Author: Kim

Need

Published on by Kim

He doesn’t need you; you need Him.

Interesting to think about this statement. In human relationships, when we need someone who doesn’t need us, the balance is off. We can feel the tension, and it can be disruptive in a relationship.

But in our relationship with God, for our greatest joy the need balance should be tilted all the way. We do need Him. We absolutely need Him. When we don’t acknowledge our need of Him, we do not desperately seek Him (Ps. 42:2, Ps. 63:1). Denying our need prevents us from being truly satisfied.

David reflects this need in Psalm 70:5, “But I am poor and needy; hasten to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O Lord, do not delay!” Without need, why a deliverer? David was stating his need and asking for his Lord.

Jesus offers that which satisfies.

“Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” (John 4:13-14)

“I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.” (John 6:35)

The invitation is there. Are you seeking and finding, drinking deep from the One who satisfies eternally? Are you letting your need drive you to Him?

We can seek Him in prayer consistently throughout the day.

We can see Him in His Word as He speaks truth to us.

We can feast on Him as we meditate on the word preached or taught or simply shared by a friend.

Go to your Source. Today. All day. Everyday.

Busyness

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A big part of living on purpose and making the best use of our time is knowing what we are doing and why we are doing it.

“Busyness as Proxy for Productivity: In the absence of clear indicators of what it means to be productive and valuable in their jobs, many knowledge workers turn back toward an industrial indicator of productivity: doing lots of stuff in a visible manner.” Cal Newport, Deep Work

Newport wrote a book about work that actually moves us forward, and the quotation above is describing a major block to that kind of work. Busy for busy’s sake does not get you anywhere. It is spinning in a circle. Busy is not the same thing as productive.

If you know your end goal, your priorities, your calling, then you know where you are going. You have your why.

Now when you look at your activities, you can more easily see what fits with your why and what doesn’t.

If it doesn’t fit with your why, move it out of the way, off the road. You need that room for your actual work.

If the activity fits with a minor priority, make sure it is not consuming the majority of your effort. Move it to the side but not off the road.

If it does fit with your priorities, your why, you are either continually supporting the goal (like never-ending laundry or dishes) or moving closer to the goal. These activities are productive, not just busy.

Please, I beg you, don’t be busy just to look busy. Think about what you are doing and push toward the goal. That is a good day’s work!