Unity Project Week #4

People are “busy”. This epidemic of busyness is officially taking over. I see it getting the better out of most. I see young people, old people, rich people, poor people, unemployed people, people with multiple jobs, devout faith followers, agnostics and atheist and beyond all pulled in many directions and confessing “man I’m just so busy”. What is this force that drives us to wear busyness as a badge of honor? I think the scary part about this busyness is not the volume of activity, no-to me the scary part is that the general sentiment I see is the implied notion that all the activity keeps us from accomplishing anything of meaning. So, we are working very hard and accomplishing very little of lasting value. This is very present in the Christian search for unity, lots of surface/busy activity, little results or follow through. But, is this true when it comes to unity? Are we the ones that get to measure the results? I have found myself having that familiar thought, “Why am I doing this? This isn’t going to amount to anything?” Having these thoughts, I have been reminded that measured results aren’t always necessary and sometimes the desire to “do more” is a trap. The bottom line on how this relates to unity with Christ is that we think, deep down, that our activity is what gives us value. Guess what? It doesn’t. Our value and our unity should be in that we are created and loved and known by God. I think all this busyness and activity can be an escape from simply standing consistently in the revelation that we are loved. So, my revelation for the week is that I am loved and I am thankful for that and I want to grow and abound in that revelation. Period. The forces of busyness will return tomorrow-and I will remember that no amount of activity can give me more value than I already possess.