Slow Down

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Slow Down

• Restoring Balance to Your Life

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Effects of aPressure-filled Life

• More Stress

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Song of Solomon 16 (TEV)

• I had no time to care for myself

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Effects of aPressure-filled Life

• More Stress
• Loss of Joy

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Job 925 (NCV)

• My days go by faster than a runner they fly away
  without my seeing any joy.

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Effects of aPressure-filled Life

• More Stress
• Loss of Joy
• Less Productive

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Proverbs 215 (MSG)

• Careful planning puts you ahead in the long run
  hurry and scurry puts you further behind.

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Proverbs 192b (GW)

• A person in a hurry makes mistakes.

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Effects of aPressure-filled Life

• More Stress
• Loss of Joy
• Less Productive
• Cant Hear God

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Psalm 4610 (NIV)

• Be still, and know that I am God.

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Slow Down

• by Chuck Girard

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How to Slow Down

• Recognize that Sometimes Less is More

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Ecclesiastes 46 (TEV)

• It is better to have only a little, with peace of
  mind, than be busy all the time

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Proverbs 1430 (NLT)

• A relaxed attitude lengthens a mans life
  jealousy rots it away.

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How to Slow Down

• Recognize that Sometimes Less is More
• Learn to say No Yes

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A Trip to Abilene

• by Jerry B. Harvey

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Proverbs 2025 (MSG)

• An impulsive vow is a trap later youll wish you
  could get out of it.

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How to Slow Down

• Recognize that Sometimes Less is More
• Learn to say No Yes
• Follow the 4th (3rd) Commandment

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Exodus 209-10 (TEV)

• You have six days in which to do your work, but
  the seventh day is a day of rest dedicated to Me.

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Psalm 1272 (MSG)

• Its useless to rise early and go to bed late,
  and work your worried fingers to the bone. Dont
  you know God enjoys giving rest to those He loves?

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How to Slow Down

• Recognize that Sometimes Less is More
• Learn to say No Yes
• Follow the 4th (3rd) Commandment
• Accept Gods Timing as Perfect

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Ecclesiastes 311 (NCV)

• God does everything just right and on time.
  But people can never completely understand what
  He is doing.

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Habakkuk 23 (NLT)

• These things I plan wont happen right away.
  Slowly, steadily, surely, the time approaches
  when the vision will be fulfilled. If it seems
  slow, wait patiently, for it will surely take
  place. It will not be delayed.

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How to Slow Down

• Recognize that Sometimes Less is More
• Learn to say No Yes
• Follow the 4th (3rd) Commandment
• Accept Gods Timing as Perfect

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Slow Down

• Restoring Balance to Your Life