Is staying busy a good thing?
I never use to think so; I always thought that being so busy was a form of self mutilation. :)
But lately I have been convicted of my idleness, my “non-busyness” per say.
I have a friend that is always so busy, running from here to there. She has her whole day planned out that includes playtime with her kids, personal time for herself, hubby time, dinner time, lunch dates, doctor’s appointment, pet grooming appointments, going to the gym every day, grocery shopping, church, ballet practice, etc. I get exhausted just reading about her days sometimes.
I don’t know a lot about her struggles but it appears that she generally has good days, that she is happy, she is fit, she is beautiful and always put together. So why is it that my days consist of way less and yet I feel exhausted, stressed out, discouraged, unfit, and looks like a mess?
I am in idle….I am coasting along. Living and not thriving. And because I am idle, I have turned myself into the most perfect, ideal prey.
“An idle mind is the devil’s workshop”
Would someone choose to be attacked? I sure wouldn't, but yet I have been. I have been being attacked almost every day. I am in idle and idleness means you have no particular goals in mind and thus can be easily distracted.
Satan has been distracting me with just about anything and everything. And I want him to stop! He rejoices when I am down, he has no interest in making me happy, and he wants to ruin my life and the life of those around me. I refuse to let him.
He is fast, but I need to be faster.
“Control yourselves and be careful! The devil, your enemy, goes around like a roaring lion looking for someone to eat. Refuse to give in to him, by standing strong in your faith.” 1 Peter 5:8-9
It is going to take some training. It is not going to come naturally. But I will no longer choose to allow the devil to prowl his way into my idle mind that sits at home.I am going to train to run the race, run the race so hard that I will be like the gazelle escaping the claws and sharp fangs of the enemy, I will not be the easy prey snorting along waiting for the enemy to attack.
“Save yourself like a gazelle escaping from a hunter” Proverbs 6:5
I will escape! I will escape alive, healthy and ready to continue to run the race with victory.
