God And Multi-Tasking...
What do we really know about multi-tasking?
We THINK it's good,
We THINK it's a sign of productivity,
We THINK it's a charactersitc of a success.
What do we really KNOW?
When you multi-task your attention is divided,
When you multi-task the quality fades,
When you multi-task you make mistakes,
When you multi-task you are not present.
Do you want your doctor multi-tasking while doing surgery on you?
Do you want someone multi-tasking when you're pouring your heart out?
When do we really want someone multi-tasking when you're talking to them?
So what's good about multi-tasking?
Oh yeah...
It makes us FEEL productive,
It makes us FEEL accomplished,
It makes us FEEL good,
Kinda like a drug with a bad overhang.
Most importantly, what is God's thoughts on multi-tasking?
"whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way. "
"everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty."
Does multi-tasking make God happy or sad?
Does it delight Him or grieve Him?
Multi-tasking SEEMS like a good idea,
But in reality,
It does more harm than good,
That why God warns against it.
"Wealth gained hastily will dwindle"
"Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow"
If you think about it,
We rush and multi-task because we THINK we don't have enough time,
It's rooted in a FEAR of not enough time,
Then an ADDICTION of hustling,
And not knowing how to take things slow.
We are have learned to NOT trust God and His timing.
Does God want you running around like a chicken with your head cut off?
Is that the best God's got for you?
How much of your busy-ness is you putting it on yourself versus God putting it on you?
Do you think God would give you so much work so you don't spend quiet time with Him?
Does God want you to take a break from feeding on His word?
Is multi-tasking and hustle from God?
"Dear Heavenly Father,
Help me see what part of my pace is of You or not,
Help me see what is rushed or crammed,
Help me see what is too packed,
Help me see what that is doing to my focus on You.
Help me break free from busy-ness,
Help me stop worrying about being overly productive,
Help me remove the things that are NOT of You.
Help me make space to think of You,
Help me make space to talk to You,
Help me make space to sit with You.
In Jesus name, Amen."
Cheers to tasking in a way that makes God happy. Wohooo!!!
