Welcome to 10-minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life.

In the time it takes to get to work.

I'm Jeff Parrott.

One of the dominant dispositions of our cultural moment can be defined with the word restlessness.

It really is more than just an idea that we're wrestling with.

It's a pervasive tendency that we feel in our bodies with the restlessness of our age.

Whether it's in the sleepless nights, the hurried days, or the chronic anxiety that drives us

as we try to get just a little bit better with our

efficiency and our productivity. Even as you listen to this, I wonder if you feel a sense of

restlessness within your life. Maybe it's because of the thing you're rushing to get done

in this very moment or the thing that you haven't yet done,

but is weighing down on you with unceasing pressure.

And restlessness really is a dominant disposition, isn't it?

Not just dominant in the sense that it's common and pervasive,

but dominant in the sense that it controls us.

While we run from thing to thing, it's like the restlessness just runs our lives and our

relationships. It can run the rhythms of our families, our friendships, our connection with

fellow students or coworkers. Is there a chance that for you,

the restlessness isn't just running your relationships with other people,

but is also running your relationship with God?

Maybe even ruining your relationship with God,

because instead of abiding in him, you're anxious about him.

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