Is your to-do list too long? Do you have too many people wanting your attention? Are you

juggling too many balls and you wonder, God, how do I slow this down? How do I get my life under control?

If that's you, stay with me.

We're going to talk today about how to put first things first.

Welcome to this edition of Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram. The mission of these daily programs is to intentionally disciple Christians through the Bible teaching of Chip Ingram.

You know, I think it's safe to say we all can relate to that overwhelmed feeling Chip described,

when there's a lot going on in life, whether it work, home, or personally, it can be like trying

to chase down a runaway train.

So today, Chip continues in series balancing life's demands by helping a slow life down and

re-priorize what matters most.

This is a vital lesson we all could be reminded of.

So let me encourage you to share this message with someone in your life, either through

the Chippinggram map or by downloading the free MP3s that you'll find at Living on the Edge.org.

Okay, go on your Bibles to Hebrews chapter 12 as we join Chip for his talk how to put

first things first. I was a pretty new Christian and I had this amazing opportunity to you know ask Howard

Hendricks he was one of my heroes and mentors and I got to ask him you know anything

I could ask anything you wanted to ask him.

And so I grew up in a very dysfunctional church,

one that didn't teach the Bible and had a lot of hypocrisy.

And then I ended up in a small paracharch ministry where everybody

I knew for the first three years I was a Christian. I mean everybody, everyone got up and read

the Bible, everyone memorized two or three verses a week. Everyone was in a

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