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The Right Kind of Busy
Aug. 26th, 2007 04:45 pmMatthew 11:25-30
Sometimes we want to believe that if we love God and call on Him, nothing bad will happen to us. But nowhere does the Bible say that. Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest - and sometimes Jesus is the only one who can. If you are willing to trust and be obedient, you will have a lighter burden. God's yoke only looks heavy because it's His will, not yours. But you'll find that it is easy. Submission to God and surrender mean trust. If you try to carry your own yoke, it won't fit right and it will chafe and hurt you. But God's yoke was made to rest comfortably on your shoulders - it was made to fit you. It's getting to be that time of year when we become busy again. We need to focus on who we're doing it all for. That is a matter of discipleship. We are all built differently - whether we like to be busy or we like to have a lot of down time. That's fine - be who you are. But are you doing what you believe? Look at how you spend your time - is that what you are? It's not just about getting by. It's about making a difference that means something. There's something within your reach - that's only within your reach. There's someone in your life that you are in a position to share God's love with. Go to God, rest, catch your breath. Then work with God to move forward, to become what He made you to be, to make a difference.
Sometimes we want to believe that if we love God and call on Him, nothing bad will happen to us. But nowhere does the Bible say that. Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest - and sometimes Jesus is the only one who can. If you are willing to trust and be obedient, you will have a lighter burden. God's yoke only looks heavy because it's His will, not yours. But you'll find that it is easy. Submission to God and surrender mean trust. If you try to carry your own yoke, it won't fit right and it will chafe and hurt you. But God's yoke was made to rest comfortably on your shoulders - it was made to fit you. It's getting to be that time of year when we become busy again. We need to focus on who we're doing it all for. That is a matter of discipleship. We are all built differently - whether we like to be busy or we like to have a lot of down time. That's fine - be who you are. But are you doing what you believe? Look at how you spend your time - is that what you are? It's not just about getting by. It's about making a difference that means something. There's something within your reach - that's only within your reach. There's someone in your life that you are in a position to share God's love with. Go to God, rest, catch your breath. Then work with God to move forward, to become what He made you to be, to make a difference.
