Get away!

Mark 6: 46                ESV

⁴⁶ And after he had taken leave of them, he went up on the mountain to pray.

I can’t speak for you, but often times my life is filled with stressful situations.

Church life can take its toll, and so can life in the real world.

I seem to juggle stressful situations back and forth, and don’t often deal with them one at a time like I should.

It’s a never ending battle, but sometimes I forget that Jesus had a plan to deal with stress.

Jesus had so many people following Him with expressed neediness, that they had to be everywhere He turned.

He actually got in a boat one time and went away, so the neediness didn’t crush Him.

Do you have a plan for problem solving? Do you have a plan to deal with the stresses of life?

Everyone wanted a piece of Jesus, so much so, I wonder if Jesus even took time to eat on certain days?

People were smothering Jesus, and the local church leaders didn’t like Him either.

That sounds like a perfect incubator to grow stress.

What was Jesus’ solution? He found a quiet place and just got away, with His Father.

How often do you get away with your God? The One who has the world in perfect balance, is also a great stress reliever.

Jesus had a “to do” list too, but He always took time for the important things in life.

The pressures in life are always magnified, but Jesus was no stranger to working things out the right way.

Maybe take that stressful issue or issues to Him this morning, and join Him on the mountain...