Too Busy To Live
ISBN: 0966480341
Honey, Are You Listening?
by Dr. Rick Fowler
WHY ARE WE SO BUSY?
Christian Counselor and Fitness Expert Team Up To
Find Answers
An addiction is sweeping our country; but little is being
done to stop it. There is no government task force to study
the problem, no commission headed by a “Czar”
to combat it, and few expressions of concern from our pulpits.
In fact, most businesses and major corporations encourage
or even require their employees to indulge themselves freely
in the addiction. Even most church leaders commend their members
who have fallen into it and exhort others to follow their
example.
This addiction is not to a drug or any substance. It is
not to antisocial or what is considered immoral behavior.
Yet, it can be just as destructive. It is a behavioral disorder
that presents itself as compulsive, excessive busyness.
Dr. Rick Fowler, Director of Prestonwood Christian Counseling
Center in Dallas and author of ten books, combines his expertise
with Cassie Findley, Director of Research and Development
for Curves International fitness centers, to plot an escape
route for those who are trapped in the cycle of busyness addiction.
American culture is driving us to be excessively busy because
it is based on postmodern thought patterns. The way out is
to return to the Judeo-Christian values that made this country
great.
When the Puritans settled in America they brought with them
a work ethic based on a sense of personal calling from God.
They believed that every individual has a God-given purpose
in life, and a responsibility to use his gifts and abilities
to serve God and his fellow man. Our culture has generally
abandoned that idea in favor of a self-centered approach to
life based on New Age spirituality.
When one considers himself to be god, with limitless possibilities
for fulfillment but no definite purpose, life becomes a frantic
search for meaning and fulfillment. Although Christians do
not accept most of the presuppositions of postmodern thought,
nevertheless, they are unconsciously caught up in the behavioral
patterns that the culture typically produces.
Fowler and Findley explore practical, proven Biblical principles
to offset the drivenness of our culture and restore health
and balance to life. Dr. Fowler draws from over thirty years
of counseling experience to deal with the emotional problems
associated with busyness addiction. Restoring balance in life
and relationships is the model used in Dr. Fowler’s
counseling ministry. He is the author of Together on a Tightrope,
co-author of The Serenity Bible, published by Thomas Nelson,
and Steps to a New Beginning, winner of the Gold Medallion
Award. For over 26 years Cassie Findley has done extensive
research on stress management, physical and spiritual fitness.
For fifteen years she served as Director of Health Education
and Wellness and Assistant Dean for Students at Baylor University
in Waco, Texas.
Recommendations
“The authors use wisdom and principles from the Bible
to help us understand what is driving us to become entrapped
in busyness and how we can find freedom to be who God has
created us to be. This is a must read.”
Dr. Brian Newman
Minister of Education, Park Cities Baptist Church, Dallas,
TX
“…Absolutely required reading for anyone who
wants to reduce stress, live longer and enjoy it.”
James A. Davidson, M.D., F.A.C.S.
(Voted top surgeon in the Dallas Metroplex by "D"
Magazine)
Foreword
By Zig Ziglar
Too Busy to Live is a title for our times. It is
common these days to see and hear advice to the busy in books,
on radio and television, even in multitudes of email messages––all
of which, of course, only contribute to our “busy-ness!”
The authors have written a well thought out and researched
book of counsel and practical application for people caught
up in the hectic pace of today’s society. Beginning
with an interesting correlation of human history to church
history, they help to explain why and how Christians have
been swept along with the masses. Their treatise on stress
is explanatory and comprehensive. The information they share
on adopting appropriate eating and exercise habits is helpful
and reasonably adaptable.
For those of us interested in committing ourselves to a
balanced lifestyle that will promote health and energy, productivity
and longevity, Too Busy To Live is a timely roadmap to exactly
that. For Christians who perceive their lives out of control
as a result of the myriad demands seemingly constantly being
made on them and desiring a peaceful lifestyle that will enable
them to serve, honor and glorify Christ, many of the answers
are available within these pages.
Zig Ziglar
Author and Motivational Teacher
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