Busy Is Wrecking My life | Herbert Cooper

1. Creates stress  2. Cancels joy and peace 3. Crushes productivity  4. Corrodes connection    Luke 10:38–42 38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” 41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, 42 but few things are needed—or indeed only one.  Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.” (NIV) 1. We believe busy is better 1. People lie 2. Performance lie 3. Production lie #OnMyGrind #CantStopWontStop #Grinding #DailyGrind #RiseAndGrind #WorkingLate #WorkHard #WorkIsLife #NoDaysOff 2. We compare ourselves to others 1 Thessalonians 4:11 Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before. (NLT)   Galatians 6:4–5 Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else. 5  For we are each responsible for our own conduct. (NLT)   3. We are easily distracted from what really matters Luke 10:41–42 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, 42 but few things are needed—or indeed only one.  Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.” (NIV)   5 Stages to Sabotaging Your Success  1. Hubris 2. Life mismanagement and bad habits Proverbs 17:24 An intelligent person aims at wise action, but a fool starts off in many directions. (GNT) 3. Indulgence and compromise Luke 21:34 “Watch out! Don’t let your hearts be dulled by carousing and drunkenness, and by the worries of this life. Don’t let that day catch you unaware, (NLT) 4. Isolation and secrecy Psalm 32:3 When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long. (NLT) 5. Self-deceived Proverbs 27:12 The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. (NIV)