Let’s Talk About It – Week Four: “Let’s Talk About Healthy Rhythms”

We all face struggles of various kinds in life and God’s Word gives us practical guidance on how to overcome those struggles.

To practice healthy rhythms…
We need a proper of .

1 The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem. 2 “Absolute futility,” says the Teacher. “Absolute futility. Everything is futile.” 3 What does a person gain for all his efforts that he labors at under the sun? 4 A generation goes and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever. 5 The sun rises and the sun sets; panting, it hurries back to the place where it rises. 6 Gusting to the south, turning to the north, turning, turning, goes the wind, and the wind returns in its cycles.

11 There is no remembrance of those who came before; and of those who will come after there will also be no remembrance by those who follow them. – Ecclesiastes 1:1-6, 11

To practice healthy rhythms…
We must use the we’ve been given .

1 There is an occasion for everything, and a time for every activity under heaven: 2 a time to give birth and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to uproot; 3 a time to kill and a time to heal; a time to tear down and a time to build; 4 a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance; 5 a time to throw stones and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace and a time to avoid embracing; 6 a time to search and a time to count as lost; a time to keep and a time to throw away; 7 a time to tear and a time to sew; a time to be silent and a time to speak; 8 a time to love and a time to hate; a time for war and a time for peace. – Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

To practice healthy rhythms…
We must recognize the of our lives.

13 When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: fear God and keep his commands, because this is for all humanity. 14 For God will bring every act to judgment, including every hidden thing, whether good or evil. – Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

Takeaways:
– Give your to what matters most.
– Be a of your .

5 The fool folds his arms and consumes his own flesh. 6 Better one handful with rest than two handfuls with effort and a pursuit of the wind. – Ecclesiastes 4:5-6

Takeaways:
– Find your in .

28 “Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, because I am lowly and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” – Matthew 11:28-30