Busy Bees

As children we thought “busy as a bee” was just a funny little saying but [as adults] we know it’s not so funny! I feel more like "Dizzy, my head is spinning. Like a whirlpool, it never ends." There are days when Mr. Bill and I are so pooped from the busyness of the day, we just shake hands at bedtime!

Max Lucado says, "Being busy is not a sin. Jesus was busy. Paul was busy, Peter was busy. Nothing of significance is achieved without effort and hard work and weariness. That, in and of itself, is not a sin. But being busy in an endless pursuit of things that leave us empty and hollow and broken inside -- that cannot be pleasing to God." When we are so busy serving Christ we cannot worship Christ, we are too busy. When family and friends are interruptions, we are too busy. When we don’t time to read God's Word and pray, we are too busy. When we can’t allow time for divine appointments [God-sent opportunities to witness], we are too busy. Lucado continues, "In the midst of our busyness, the Cross is still there. In the midst of our emptiness, the Cross is still there." Peace is ours for the claiming in the middle of all the ... busyness of life. We need to slow down, pay attention to life's speed limits, and stop speeding. Redeem the time for the sake of Christ. Christ first always!