Oh how I love being on the move, active, working, busy. I love having something to think about, process, solve. I do not easily sit still and work until I am worn out. Our culture encourages busy and we have become addicted to it. When we are not busy we have a sense of loss, confusion and sometimes question if the few things we are doing are worth anything. At times it becomes a compulsion to move, say something, act. Busyness can very much become an addiction as we experience the adrenaline boost and accomplishment of doing a lot of things.
Even though we are doing a lot of things and it makes us feel good there are times when busyness is not good. Yes, sometimes we have to get things done but I think that we get in this mode and are so used to the fast pace we do not know how to slow down.
A discipline that I practice on and off (and really should just practice all the time) is the discipline of slowing down. It is a simple yet challenging discipline, choosing, on purpose to slow our lives down a little bit. It includes practices such as chewing more slowly, walking more slowly, reading for transformation rather than just information, not looking for the fastest check-out lane and even choosing to drive in the slow lane of traffic. I know, some of these sound crazy, but the benefits of choosing to slow in even a small way are significant. You’ll find this discipline and the benefits of it popping up on the blog here and there over the next few weeks.
So, hopefully you’re already sitting, take a deep breath and ask God how He might want you to slow down. Ask God to show you where you are addicted to busyness and hurry. Trust Him as you choose to slow.
**Sit quietly again for as much time as is available to you.**
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