Some years ago, John Ortberg was about to undertake a new ministry, and he called Dallas Willard for some advice about how to maintain a vibrant spiritual life as he started a new and robust job. Dallas’ advice was singular:
“Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.”

“Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.”

Great advice that I’ve been thinking on. I’ve been focusing on that as my main spiritual discipline for the last few weeks and the results are counterintuitive:

I’m more productive now than ever.

Work at our executive search firm is hopping; – more robust than I ever could have dreamt. Pastoring at Cypress Creek has been a really great, but really busy time as well. But every time I go back to Dallas’ advice, I get more productive.

If you know me, you know that I love to work hard, and I believe it is what we are made to do. But there’s a difference between hard work and hurried work.

I can’t name a single time I see Jesus in a hurry. I’m beginning to think it may be the poison to a great spiritual life.

So how’s your hurry factor? Want a deeper spiritual life? Want to be more productive in your work?

Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.

I’m getting ruthless; – cutting more time for bigger margins to appointments. I’m writing this because I’m early for a meeting. How are you eliminating hurry in yours?