Too Busy to Know God

Too Busy to Know God?

She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said (V.39).

Luke 10:38-42

Reading

One day when I was waiting for a bus, a stranger who saw me reading my Bible told me about his life before he met Jesus. He said, “I was obsessed with myself. Then I found Jesus.”

I listened as he told me a list of changes he had made to his life and some of the good things he had done. But because everything he told me was about his busyness for God and not his relationship with God, I wasn’t surprised when he added, “To be honest I thought I’d feel better about myself by now.”

I think the New Testament character Martha would have understood that man’s feelings. Having invited Jesus to be a guest at her home, she got busy doing what she thought were the important things. But this meant she couldn’t focus on Jesus. Because Mary wasn’t helping, Martha felt right asking Jesus to tell her off. It’s a mistake many of us make: we’re so busy doing good that we don’t spend time getting to know God better.

I gave a little bit of advice to that man at the bus stop—straight from Jesus’ words to Martha in Luke 10:41-42. I said to him: “Slow down and make time to know God; let the Bible tell you all about Him.” If we’re too busy to spend time with God, we’re simply too busy.

Thinking it over…

What stops you from spending time with God? What are some things you could do to make sure you’re spending time with God each day?

KNOWING GOD IS SO MUCH MORE THAN A TO-DO LIST.

Youth Edition – Our Daily Bread Ministries