would add to the sin of adultery the blasphemous claim that her child of fornication was actually the Son of God?
None of this seemed to add up.
Joseph had likely known Mary and her family for years, and he would have known that neither immorality nor deception was part of her character.
Perhaps she had gone mad!
You can imagine the agony Joseph was going through.
From Joseph’s perspective, he had three options in dealing with this dilemma.
First, he could accept her as a scandalous liar and marry her anyway.
But to do so would be to overlook offenses that God condemns.
Second, Joseph could publicly condemn Mary as an adulteress, and she would be stoned to death under the Law (see Deut. 22:23–24).
Or third, Joseph could divorce Mary privately and quietly, finding a way to deflect attention from the embarrassing situation.
Perhaps Joseph thought her extended stay with her relative Elizabeth in Judea would be a perfect opportunity to “send her away secretly” (Matt.
1:19).
Matthew 1:19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.
20 But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
21 She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:
23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall call his name Immanuel”
(which means, God with us).
“Here’s The Principle That guided him through this Ordeal!”
Matthew 1:24 When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife, 25 but knew her not until she had given birth to a son.
And he called his name Jesus.
“god, whatever you say!”
Surrendering Your Life to God Makes the Journey Worth the Difficulty!
Prayer:
Take a few moments to pause and still your mind.
Think about this—the people we spoke about today endured extremely difficult situations, but they all put their faith in God, their rock.
The storms of life came, and although they endured incredible heartache, they kept their integrity and, in the end, they were all restored.
What does it look like for you to put your faith in God today?
Have you ever truly trusted Jesus with your life?
Many people profess to follow Him, but it is different to commit yourself to His ways and seek shelter in Him.
Today is a great day to start.
What is troubling you today?
What is causing you to worry, doubt, fear, or resign yourself to the waves that are tossing to and fro?
Choose in this moment to set it down and leave it behind.
Choose to look to Jesus and find shelter for your soul.
He loves you and wants a deeper relationship with you.
Jesus, You are my Rock, the fortress that I choose to take shelter in today.
You are higher than the chaos and madness around me and I put my hope, faith, and trust in You right now.
I believe that You are good, You are loving and You have a plan that is greater than the best I could imagine.
I pray that Your hand will protect and guide me as I come and go.
Despite the chaos and madness of the world, I choose to build my life on Your Word and put my faith in You.Thank You for Your faithfulness and mercy.
Thank You for Your hand of protection on my body, mind, and spirit.
Thank You that You have ordered my steps and that You’re making the path ahead straight for me.
I praise You for what You’ve done and what You are yet to do and ask that you give me strength and grace for this day.
In Jesus’ name, amen.. Amen!
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