Too busy?

How busy are you? I can almost see you roll your eyes, sigh, and think about all that is on your agenda today and this week. I woke up the other morning at 3:15am thinking of several key projects I had on my list.. I wasn’t sure if I would get back to sleep. Too much to think about!

So…where does “time with the Lord” show up on your “To Do” list? At the top? Near the bottom? Not on the list?

American Gospel singer Larnell Harris sings a song with words from God’s perspective.

I miss My time with you….
And it hurts me when you say
You’re too busy, busy
trying to serve Me
But how can you serve Me
When your spirit’s empty….

When I was manager of Christian radio station KCBI in Dallas, I often told the staff, “We can’t effectively send a message outside the walls of the station that isn’t happening inside the walls.

God’s love? Forgiveness? Grace? Humility? Are these evident in your ministry and in your work? I realized something as I would talk to the staff about that. It first had to begin with me. And it first had to begin with my personal time with God. Bible study. Prayer…and not just talking to God, but listening to Him…to what the Lord wants to say to me.

I also realized I had to exhibit Jesus’ nature in my daily life. Love. Forgiveness. Grade. Humility.

The second radio station I ever worked for while still in college, was a major market secular station. On one wall was a little sign that said:

To err is human; to forgive divine.
Neither are the policies here!

It was meant as a joke, but it still sent the message: Don’t expect any grace in this place.

Martin Luther is quoted as saying,

[blockquote author=”” link=”” target=”_blank”]If I fail to spend two hours in prayer each morning, the devil gets the victory through the day. I have so much business I cannot get on without spending three hours daily in prayer.[/blockquote]

Well, I’m not in Martin Luther’s realm in my prayer life. But I trust I am moving towards more time with the Heavenly Father…before things become too busy.

You will benefit from that special time. So will your family. So will your staff and those you influence daily.

Make time with the Father a priority…today.