BEING BUSY

I have been thinking about the idea of being busy. This is prompted by an on-going perception of our pace of life in the world, our city, our job and our family. The condition of being excessively busy has many hooks and delusions. Busyness is somehow processed in our minds as significance. If this is so, then who wouldn’t want to be busy all the time so we can convince ourselves of our significance. The more congested our schedules, responsibilities and commitments, the more we are convinced of our own value. All of this only speaks of our driving need to be wanted, needed and accepted.

One of the great fantasies that can follow busyness is to be convinced that the perceived worth and validation we get from it is also considered valuable by others, especially those who are closest to us and dependent on us. Not only this, but to consider our relationship with God in the confusing tangle of our busyness of self-worth and self-achievement, and the amount of time that is left from our ‘personal busyness’ that we can give to our mates and children. Not to mention our life goals and our life with the Lord. There is a great deal of selfishness in busyness when it excludes what we say we love and value.

“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” Jesus