The weight of so many responsibilities and distractions – even the worthwhile ones – has a crushing effect on a person’s relationship with Christ. It ruins our taste for spiritual things. It suppresses our exuberance for spiritual service. It suffocates our passion for pursuing Christ and the intimate relationship He offers. It all grinds away at our soul. Eventually, following Jesus starts to lose its luster. The blessings and joys of walking with Him are crowded out by myriad tiny details of life. – John MacArthur
“Your greatest danger is letting the urgent things crowd out the important.”
Here is a past post where I reflect on a couple book in regards to busyness, schedules, and time. Is life a “schedule” or a “series of moments” for you? Keeping eternal values in mind.
More quotes:
“Busyness is an illness of spirit.” – Eugene Peterson
“The biggest disease in North America is busyness.” – Thomas Merton
“People today are in too much of a hurry to get nowhere.” – AW Tozer
“Idleness is the devil’s workshop, but so is busyness if, while we are busy, we fail in our main responsibility.” – Vance Havner
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Here’s Hudson Taylor’s take on it, Laura:
“To every toiling, heavy-laden sinner, Jesus says, Come to me and rest. But there are many toiling, heavy-laden believers, too. For them this same invitation is meant. Note well the words of Jesus, if you are heavy-laden with your service, and do not mistake it. It is not, Go, labor on, as perhaps you imagine. On the contrary, it is stop, turn back, Come to me and rest. Never, never did Christ send a heavy laden one to work; never, never did He send a hungry one, a weary one, a sick or sorrowing one, away on any service. For such the Bible only says, Come, come, come.”
Happy resting,
Tim
KISSED (Keep It Simple Sweetie) by God yet again, beautiful quotes along with a reminder to rest in our Creator!
Thanks Tim. I appreciated the Hudson Taylor quote. He is so right, there are too many heavy-laden believers! And thanks for your encouraging comment as well “americanwoman”.
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