too busy

Opening Prayer: Lord Jesus, free us from the addiction of busyness.  Help us to never love the things we do for God, more than we love the God we do them for.

Scripture: Mark 9:2-10

Journal: How is busyness affecting your life right now?  How do you try to rationalize it?  What keeps you from seeing the glory of Jesus?  How has he revealed his glory to you lately?  What did it do in your heart, life, and soul?

Reflection: “After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone.  There he was transfigured before them.” (Mark 9:2)

Nowadays, it seems like the biggest enemy of encountering Jesus and seeing his glory is incessant busyness.  Sadly, this is particularly true of those in ministry.  And why not?  After all, we are working for kingdom purposes here, right?  Well, maybe…and maybe not.  Sometimes our unbridled busyness has more to do with us—our egos, our need to be needed, our perceived indispensability, and our insecurity—than it does to do with Jesus.

The problem is that if we never encounter Jesus ourselves, how can we ever hope that those under our influence and care will?  We must relentlessly made time and space in our lives for ongoing encounter with Jesus.  But the sad truth is that all too often we fail to see the glory of Jesus, simply because we are too busy to follow him up the mountain.

Prayer

Closing Prayer: Lord Jesus, help us to never be too busy to follow you up the mountain, so that we can see your glory.  Amen.