Increased Pressure

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Yesterday was one of those days where it seemed like things were coming at me from every angle and there wasn't enough time to get it all done, maybe because it was Friday the 13th. As I was reflecting on this before bed I felt God nudging me to open up my book The Miracle Year. In The Miracle Year the second half of the book goes week by week through the year and talks about what we may be experiencing during different times of the year. The title for the week of August 12th was... Pressure. 

This time of year is a time of increased pressure. God's major deadline for the year is coming up on the Day of Atonement(Sept 15-16), and anytime a deadline is set pressure increases as you get closer to the deadline. As the pressure increases it may also feel like time is slowing down and the days are moving slower. Pressure and time are very related.

We often view pressure as a bad thing but a little pressure is good. Pressure helps us to grow and mature by learning to roll the pressure onto God. If you are feeling an increase in pressure right now, that actually means you are right on track. The pressure is there to move you to the next level faster, but we must learn to handle it correctly. Pressure is a signal to slow down, simplify, press into God more, and persevere. A great habit to develop during this time is to go for walks with God each day. 

As we take communion today let it be a reminder that Jesus as our faithful High Priest can navigate us successfully through the pressures of life. He endured tremendous pressure, to the point where he was sweating blood. When the pressure comes look to him because he knows how to bring you out on the other side better than you went into the pressure. 

I am praying for you. 

Daniel

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