Fear is a Liar: Busyness

Lk 10:38-42
Busyness is an addiction.
Regular stillness is necessary for living the joyful life Jesus has promised us.
In the middle of joy there is no fear or anxiety. We must sit at the feet of Jesus.
1. Busyness without regular stillness can quickly distort our view of God. Busyness and anxiety are a cycle. If we're not careful, distractions become the new normal. Ps 46:10 "Be still, and know that I am God..." God and Jesus modeled this for us. Get 2:2-3; Lk 5:16. Lk 10:40 Martha's distractions caused her to voice her anxious heart. The busier we become, the more intentional we must become at being still and know/remember that he is God.
2. We must get good at recognizing the difference between what is urgent and what is important. What have I made important that is not important? Learn to say no to things that aren't important. Mt 6:33 Seek God and Jesus first. Don't just operate on emotions. Give others permission to say no. v41-42 Choose what is better.
3. Service to God must not supersede worship of God. My cup needs to be filled regularly with God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Mt 12:28; Jn 16:33. We are called to do less and spend more time with God.
Jer 29:13 "You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."
Ps 46 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.  Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,  though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.  There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.  God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.  Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts.  The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.  Come and see what the Lord has done, the desolations he has brought on the earth.  He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth. He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the shields with fire.  He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”  The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.