UCB Word For Today
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Categories: Religion & Spirituality
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When you find yourself saying, ‘I don’t know how much longer I can keep this up,’ you may need to change some of your priorities and adjust your lifestyle. The psalmist said, ‘I am…wonderfully made’ (Psalm 139:14 KJV). God designed your body to give you warnings when you’re pushing too hard, like an ache here or a pain there. But we ignore these warnings until we become too sick to ignore them any longer. And because we live in the most medicated generation in history, we take prescriptions, pills, and potions hoping that’s the answer. But it’s a short-term cure. We can’t ignore God’s direction to take time to rest and not pay a price for it. Nobody had a greater purpose or a more important mission than Jesus and His disciples. Yet He instructed them to take time out for rest and relaxation (see Mark 6:31). Pastor, is this an area of discipleship you need to practise and teach your people? The church should not keep people so busy that it negatively affects their health and hurts their family relationships. If you are living an unsustainable life today, stop putting off making the changes you need to make. Don’t wait until something happens, like a health problem or a family problem. Make changes now to live the kind of life God wants you to live. When you live God’s way, you will discover a new level of peace in your life. ‘He makes me lie down in [fresh, tender] green pastures; He leads me beside still and restful waters.’
© 2024. Written by Bob and Debby Gass. Used by permission under licence from UCB International.
Previous episodes
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1605 - Take time to rest and relax Fri, 27 Sep 2024
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1604 - Invest in your marriage Thu, 26 Sep 2024
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1603 - Nothing about you surprises God Wed, 25 Sep 2024
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1602 - Share your wisdom Tue, 24 Sep 2024
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1601 - Knowing who you are ‘in Christ’ Mon, 23 Sep 2024
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1600 - Led in a roundabout way Sun, 22 Sep 2024
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1599 - When God says go Sat, 21 Sep 2024
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1598 - How God answers our prayers Fri, 20 Sep 2024
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1597 - You have more to learn Thu, 19 Sep 2024
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1596 - Making the right choice Wed, 18 Sep 2024
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1595 - Decision-making is character building Tue, 17 Sep 2024
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1594 - Anchors for your soul (3) Mon, 16 Sep 2024
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1593 - Anchors for your soul (2) Sun, 15 Sep 2024
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1592 - Anchors for your soul (1) Sat, 14 Sep 2024
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1591 - When you’re not certain, trust God Fri, 13 Sep 2024
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1590 - Open doors Fri, 13 Sep 2024
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1589 - Choose the right attitude Wed, 11 Sep 2024
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1588 - Honour God in all you do Tue, 10 Sep 2024
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1587 - Do it in Christ’s strength, not your own Mon, 09 Sep 2024
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1586 - Expect good things from God Sun, 08 Sep 2024
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1585 - Two prayer principles Sat, 07 Sep 2024
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1584 - Speak life Fri, 06 Sep 2024
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1583 - Christ can set you free Thu, 05 Sep 2024
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1582 - Take a faith-based risk (3) Wed, 04 Sep 2024
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1581 - Take a faith-based risk (2) Tue, 03 Sep 2024
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1580 - Take a faith-based risk (1) Mon, 02 Sep 2024
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1579 - In the storm with Jesus (2) Sun, 01 Sep 2024
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1578 - In the storm with Jesus (1) Sat, 31 Aug 2024
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1577 - Always be open-minded (2) Fri, 30 Aug 2024
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1576 - Why does God choose weak people to do His will? Wed, 28 Aug 2024
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1323 - Winning the battle over apathy Sun, 17 Dec 2023