February 02--Busy is WHO I am
I'm up by 6:00am, showered, primped, and ready to get to school by 7:00am. I didn't eat breakfast because I didn't have time (and I'm trying to watch my weight!).Zero hour starts (I'm taking zero hour even though there is really no such thing as zero hour in reality because I need to get ahead in this class or that. Or I'm taking zero hour because this is the only way that I can participate in music or theater.)
Before the rest of my school even shows up for first period, I've already completed a full hour of class and am ready to move on. I feel ahead already!
I put in a full day of classes--the hardest ones that I can possibly get into. I know what my GPA and class rank are. I also know what classes I will need to take and how well I will need to do in each in order to get the right looks from the right Universities. My day has a slight interruption called lunch where I'd love to eat and to chat with friends, however I've got meetings with two different clubs today. I have already coordinated with both of them to determine what times I need to be at both to get to the most important information. This is ironic and, I admit, a bit irresponsible of me because I am the president of both of these organizations. One of the meetings is with my leadership committee. We're planning homecoming and three assemblies in the next week. The other meeting is with Habitat for Humanity. I'll be gone all of this weekend building a Habitat House in Richmond. I have no idea when I'll do my homework for the next school week--I guess I'll just pull some late nights this week.
After school, I have a three hour swimming practice. Halfway through practice I always yell at myself for not eating anything. If only I had eaten breakfast and lunch I would probably not feel so tired and have some energy to do better in the pool. We have two swim meets this week and I know that college scouts will be at the swim meet on Friday before the big football game that night. Currently, I have the third fastest time in the breast-stroke on my team and am in the fastest relays. If I drop just a few seconds, I could get some good looks from Cal or Stanford and end up with a Division 1 scholarship!
After practice I spend an hour hanging with friends and get home just in time to grab a quick bite and head to my room to hit the books. I have four hours of homework ahead of me that I will cram into three. While I'm studying, however, I will make sure that my television, radio, and iPod are on. I will also have MySpace and IM up and running so that I can chill with my friends. I anticipate that my cell phone will ring approximately 17 times in the next three hours--I've got to stay connected!
I'm done with my homework by 11:30pm, just in time to catch a little television or watch a movie. I'm in bed between 12:30am and 2:00am every night (my IM is still running and my cell phone is on just in case someone needs to get ahold of me). My alarm is set for 6:00am because tomorrow is Tuesday.
Is this or something like this your life?
Is there any other option than living life this way?
What do you think about the title of this post? Is there any truth in that for you?
Do you fill your life because you need to prove something? Do you fill it because you are trying to earn something?
Does it make you feel useful or complete or worth something when you're busy? Why or why not?
Read and discuss Matthew 8:1-27. As you do, consider all that was happening in Jesus' life at this time. He had just gotten done speaking (Matthew 5-7) and immediately, his life was filled with people and "things" that pulled for his time and made him "busy."
Although Jesus' life was "busy" it never seemed to define him. Why do you think this was the case?
Notice what Jesus does in the end of this text. He calms the storms--he brings peace--he makes things still. In doing so, he reminded his buddies that He was God--that everything was going to be okay--that all that they would ever need would come from Him. Do you need to hear that from Him today? Do you need him to calm the storm of your life? What do you think that would take?
Be still and know that I am God.
Psalm 46:10
posted by 209 Staff @ 12:22 PM
6 Comments:
During the week it is good to be busy because it makes you stay active and you always have something to do. Sometimes though it is nice to have time to relax and spend time with God.
~Freshmen girls
we feel as if we can't ever get alone time sometimes. someimes we have to go into our rooms alone and just get away from it all (me time). the reason why we keep our life so buisy is because we feel as if God is giving us these opportunuties to get out there, stay healthy, and 'live our life". even though we don't want to wake up early every morning, God gets us through it, he gives us the blessing of opportunities in this world, and we should take advantage of it to some extent.
even though god gives us these opportunities, we have to not over exert ourselfs, he hands us things and we have to choose what to do without getting too much going on. God is our cheerleader and he wants what is best for us.
I get pretty busy during the week. On tuesdays and thursdays i have to babysit til about 5:30-6:00, and on fridays i have band practice. Now coming up i have softball witch i am totally comitted too. The only time i am not busy or have nothing to do is when i first get home to watch tv and have a snack, or on mondays when nothing is going on. the time i have no homework or i am too bored to watch tv i go outside and hang out with my neighbors. i wish i could get more god time because the only time i have is on thursday or sunday. i like my life busy though, i think it just matters how you feel about time alone.
-katie g
every morning, i have to wake up, eat breakfast, and get ready for school. usually, i hit the snoose button, and wake up 30 min. before school and have to rush to get ready! sometimesmy days get really buisy, and i just wish that there were a few more hours in the day, i just have to ask the lord for help and strengh to get through dance rehearsals, hhomework, school, and hanging with friends.
~liz D.
Mark 1:35 i think it is important becaus Jesus still thinks that is important to have time alone with God, even though he still has to help other people i think it is cool that he still tries to get time alone with God.
-freshman girls
In our group, we added up all the hours we spend at school, work, sports, band homework, volunteering, extracurricular, 209/Churh, with friends, on the Internet, watching TV, shopping chores, and sleep. The highest total was 185, the lowest 130. There's 168 hours in a week...YIKES!!!
We did talk about why we are so busy and if it is because we are trying to win someone's approval or if we are trying to fill a void, but that is not the case. We realized that some of these hours are actually free time spent reading, reflecting and thinking.
The difference between Jesus' business and ours is that Jesus did everything in His Father's name and for His glory, while we do much of our stuff for ourselves.
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