Lord of the Busy

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Psalm 143:8–10 "Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life. Rescue me from my enemies, Lord, for I hide myself in you. Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground."

What it is speaking to me:

"I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer" is a quote attributed to Martin Luther. According to some, he would spend two hours in prayer every morning, and if the day was particularly busy, he woke up earlier and spent three.

Now, I certainly would never talk anyone out of two or three hours of prayer every morning. But the point of this devotional is more about what we do with our busyness.

I can't speak for you, but it does seem that sometimes when we get busy, our time with God can get pushed to the back burner. Luther's approach was different, though. He connected his busyness to God — he partnered with God in it. Instead of keeping our busyness to ourselves, why not bring God into it? Doesn't it seem like He would be the perfect partner?

In fact, I am sure you have experienced that perfect partnership before. I know that the times when I am busiest and I lean into His presence it just goes better. Weird, huh? He's not waiting for our schedules to calm down before He wants to shows up. He's already there, ready to be invited in. The question the Psalmist is asking is the same one before us today: will we let His good Spirit lead us on level ground?

What is it saying to you?

Is the Lord connected to your busyness, or do you keep Him out of it?

How does it work when He is out of it?

How does it work when He is in it?

What are we going to do about it?

Whether you have a busy day or a slow day, connect it with God. Have Him be right in the middle of all of it.