The Blessing of Busyness

Last updated on: February 28, 2013 at 6:45 am by Adam Jeske

The Blessing of Busyness 2013-02-28T06:45:22-06:00 Adam Jeske

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Everybody’s busy. Most people complain about it. I’ve decided I won’t.

There’s a blessing to busyness, if you’re busy with things that you love. (Click to tweet this.) Here are mine:

Being with my wife
Playing with my kids
Leading a small group in our church
Serving in a job that I love
Writing here and elsewhere
Practicing spiritual disciplines
Reading what interests me
Laughing with friends
Cooking (or trying to cook) delicious food
Exercising
Maintaining a big yard and an old house

Some of these “tasks” represent responsibilities I have. Newsflash! If you are married, your interests are divided. You are no longer the dictator of your calendar. You don’t get to decide everything about your life. But you get to be married, and that is a really good thing.

And while I’m playing Captain Obvious, if you are a parent, you will be busy. You will not have time to do everything you want to do. You are not as able to rest because you have to care for this little human. But you get to be a parent, and that is a really good thing.

I’m busy for other reasons, too. I’m busy because I’m gainfully employed, doing something I love, that helps other people. It could be worse.

We have found people want to read what we write, y’all are curious about what we think. So we are often at our keyboards early before work or on Saturdays, because we want to steward that opportunity well.

Our church is very important to us, not to check a box or feel good about ourselves, but because humans thrive in community. And there is no higher community than the one that is honestly following Jesus together. (Click to tweet this.)

We shouldn’t be surprised that we’re busy. This arises from my theology—God has prepared good works for each of us to do (Ephesians 2:8-10). As I told a group of students a couple weeks ago, there’s not a lot of sitting around in the kingdom of God. (Click to tweet this.)

It is really important that we occasionally check that we’re busy with the right things. (Click to tweet this.)

How do you view busyness? What’s on your to-do list today? How do you feel about it? Leave a comment below.

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