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Busier Than A Bee

The title is exactly how I feel. Today, I think I literally went from pillar to post. Whew! I am exhausted. And because of this I am finding that I have to multitask and consolidate. That's why I am sooo thankful for technology. My YouVersion app (I've blogged about it before) is so handy! It can read the Word to me in the mornings, so I can do all of the tasks I need to and get out the door in the timely fashion. Hearing the Word read aloud allows me really think about what I am hearing and meditate upon its proper application to my life. Occasionally listening to the Word being read engages the mind and spirit in a different way than reading would....plus it keeps me from being late.

It seems like there are a lot of people in the same position as me. Today, I even heard about a church that was advertising a 30 minute service on Sunday mornings. It is for those people who find that there are just not enough hours in a day. The motto for that service is "Get in. Get out. Get grounded."

Naturally, my reaction was.....WHAT?! Get in. Get out. Get grounded? How in the world can one ever get grounded that way? Time must be taken. It has to be taken. There is no other way to get grounded in the Word of God. A 30-minute, espresso shot of a church service is no way for the Word of God to take root in anyone's life.

Time is needed for reading, understanding, studying, meditating, applying....that is the only way one can "get grounded" in the Word.

We get busy. That's life. But let us not get so busy that we neglect the things that are most important...that's the inconvenient path...

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  1. UnknownJuly 18, 2012 at 9:25 PM

    I'm guilty of this......

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  2. Josie JamesJuly 18, 2012 at 9:36 PM

    girl, me too. sadly. especially when i'm doing kingdom work. i'm getting better, though.

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