Beware of a Busy Life

Tired.  Busy. Seems like these days I’m either tired or busy.  Or both.

Like many of you, working with COVID restrictions has taken a toll on me.  Working with children is always exhausting, but I always seem to get into a routine that seems to help.  This year I haven’t. 

All year I’ve been saying that it’s bound to get better.  I guess, in a way, it has gotten better, but the constant fatigue is still there.   It’s physical and mental.  Thank goodness for naps.

Being busy doesn’t always bother me; I feel productive when I stay busy.  But again, this year has been a bit unusual.  Teaching responsibilities that I don’t have time for during the school day tend to steal a lot of my “non-working” hours. Then, there’s everything else….

I have a high school graduation and new college experience to prepare for.  I have a wedding to plan.  I have family health issues to attend to.  There are also exciting and important happenings of my friends that I want to be a part of. 

I also want to read.  I want to write more.  I want to watch Law & Order. I want to have coffee with friends.

So, I continue to be busy.  And tired.  I’m not complaining.  What a blessing to have these people and activities to keep my life and my heart full!

But as I do all that keeps me busy, I hope and pray I can do it for God’s glory.  I pray each morning that others can see God’s love through my words and my actions. I pray I am filled with the Holy Spirit and that I can live and love like Jesus.  My focus has to be on Him.  Every day.  Even if I am tired or busy. Especially if I am tired or busy.

 ^“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.”  Colossians 23:24 (NIV)

As we get closer to the end of the school year, many of us are going to get even more busy (and tired).  Beware of a busy life. It can steal your joy.  But when we remember that we do what we do for our Lord, our perspective shifts to blessings and we can experience more of God’s goodness.  I pray for this for you, my friends, as well as myself in the coming weeks.  Be blessed!