Too Busy Is . . .

“Don't hide your light under a basket! Put it on a stand” (Matthew 5:15b, NLT).

I talked with two friends yesterday. Our discussion revolved around work that needed to be done. We confessed how easily we become too busy.

What is too busy?
Too busy is when you find yourself. . .
• Dreading the day before you start the day.
• Lacking energy.
• Increasingly irritated.
• Decreasing time engaged with God and others.
• More focused on doing tasks than being you.
• Forgetting to celebrate the gift of life.
• And . . .

Busyness is an obstacle to illuminating the indwelling light of Christ. Jesus said to put your light on a stand. Accordingly, Christ-followers need to behave in a way that the Light within is seen. Yikes! Christ did not call followers to do all things but to do the things that allow His light to be seen . . . not through our own energy and effort . . . but through . . . the power of the Spirit of Christ.

Christ-followers are called to be in Christ rather than to live for Christ through our doing.
Evaluate your day.
Take time to be in Christ before doing what you do.
Are you too busy?
Is your “doing” conducive to illuminating the light of Christ?Seek the empowerment of the Spirit to illuminate Christ’s light.
Celebrate the opportunity to illuminate the light of Christ.
Be light.

Learning with you to illuminate the light of Christ through being rather than doing,

Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2007 All Rights Reserved)