Weekend Review 11.06.11






















Band:
Acoustic Guitar & Lead Vocals: (Me), Jason Eaton (@JasonEatonMusic)

Songs:
He Is Faithful (Bryan & Katie Torwalt) (@BryanTorwalt) (@KatieTorwalt)
Jesus, You Have Won Me (Brian Johnson) (@BrianJohnsonM)
Murdered Son (John Mark McMillan) (@JohnMarkMC)
How He Loves (John Mark McMillan) (@JohnMarkMC)


This weekend we entered week two of our Margin series! Last week we talked about having margin in our life for people. People are the most important thing outside of our relationship with God and God calls us to love people as ourselves. We have to create space in our life for people. This week we talked about creating margin with our time. Our world always tells us do more, spend more and live more. But if we live our lives full tilt all the time we skim the surface relationally, your attitude is challenged, we race past our priorities, and we miss out on the life God intended us to have. Margin is the amount available beyond what is necessary. Unfortunately margin is something that most of us DO NOT have. So how do we create margin in our lives?

#1 Keep the main thing the main thing. Love God, love people as yourself is the main thing.
#2 Learn to say no. Just so you know you will disappoint people. But if you don't say no to things you already are disappointing the most important people in your life... your family.
#3 Pursue balance. If we don't create margin in our lives the stress of life will force margin upon you.
#4 Take a day out of the week to rest and enjoy life. God commands us to take a day to rest and enjoy all He has given us and all He has created.
#5 Shut down the zoo. If you want a different life... choose to live differently.

As Mike Breaux (@MikeBreaux) says, Divert daily, rest weekly, and retreat annualy.

To listen to the message from this weekend click here.

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