Busyness- When Life Gets Busy What Gets Left Behind?

Another gentle REMINDER how to LIVE  - “Why do we say YES to so many things?” Does it drive importance? Value? Or something else…

SOMETIMES our,”YES”, overdraws us and takes us away from what is MOST IMPORTANT.

THEN the questions are, “Well, then what do I get rid of? What do I cut out?”

Why do we CHOOSE to do so much?

Do we enjoy having a calendar that is SO FULL? How does our calendar make us feel?  Excited, stressed, anxious, joy or exhausted from DOING, instead of LIVING FULLY with BALANCE.

A lot of times our busyness robs us of the intentions God has for us.  “Man makes the plans, God guides his steps.”

Busyness isn’t bad, but it is what we stay busy with that matters most and how we REACT to our busyness.

Are we TRAPPED in busyness to just make the next decision OR is the next YES really what is BEST FOR ME?

Some of us are or have been struggling with allowing life to HAPPEN TO US, instead of creating the LIFE WE WANT TO LIVE, FOR US, driven by our FAITH.

Do we really have any idea how DISTRACTED we are?

How about THIS…

Let’s try pulling out our SCREEN TIME, check it out.  HONESTLY LOOK!  Oh my! Some of us are SHOCKED by the number of minutes or HOURS staring at us.

I know I was!

How about first thing in the morning OR after dinner OR before bed, we SEEK time CONNECTING with the our PEOPLE staring at us, breathing with us, living with us and with God to find out HIS plans for US, not what the WORLD tries to plan and direct us to.

This thought…”Passivity or Productivity?”  Hmmmm… getting deep here, Becky, but sometimes we just need to to GROW IN THE DIRECTION WE WANT TO GO, BUT DON’T KNOW HOW TO.  Starting to get a bit uncomfortable, well, GOOD!  Yay! Discomfort starts us thinking and growing!

So, what do we do next?

How do we figure it out? Do we REALLY WANT TO KNOW?  Here we go…Start hearing what Jesus is SAYING TO US & START SAYING YES TO HIS PLANS FOR US.  Quiet and connection gives US the time to HEAR HIM and LESSEN THE NOISE OF THIS WORLD.  Give HIM our, “Yes!  I’m in!  WE got this!”

Lastly, STOP moving so fast & START hearing Him and what He has in store for us.

Question to leave us with:

How can we identify when our busyness is affecting our relationship with others and God?

I hope this encourages us to slow down and think about who we should be serving, connecting with and how we CHOOSE to spend our time.

So thankful for the church I go to and the life changing messages shared each week.  I leave so filled for the week, excited to live it, share it humbly, and go back for more the next.

If you would ever like to join me or my family, please message me or connect on my Website so I can share more with you. 

You can also watch it online each week.  My kids watch it often while living out of state.  Have a blessed week and let’s slow down a bit. It’s a CHOICE.

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