Are you someone who is continually busy? Are you the type of person who cannot sit still for long? Do you feel compelled to be up doing something all the time? What are the things you are doing? Are they important? Do they have to be done? Have you taken time to rest?
We all know people who are constantly moving about and doing something. We may be one of those people ourselves. We may have a list as long as our arm that we believe needs to be done. But all of us need to rest. We need to take time to unwind and be calm.
I understand the busyness. I am one of those who has a list of things to be done, some of them have been on my list for a couple years. Yet, it seems every day more things get added to the list than I get checked off. Even when I take time to sit down, I’m busy. I’m on my phone or computer. My mind is also thinking. I’m always reorganizing my list in my brain and attempting to determine a more efficient way to get more done.
Yet, we all need to be still, be quiet, and focus on God. We need to take time to lay everything before him and wait for his direction. We need to seek his priorities and learn that not everything has to be done. When I have taken time to do just that, I have found that following God’s way is always better. When we follow his direction and his priorities, what is truly important is accomplished and those unimportant things get left behind.
I pray we all make time to sit quietly with God. I pray we ask him to reveal his priorities and direction to us. I pray each one of us will discover that God’s way is always the best. Sit quietly with God. Ask God to reveal his priorities. Follow God’s direction. Know that God’s way is best.
Psalm 37:7
Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him;
do not fret over those who prosper in their way,
over those who carry out evil devices.
Marty Pressey 