Keeping Busy?

The other day two people I hadn't seen in a long time both asked me the same question, it was "Keeping Busy?" It's a question we ask people because in our society busy is good. I am busy for the most part. I have lots of things to do. My life choices have made me busy. I own a house which needs to be cleaned and maintained - this makes me busy. I could never leave my house and remain busy. I have a wife and five children, that need my attention, love and care. I could do nothing but see to these responsibilities and be busy. I help out at the radio station, I own a vehicle, oh and by the way I serve as a Pastor in a church which each section of that position I could sub-divide into a full-time job. I also have other leisure activities such as this blog and face book, which can consume vast amounts of time and I admit I religiously watch the TV show LOST. I was watching the Toronto Maple Leafs as well, but that futile activity self-destructed.

What's my point? Busyness is not a good gage of anything except being busy. Busyness is not a sign of effectiveness, it is not a gage of good priorities and it sure doesn't mean I am accomplishing much.

I use to ask people if they were keeping busy. I think I need to stop asking that, because I don't want to be busy anymore. But I do want to "Number my days - so that I may gain a heart of wisdom"