Busy-ness... The crutch of our lives. Pt. 2
I feel the need to address the wrongness of busy-ness. Some who have read this might not see why the day consuming busy things we do are choking us. The number 1 reason is it chokes our faith. That was touched on in part 1 of the blog. The number 2 reason is we can't pour into relationships the way we desire. We don't have time for people that need us. We don't have time for people we need. Human nature is interdependent. None of us are completely independent. I went through my "punk" stage in life thinking I was independent and didn't need anyone else to live life. All the while, I was living at my parents house. Then I got wiser. I thought I was a "self made" person. After high school, I had a few career type jobs. Thinking that since I was making money and had benefits, I was "self made" or "self reliant". That was the scarier of the two deceptions. The first was teenage identity crisis. The second, however, I believed. I could justify it in my mind. I really believed it. Even though, the other people picked up my applications, I felt I made me. I didn't see the importance of relationships, being a giving neighbor, and loving those around me. That paradigm shift didn't get through my thick skull until I gave my life to Jesus Christ. At that moment, I felt a desire to live longer, love deeper, and search myself basically daily for the deception that lied within me. The Bible wasn't joking when it said that "...sin is waiting at your door to grab you. It longs to have you. But you must rule over it." Genesis 4:7 NIRV. By cutting myself off from the people around me, I was being pulled down the wrong path.
We need God-fearing people around us. As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. Proverbs 27:17 NLT. We need healthy relationships. We need people in our lives that know our junk. Be responsible with whom you choose to "unload" on. If you don't have anyone around you that you can tell all to, find a local church body. Don't necessarily spill out to the first person you see on the first day. Try the church. Stay for a period of time. Talk with the Pastor and leaders. Become friendly. Make friends that will judge you with righteous judgment, not to condemn you, but to sharpen you. Get some accountability partners. Start with one. Make it a person you can open up completely to. MAKE SURE THEY ARE THE SAME SEX AS YOU. You don't want an inappropriate relationship.
We are not independent. We need to be a part of the Body of Christ. We need to have healthy relationships. We need to have accountability. We need to give Godly wisdom to friends in need. For the sake of those around you... Don't stop learning!
