He will speak against the Most High and oppress his saints and try to change the set times and the laws. …  Daniel 7:25 

 

One day, a caterpillar met a friend at the psychiatrist’s office and asked, 'Are you coming or going?' His friend replied, 'If I knew that, I wouldn’t be here!' Satan’s goal is to wear you out until you don’t know whether you’re coming or going! He does it by weighing you down with things that aren’t necessarily sinful, but drain you physically and emotionally. Daniel says in the last days the enemy will ‘... wear out the saints... ‘. If you doubt it, look at the pressures you face every day - work, finances, church commitments and family. No wonder you’re frazzled! Paul says, '... let us lay aside every weight... and... run... the race... set before us' (Hebrews 12:1). Knowing what to pick up and what to set down is your job - not God’s. Establish priorities, then discipline yourself to live by them. Nobody was more dedicated to God’s work than Jesus, but even He needed time alone with His Father. One of the first priorities set by the New Testament church leaders was to dedicate themselves to God’s Word and prayer. How? By assigning others to handle the administrative load. (See Acts 6). Learn: (a) what to offload (b) what to delegate (c) what not to pick up in the first place. Saying, 'I don’t have time,' doesn’t cut it. Everybody gets the same 24 hours to respond to either pressures or priorities. Decide what to set aside for now, and what to unload for good. Don’t get so involved with the work of God that you neglect the God of the work!