Make Room For What Matters Most | Rick Long

If you want to give through Grace Church you can do so here: https://pushpay.com/g/grace-alone?src=hpp&r=monthly To Learn more about Grace Church go to https://gracechurchco.com/ The Hurry Problem is a 5-week journey to help you slow down and reconnect with God and others. Learn how to replace stress and distraction with rest, rhythm, and intentional living—because life is better with less rush and more presence. In this message, Pastor Rick Long concludes a 5-week series titled "The Hurry Problem" by emphasizing the importance of intentionally creating margin in life to make room for what matters most: God, His purposes, and people. He warns against living a life dictated by the "urgent" and highlights that true flourishing requires slowing down. Key Principles for Making Margin (Using the acronym MARGIN): M - Make God's Presence Your First Priority: (16:32) Cultivate a daily habit of starting with God (23:45) and scheduling uninterrupted time with Him. A - Allow Your Soul to be Renewed: (24:47) Develop weekly rhythms of rest and refuse to view busyness as a status symbol (31:51). R - Resist the Rush for More: (32:27) Recognize that "more" will never satisfy the soul. Pastor Rick shares the story of Stanley Tam (35:32) as an example of living with an open-handed, kingdom-focused mindset. G - Give Generously: (40:34) Understand that all resources belong to God. Generosity is not about capital campaigns but living a lifestyle of contribution over consumption (44:41). I - Invest in What Outlives You: (46:42) Focus on things with eternal value, such as mentoring the next generation (48:43). N - Notice People More Than Your Schedule: (51:02) Hurried people often overlook others. Pastor Rick encourages viewing others with compassion, encouraging them with sincerity, and serving with humility (54:11-55:15). The message concludes by inviting viewers to accept the gift of salvation through Jesus Christ and commit to changing their patterns to live a life of purpose rather than constant chaos. 0:00 Introduction and Welcome 0:40 The Hurry Problem Series Conclusion 2:47 Making Room for What Matters Most 4:15 Dictated by the Urgent 8:27 The Theory of Margin (Howard McCluskey) 13:52 Defining Margin 15:15 M - Make God's Presence Your First Priority 24:47 A - Allow Your Soul to be Renewed 32:27 R - Resist the Rush for More 35:32 The Story of Stanley Tam 40:34 G - Give Generously 46:42 I - Invest in What Outlives You 51:02 N - Notice People More Than Your Schedule 56:14 Summary and Challenge 58:59 Invitation to Salvation