BUSYNESS 2

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Text: John 5:19 

Then Jesus answered and said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner.

 *"Busyness kills more Christians than bullets"- Kevin DeYoung* 

Kevin DeYoung further said in his book (crazy busy), that "The presence of extreme busyness in our lives may point to deeper problems – a pervasive people pleasing, a restless ambition, a malaise of meaninglessness. “Busyness serves as a kind of existential reassurance, a hedge against emptiness,” 

Many have wrecked their health either in the name of legit or non legit busyness. This health would include their spiritual, mental and relational well being. 

While some are forming busy in order to excuse themselves from  the true and most important engagement with their Maker, some are truly busy pursuing shadows. 

It is interesting to know that you can even be too busy for God while running errands for Him, to the extent that you don't have His time anymore.

 *If you cannot daily draw up your schedule in accordance with the Father's schedule, you will be caught up in the Web of busyness outside of God.* This was Jesus' strategy for his daily engagements while on earth. 
He drew His daily engagements based on the Father's.

Jesus worked hard during His time on earth, but He was never too busy in any way to be drawn away from His Father. This is becasue He only do what He sees the Father does.

The world we live in today is becoming more complex and busier by the day, and many genuine believers  are caught up in its Web of busyness. Perhaps, you need to start asking the appropriate questions in order to get the right answers: 

What is the driving agent for this my busyness? What is the content of my busy schedule in the light of eternity? Is my busyness taking me away from myself and realities around me? 

Stop pursuing shadows in the name of busyness.

Bible Reading:

John 21:2-17.

PRAYER FOCUS

1.) Father Lord, I receive the grace to daily draw my schedule according to your schedule in Jesus name.

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