Busy or Busybodies?

Thursday July 30, 2009

I am busy. Don’t bother me. Are we really “busy”, or are we just busybodies? In Paul’s letter to the Thessalonians he says, “We hear that some among you are idle. They are not busy; they are busybodies.” (2 Thess. 3:11)

I am challenged by the thought of using each moment of the day in a way that serves the people around me. Take hold of the challenge today of turning “busyness” into being busy SERVING God and those He has placed around us. It might mean just “re-posturing” our heart in what we do. Our work might be a service to our community or to specific individuals but to us it has become, “busyness”. As the Lord changes our heart the difference might simply be a smile, a new level of energy and anticipation that we put into what we are doing.

Prayer: Lord, open my eyes to opportunities for serving that are all around me. Amen