Can you imagine a book without margins?  Can you imagine trying to read it?  Yet, how many of us try to live life without margin every day?

Our culture tries to take it to the limit, but in doing so runs the risk of going off the edge.  What would happen if we established margins in our lives that would warn us before we step across the line?  What difference would it make in your friendships, your finances, or your marriage?   In a time when it seems the only way to keep up with all the demands is to push to the edge, there is another way. 

This weekend I’ll launch a new series that will explore the benefit and ways to create margin and space in your life.  Start looking at your life and the lack of margin now, then I hope you’ll be with us on Sunday!

Last weekend we talked about How To Handle Stress in the first message of our ON DEMAND series.  So, how are you doing?  Any improvement from the week before?  I know for me, it’s been a real pressure week with still trying to catch up from my summer break and new things to accomplish.  With all that added together with other things in my life, it would be easy to get stressed out. 

Here’s what I did instead…I prayed more.  And guess what?  It worked!  I even did some internet research and discovered scientific data that shows that daily prayer reduces stress; boosts positive  energy; and promotes health, vitality, and longevity. 

When you are faced with the urge to be negative or are feeling stressed to the max, stop, be still, plug-in to the ultimate power, and recharge your batteries. 

I have too much to do, to not pray.  Wow, I can already feel myself getting poised for a great day!