Busy with what?

Every adult has been here...you were present when the baby was born and then 15 years later you see this young man or young woman and you wonder where the time went. "It seems like just yesterday that you were in diapers" you might have said or thought. On a smaller scale is where I find myself today.

A moment ago I had this thought, "You haven't posted on your blog in a couple of days." In fact, my last post was January 21. Is my world passing by that fast or am I just too busy or am I just getting older and don't want to admit it. Probably all of the above.

Paul talks about his busy life in 1 Corinthians 9. He talks about his rights as an apostle and his desire to ignore them (he liked being able to do ministry for free). He continued talking about the one thing that consumed him - the gospel of Jesus Christ. He went to great lengths to preach the gospel. He altered his Jewish/Roman norms to relate to those he was trying to reach. Everything he did somehow had a connection to the gospel and his "compulsion" to share it with others.

If you lined up all the activities and avenues you pursue, how many of them actually have any connection to the gospel at all? How many of them are directly connected to the gospel? We're a busy people for sure. Busy with what?