The demon "Mr Busy"

[irishcowboy]

Matthew 11:28

COME TO ME ALL YOU WHO LABOR AND ARE HEAVY LADEN AND OVERBURDENED AND I WILL CAUSE YOU TO REST.( I WILL EASE AND RELIEVE AND REFRESH YOUR SOULS.)

Then verse 29

TAKE MY YOKE UPON YOU AND LEARN OF ME FOR I AM GENTLE(MEEK) AND HUMBLE (LOWLY) IN HEART AND YOU WILL FIND REST(RELIEF AND EASE AND REFRESHMENT AND RECREATION AND BLESSED QUIET) FOR YOUR SOULS.

Wow!!! What a powerful verses!!! This means that the quiet precious time we give God causes this...I went to the class on this during a women's conference and wow ..she was saying that God doesnt want our leftover time or spare time ..He wants our precious time which is the time we give all our attention to Him. Not while driving, working, or doing anything else..just the time to grab the Word and get in a quiet place alone with Him and give Him all our attention without thinking about anything else....I thought about how i love that time when my husband does this..if he never did i would feel rejected and it goes both ways if this special time wasnt taken (yes i mean taken not spare time or leftovers) this is a time that is set aside just for me.. because he loves me that much and it makes me feel special..if we stayed so busy and didnt take the time for each other then our relationship would fall apart ..just like our relationship with God. He is hurt and rejected when we dont have a quiet special time everyday set aside just for HIm. He just waits and waits. Oh and the moment we call and want this time with HIm ..He just stops whatever He is doing and comes charging to us...anytime He is ready ..He is never too busy to spend time with His children but sadly we get too busy and forget that special time with Him. Then what happens?? He has to remove Himself from us and sometimes we dont even realise it until a real crisis comes..Like Samson in Judges 16:20

SHE SAID ,"THE PHILISTINES ARE UPON YOU SAMSON! "AND HE AWOKE OUT OF HIS SLEEP AND SAID," I WILL GO OUT AS I HAVE TIME AFTER TIME AND SHAKE MY SELF FREE. FOR SAMSON DID NOT KNOW THAT THE LORD HAD DEPARTED FROM HIM. BUT THE PHILISTINES LAID HOLE OF HIM BORED OUT HIS EYES AND BROUGHT HIM DOWN TO GAZA AND BOUND HIM WITH BRONZE FETTERS AND HE GROUND THE MILL IN THE PRISON."

You see that is what happens to us so often when we get too busy for God we end up in the prison again and it happens so quickly sometimes we are there before we even realise what has happened. I heard a message preached on the demon named"MR BUSY" that the devil sends to keep us from the Word and totally from God and where He wants us to be. This demon affects all our relationships and even our health physically and spiritually..we have to be careful not to fall in "Mr Busy's " traps by setting aside a time each day to have our quiet time with God and everything else will fall in place ...Just remember..

Matthew 6:33

BUT SEEK (AIM AT AND STRIVE AFTER) FIRST OF ALL HIS KINGDOM AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS ( HIS WAY OF DOING AND BEING RIGHT ) AND THEN ALL THESE THINGS TAKEN TOGETHER WILL BE GIVEN YOU BESIDES."

Wow!!! Isnt God's Word awesome!!!! I just get lost in it and never want to put it down when i pick it up and start digging..lots of gold nuggets in there ..cant ever find them all..

God Bless you

Mrs Mike Irish

[Keith]

A very good word, indeed Mrs Irish!

I've been preaching this from the rooftops for years. It's such a subtle trap the enemy uses to get people distracted from what's really important. The bills must get paid, the dry cleaning has to be picked up, the groceries bought, the bank needs going to and we have to finish running all of our errands before we pick the kids up from their third extracurricular activity at school.

All of these things need to get done, no doubt, but when we plan our time with God around our chores and things that have to get done, we're going to struggle to find time with God and struggle through our day. If we plan our days around our time with God, we honor Him by giving Him priority and giving Him the first - and best - part of our day! I'm not saying our time with God has to be in the mornings, but if we will set aside a time of day - set in stone - then we are sure to have plenty of time for Him.

I have noticed a few things about planning my days around my time with God...

1. I always have time for Him.

2. When I have a specific, set apart time for God on a daily basis, I have found that God honors that and meets me at that time.

3. My days tend to go more smoothly because I tend to include Him throughout the day. My "quiet time" just spills over into the rest of my time.

4. People may think I'm making this up or that I'm nuts or something, but I'm telling you the truth... There seem to be enough hours in the day to get things done. Whether it's because including Him makes it go more smoothly or because He helps me see my priorities more clearly and I realize that everything doesn't have to be done at once...

My two main points are; Plan your days around your time with God and not the other way around. And don't let the devil trap you in the busy-ness of life that you lose focus of what's really important and why you're really here.

Thanks again, Mrs. Irish! Threads that discuss the Word in an encouraging way instead of debating theological hairs are my kind of threads!

[kodischild]

What wonderful posts!

I agree wholeheartedly!

I think it is amazing the amount of time most Americans can spend in front of a tv or in front of a computer but then we say we don't have time to read the Bible, or pray, or help around the church. I think the way a person spends his/her time says a lot about priorities!!