I've been taking a step back from everything; overwhelmed from juggling university and work, I felt as if I was drowning and so far away from God that I barely acknowledged him, he wasn't there. It was the loneliest I had ever been.
The continuous lies I told myself, the reassuring words I would use to feed them with led to me managing to convince myself that once I finished my assignments, once I finished 2nd year, I would finally have the time to spend quality time with God, finally have time to fit him into my own schedule.
What if I told you that I managed to become busy all over again, now managing to find all the time in the world to scroll through social media, juggle my new job and still manage to binge on my Netflix series, still feeling that I am way too busy to fit Jesus into my life.
I really and truly believe that Satan purposefully finds ways to keep us 'busy' soo busy that we deceive ourselves into thinking that we don't have enough hours in the day to spend quality time with God; that he does not have to be that much of a priority and that other things are more important. And slowly but surely you become so preoccupied with the 'busyness of life' that you can't remember the last time you read your bible, the last time you prayed before you left the house, the last time you asked the Holy Spirit to guide your thoughts and actions throughout the day.
Before you realise it you don't even know who God is to you anymore and doubts begin to distort your faith.
Fast forward, let me tell you how my Jesus works! After praying and asking God for answers as to why every time I tried to make time for him, I become busy and focused on other things, I came across this sermon and it was laughable how simple the answer was to my question.
The answer was to simply stop trying to fit God into my plans. He should come first and everything else secondary. No matter how busy we are or even think we are, thinking that we are too busy to start the day off with God, to spend time with him or to even utter a quick prayer before we leave the house is a step into Satan's trap of taking our minds off God, which leads us to the lie we tell ourselves; that God doesn't need to be a priority in our lives and that we are fine without Him.
The answer in its simplicity is still a daily struggle, but aren't you glad that God doesn't let you do it alone. Even a simple prayer asking God to help you make time for Him is more than enough; sometimes you have to reach even deeper and ask Him to help you want to spend time with Him because it is a daily battle.
If there is anything you take from this, just know that God is enough and He should be. Busyness blinds us from this very fact and it's time to re-prioritise what is most important. It cannot be done overnight, it is a continuous journey; I, for one, am still learning but I am grateful that He is with me every step of the way. Forever merciful, forever patient.
The continuous lies I told myself, the reassuring words I would use to feed them with led to me managing to convince myself that once I finished my assignments, once I finished 2nd year, I would finally have the time to spend quality time with God, finally have time to fit him into my own schedule.
What if I told you that I managed to become busy all over again, now managing to find all the time in the world to scroll through social media, juggle my new job and still manage to binge on my Netflix series, still feeling that I am way too busy to fit Jesus into my life.
I really and truly believe that Satan purposefully finds ways to keep us 'busy' soo busy that we deceive ourselves into thinking that we don't have enough hours in the day to spend quality time with God; that he does not have to be that much of a priority and that other things are more important. And slowly but surely you become so preoccupied with the 'busyness of life' that you can't remember the last time you read your bible, the last time you prayed before you left the house, the last time you asked the Holy Spirit to guide your thoughts and actions throughout the day.
Before you realise it you don't even know who God is to you anymore and doubts begin to distort your faith.
Fast forward, let me tell you how my Jesus works! After praying and asking God for answers as to why every time I tried to make time for him, I become busy and focused on other things, I came across this sermon and it was laughable how simple the answer was to my question.
The answer was to simply stop trying to fit God into my plans. He should come first and everything else secondary. No matter how busy we are or even think we are, thinking that we are too busy to start the day off with God, to spend time with him or to even utter a quick prayer before we leave the house is a step into Satan's trap of taking our minds off God, which leads us to the lie we tell ourselves; that God doesn't need to be a priority in our lives and that we are fine without Him.
The answer in its simplicity is still a daily struggle, but aren't you glad that God doesn't let you do it alone. Even a simple prayer asking God to help you make time for Him is more than enough; sometimes you have to reach even deeper and ask Him to help you want to spend time with Him because it is a daily battle.
If there is anything you take from this, just know that God is enough and He should be. Busyness blinds us from this very fact and it's time to re-prioritise what is most important. It cannot be done overnight, it is a continuous journey; I, for one, am still learning but I am grateful that He is with me every step of the way. Forever merciful, forever patient.
'But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you' - Matthew 6:33 [NKJV]
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