Activity and Overload

In continuing with my reading of The Overload Syndrome, I just finished a chapter on Activity and Commitment. The author started the chapter by quoting John Charles Cooper, who said "Whenever two people meet today, one or the other is sure to mention how busy he or she is." True? Especially this time of year, isn't it?

It was interesting also that Dr. Swenson talked about busyness as a sign of prestige, or a badge of honor to be worn, to some people. He talked about activities, involvement, and commitments as fundementally good things by themselves. Or in moderation. They are a part of a healthy life. It's when our commitments prevent us from rest, prevent us from spending time with our family, prevent us from building people-relationships, that they become an overload problem.

He offered several prescriptions for overcoming Activity overload, but the last one stuck out to me most: Remember Who it is that gets things done. Amen. Someone said "God can do in twenty minutes what it takes us twenty years to do." We need to lean more on the One that can do all things, than the one (us) who can do few things well.

"Is it busyness that moves mountains...or faith?" The Overload Syndrome