Our closets are places that we interact with on a daily basis.
Closets accumulate stuff.
All this stuff we accumulate in our closets... takes up space.
When I push my closet to it’s limits, it gets chaotic.
People today sleep two and a half fewer hours on average each night than they did 100 years ago.
The average work week in America is actually longer than it was in the 50 years ago.
The average office worker, has over 36 hours of work piled up on their desk and they spend about three hours a week just sorting through it to find different things.
44% of Americans feel more stressed than they did 5 years ago
1 in 5 Americans experience EXTREME stress (hands shaking, heart palpitations, depression)
60% of all disease and illness is caused by stress.
3 out of 4 doctors visits are for stress related ailments.
1 Corinthians 14:33 For God is not a God of confusion but of peace.
* confusion - disorder, chaos, clutter
1 Corinthians 14:40 But all things should be done decently and in order.
#1 MARGIN CREATES ORDER.
#2 MARGIN ALLOWS INTERACTION
01. You have limitations
Psalm 119:96 I have learned that everything has limits...
02. Throw/Put Things Away Regularly
Hebrews 12:1 let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
The closet is seasonal.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven...
Ecclesiastes 3:6 a time to keep, and a time to cast away
John 15 1 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
1 Cor. 6:12 Everything is permissible for me – but not everything is beneficial.
3. Give Jesus Closet Access
Philippians 4:6 Never worry about anything. Instead in every situation let God know what you need in your prayers and in your requests.
Prayer Lets God In
Revelations 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.
“A day without prayer is a boast against God.”
John 15:5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
God is an invite only God,
Prayer = A conversation with God.
Matthew 11:28-30 “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”
05/06/19 • 43 min
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