Here is a quote that goes along with my post from a few days ago which was titled
I Don’t Have Enough Time To Follow God:
No one sets out to live a chaotic existence; it just sort of happens: one day you wake up and hate your life. . . . There seems no way out. . . . you really are trapped.
…the busy life is, for the most part, an unreflective life – and that of course can never lead into the deeper life with Christ.
…we need to give up control, turn our lives and our days back over to Him, and entrust our future and possibly our failure to Him, no matter the outcome.
–David Goetz
I hope you aren’t so busy that you have come to hate the chaotic schedule of your life that keeps you frantic and unable to meet with God. If you are at that point, then one of the reasons for the frustration is that you are not ever able to fulfill the reason you were created – to bring glory to God through an intimate relationship with Him and with others. When we are too busy, we don’t have time for relationships, and that keeps us from connecting with Him and with those that will bring a blessing into our lives. And if you do not learn to say “no” to some things (or to help those in your family say “no” to some things), then you will continue to feel trapped in this never-ending struggle. Give up trying to be a success in this world for its accolades and for the envy of others, it isn’t getting you anywhere. Instead give up control to Him, re-evaluate your schedule and life from God’s point of view, and begin to walk in a way that pleases Him. To do so will bring a new sense of peace and blessing in your life.