I'm Too Busy by Gail Purath

“I’m busy” seems to be everyone’s mantra nowadays.

Sometimes we have no choice about our busyness: births, holidays, sickness, family problems and life transitions interrupt our schedules without notice.

But most of our lives, we choose what will keep us busy, and what keeps us busy is a reflection of our values and priorities.

Even though we tend to think of busyness in a positive way, it is usually the result of pride, lack of wisdom and planning, or laziness. And it has become a national problem.

The answer: Asking God how He wants us spending our time and energy.

Nuggets of Truth from the Bible that Can Help Us do this:

• Johns 15--Jesus says He's glorified when we “bear much fruit." Spreading ourselves too thin is not as fruitful as doing fewer things, but doing them well.
• Ephesians 2:10--God has purposes for each of us. If we are busy doing other things, we may miss the things He planned!
• Colossians 2:13--God is our boss! And He never expects more of us than what we can give.
• 1 Peter 4:10--We should be faithful stewards of the gifts God has given us.

God isn’t calling us to busyness—He is calling us to His priorities and purposes.

• If you have too many commitments, now is a good time to cut back.
• If you have wasted time and been irresponsible, now is a good time to de-clutter your schedule and set solid priorities.

No one is more worthy of our best efforts and top priorities than Christ:

“To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be glory and power for ever and ever!...He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God… On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS [and He says]: “Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”  Revelation 1:5,6; 19:11-16; 22:12

Hi, I'm Gail, and I have been the WOW blog manager since its creation in January 2010.  I'm pictured here with some of the WOW blog writers at a writers retreat last year.

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