Therefore do not
worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough
trouble of its own.
Matthew
6:34
Another Christmas season is upon us. Many of you may find
you are already “stressed out” from deciding what gifts to purchase, what food
to cook, finishing your decorating, etc. Wouldn’t you like to get off the
holiday merry-go-round and just share a meal with family and friends? Perhaps
we have allowed the gift giving to get out of hand.
How many times a day do you say, “I’m just too busy to .
. . ?” Often we are just too busy to do the things that really matter—the
things that have eternal value. This poem has been a good lesson to me.
Too Busy
Too
busy to read the Bible
Too
busy to wait and pray!
Too
busy to speak out kindly
To
someone by the way!
Too
busy to care and struggle,
To
think of the life to come!
Too
busy building mansions,
To
plan for the Heavenly Home.
Too
busy to help a brother
Who
faces the winter blast!
Too
busy to share his burden
When
self in the balance is cast.
Too
busy for all that is holy
On
earth beneath the sky
Too
busy to serve the Master
But
not too busy to die.
Author Unknown
We are most often stressed by things that have no eternal
value, like shopping, decorating, planning parties. Let’s let this poem be a
reminder that we need to organize our time to do things that God has for us to
do. As we approach this Christmas season, think of the lonely, the hungry,
those living in cold homes, the children who may not receive a holiday gift.
Georgia Andrus
1 comment:
Very nice blog post. I was looking for a website with daily devotionals for women and I ran across your site. God bless you as you continue to do his will.
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