Life lately has been pretty busy for me, so busy in fact that I haven't really had time to spend time with Jesus as I usually do. Tonight, the first thing I said to Him was, "I'm sorry I haven't taken the time to speak with you recently, it has been rather hectic lately…". Somehow, I got the impression that He really didn't care how busy I've been, and that was a petty excuse for passing up time with Him. Ha ha, it resembled the feeling you had when you were a kid, and you were mad at another friend over something really stupid, so you ignored them. And then when confronted about it, you playfully lie, "Oh no no no! Im not ignoring you! Im sorry, I've just been so busy!" (Pssh, Yeah right).
Honestly, we all live busy, hectic lives. We all wish that we could serve, be at church and be at small group everyday if we could. It can be tough to find a break in our routines to be quiet and listen to/for God. It gets even tougher to do this when a monkey wrench throws off everything in our lives. Could be anything from a defiant child, losing a job, a family death or anything at all that is unexpected. When this happens, I think our natural instinct is to get things back to normal ASAP. We look for the quickest route get things back in order. And oh yeah, we ask God real quick to bless us along the way. We think all too often that "taking action" for ourselves is the only solution to unexpected problems in life. When in actuality, all we need to do is “Be still and know that [He is] God” Psalm 46:10. Comfort doesn't come from trying to solve everything alone; it comes form knowing God and his ways during our busy life.
I was once told by a small group leader: "Start taking a couple minutes out of your day to be in a quiet place and rest in God and His word. As it becomes a habit, you'll understand its importance and remember to make time during your busy life for God."
Pretty self explanatory if you ask me...
