by Sylvia Gaston
So many of us are. The hurried, overloaded, multi-tasking
culture we live in can be a lifelong trap. We’ve become used to working harder,
doing more, having it all. Some wear busyness as a badge of honor, complaining
of exhaustion and accomplishments all in the same breath.
There are some who are busy by necessity. The single working
mom, the dad working two jobs to make ends meet, the student who must work in
order to go to school…are all worthy of support and encouragement.
However, how many of us are overworked, stressed out, and
grouchy by choice? If you’re jumping from one thing to another each and every
day with no time to rest and recharge, you’re doing it wrong.
God did not create you to do everything nor to live a
frenetic life. In fact, His Word, the Bible, places high value on rest and
peaceful living.
He gives an example of two completely different sisters.
While Mary sits at Jesus’ feet, listening to the ultimate Teacher and Rabbi, Martha
scurries around, making dinner, cleaning up, and complaining. She asks Jesus to
tell Mary to get up and help her. Jesus says, ‘Martha,
Martha, you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are
needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be
taken away from her.’ (Luke 10:38-42 NIV).
Could it be that our list of “have to’s” needs closer
scrutiny? What falls into that category for you? Most of us have to work at a
job to pay our bills. Most of us have to take care of our family and clean our
house. Beyond that, what else is on your to-do list?
It may be time to ask God what kind of life He has in mind
for you to live. It may be time to lay it all down and start from scratch – prioritizing
what really matters. We must be intentional about our life and what we allow it
to become or we can be sucked into a swift stream of busyness that has no rest,
no rewards, no purpose.
God also tells us, “I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out—plans to
take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.”
(Jeremiah 29:11 – MSG)
Come on, Martha, sit a spell, and see what His plans are for you.
Come on, Martha, sit a spell, and see what His plans are for you.
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