Busy Does Not Equal Important

It was the first Facebook status post I saw when I logged in this afternoon:

Life is too busy.

Is it really? Or are we too busy to pay attention to life? Unless we are children, don't our own choices determine our life?

So I choose busyness when I:

• add a commitment to my calendar without counting the cost
• allow children to be involved in whatever they please
• watch TV or Facebook when work is undone
• take a job that takes me away from home
• keep volunteering because I was so flattered they asked

And then I blame Life? A hasty mistake. How, in the busy, are we to be obedient to the command:

Be still and know I am God.

This Christmas season, I'm going to give a few gifts to my family:

• I'm going to be still.
• Listen.
• Quit a few things.
• Smile more.

And to God?

What can I give Him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd I would bring a lamb
If I were a wise man I could do my part
But what can I give him? I'll give him my heart.

I'm going to

• Listen
• Be still
• Know He is in charge
• Trust Him

What kind of gifts are you giving this year?


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