Does God understand that we're busy?

By Billy Graham, Tribune Content Agency on Jun 16, 2017

Q: I know I ought to take time for God -- things like reading the Bible, praying, being active in church and so forth. But I'm so busy that these things just get crowded out. Maybe I'll find time to do them when I'm old, but I just can't seem to squeeze them in right now. -- Mrs. B.B.

A: Let me assure you from personal experience that later on you'll probably have even less time for God than you do now. You may not be as busy, but you'll still be occupied with other things -- and you won't have as much energy. The writer of Ecclesiastes urged, "Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come" (Ecclesiastes 12:1).

Let me ask you a question: Do you find time to eat every day? Of course you do -- and if you're like most of us, you probably eat three meals a day, plus a snack or two. And if you think about it, you probably do this for at least two reasons: You get hungry, and you enjoy eating. And there's nothing wrong with this, because we need food for our physical wellbeing.

The point is this: We make time for those things that are important to us. Why, then, don't we make time for God? Could it be that we don't think He's really important, or that we don't feel any need for the spiritual strength He wants to give us?

If you have never done so, commit your life to Christ today. Then ask Him to help you set aside time to be alone with Him every day -- and keep it. Even if it's only a few minutes at first, God will use it to draw you closer to Himself. The Bible says, "Blessed is the one ... whose delight is in the law of the Lord" (Psalm 1:1-2).

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