Swept Away

I live a busy and demanding life. If its not a client demanding immediate attention then it’s a child who wants you to take them somewhere. If its not the constant need to finish the renovations on the house then its the need to keep it clean or the lawns mowed. No matter where I go our where I look there is something that demands my attention. I shouldn’t complain for I’m sure its the same for many like myself and after all its my own fault. But it gets me to thinking about whether or not the things I do matter.

I think I have a tendency to allow my situation to control and determine what I do. So its the urgent things that get my attention, not necessarily the important ones. I get caught up and swept away in the busyness of my life. I don’t decide to do this - I would rather have some leisure to do pleasant things - rather it seems all the little decisions I make add up and suddenly I have no time.

The upshot is that the less urgent but more important things get left behind. I have no time to go for a walk and exercise like I should. I have no time to take my child down to the oval to kick the ball around. I have no time to simply stop and see the things around me. Ultimately I have no time to spend with God.

The other day I heard a great term to describe this. Its called Practical Atheism. I might profess to be Christian and love God but my life is so busy that I am practically ignoring him.

The answer? Stop!

Nothing is so important than my relationship with God and if my life is getting in the way of it then I must change the way I live - do the non-urgent important things rather than the urgent unimportant things.

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