Busyness and Worry
"We need to be especially alert to the evil subtlety of Satan. His one desire is to keep people from having a mind and heart disposed to their Lord and God. He circles, lusting to snatch away the human heart by the ruse of some gain or assistance and to stifle remembrance of the word and precepts of the Lord. He wants to extinguish the light of the human heart, and so he moves in by means of worldly busyness and worry." --St. Francis, Rule of 1221, Chapter XXII
It seems that Satan has not changed his tactics in all these years. Being overly busy can promote worry in itself! I know that when my usual daily routine is disrupted because of additional activities I can easily become overwhelmed with the details of what needs to be done, causing my thoughts to flit from one thing to another generating a type of worry. But I've found a way to prevent that. In advance I plan out what I can do ahead of time so that when the unusually busy day arrives I've already accomplished some of the tasks. I also keep my normal activities at a minimum to allow for unexpected things. But what helps most of all is to realize that my day belongs to the Lord. If I begin with that focus, whatever appears on my "plate" will be easily "eaten and digested."
"We need to be especially alert to the evil subtlety of Satan. His one desire is to keep people from having a mind and heart disposed to their Lord and God. He circles, lusting to snatch away the human heart by the ruse of some gain or assistance and to stifle remembrance of the word and precepts of the Lord. He wants to extinguish the light of the human heart, and so he moves in by means of worldly busyness and worry." --St. Francis, Rule of 1221, Chapter XXII
It seems that Satan has not changed his tactics in all these years. Being overly busy can promote worry in itself! I know that when my usual daily routine is disrupted because of additional activities I can easily become overwhelmed with the details of what needs to be done, causing my thoughts to flit from one thing to another generating a type of worry. But I've found a way to prevent that. In advance I plan out what I can do ahead of time so that when the unusually busy day arrives I've already accomplished some of the tasks. I also keep my normal activities at a minimum to allow for unexpected things. But what helps most of all is to realize that my day belongs to the Lord. If I begin with that focus, whatever appears on my "plate" will be easily "eaten and digested."
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