JOHN
Good Morning! I’m John Branning the Lead Pastor of Central United Methodist Church. Our standard work week in America is 40 hours. We work five more hours a week than the French, which totals a whopping nine more weeks a year for Americans.
Most of us get two weeks off for vacation, while the average European gets six weeks of vacation. Two out of three Americans also fail to get eight hours of sleep a night, and 40 percent of them said they have a hard time staying awake on the job.
We are working harder, longer, and sleeping less. We aren’t any happier than we were 50 years ago when we worked less, made less money, and had less productivity.
King Solomon had it right when he said that we work too hard and sleep less in vain. We do this in vain because we are “eating the bread of anxious toil.” Essentially, we are worrying too much about having enough money for things that ultimately don’t matter. Jesus said that we should seek God and his kingdom first and then everything else will be added. Why don’t we give this a try and get a good night’s sleep tonight?
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