Learning to trust: My journal

Busy for what?

 January 28, 2019

 Hi everyone. Yesterday I was at church and we had a guest speaker. He talked about  being busy and hurried about everything. It made me think a bit. I am not generally a very busy person. I can't handle being so busy that I never have time to waste doing nothing. Yes I waste time, in a good way (for the most part). I take time to slow down almost everyday and do something relaxing in my room or with my siblings. Wasting time doesn't have to mean that you are losing time from your day that could be used for something better. It means that you are taking time to chill and do things that are fulfilling, liking spending time with your family or working on a fun project. It is vital that we take time to relax. God tells us that we are supposed to take a break. We shouldn't always be going from one thing to the next every second of our day. We were made to take a break. 

 If your that person who is constantly busy with sports, music, school or whatever it is, how much time do you spend at home other than eating and sleeping. I have friend who is very busy with sports and she's not even in high school. She often tells me about her crazy week every Sunday at church. She has something up almost everyday. Then I ask myself the question: why would anyone want to be so busy? When do you make time for friends and family. Never mind trying to put devotions into the mix. God wants your time and wants to hear from you. 

 If your that person who is always so busy, have you ever felt like God feels really far away? I've felt this before even though I'm not a very busy person, but that's because I wasn't taking the time I actually had and spent it with God. I would spend the time I should be doing my devos and would look on Facebook instead. I would put it off until I suddenly realized I would need to go to bed. Then one day I was feeling really low and asked my mentor for help. She told me that the only way for me to grow a relationship was to spend time with the person and that I should do my devotions more regularly (I think she knows that I struggle with this, sometimes I wonder how she knows but she does). Spend time with God. He is the only one that can help you with what ever you are going through. Make it your number one priority and if that means dropping a few things, then make that step. Don't go through your Christian life half heartedly. Build the relationship and dig deep into the bible. It's totally worth it. Even more than being busy. 

 -Emmers