This document discusses dealing with busyness and why people feel busy. It defines busyness as having a lot to do and suggests reasons why people feel busy, such as a lack of planning, a search for significance, escapism, and the impact of technology. The document notes that while people have 168 hours per week, many obligations like work and sleep take up much of that time. It concludes by questioning whether readers' priorities are focused on God's kingdom or on being busy with many things, and encourages choosing to seek an audience with God above all other concerns.

1. Psalm 46
Dealing with Busyness

2. Dealing with Busyness
Word of the Year for 2018
- “Single Use”

3. Dealing with Busyness
Busyness definition:
“The state or condition of having a great deal
to do.”

4. Dealing with Busyness
Why are people “busy”?
• Need to survive?

5. Dealing with Busyness
How many hours in a week?
• 7 x 24 hours = 168 hours in a week
• 7 x 8 hours = 56 hours sleep
• 40 hour working week
• 72 hours per week still left!

6. Dealing with Busyness
Why are people “busy”?
• Need to survive?
• Lack of planning around deadlines
• Search for significance
• Escapism
• Motivational Issues
• Impact of Technology

7. Dealing with Busyness
Time is limited
• We all have the same amount of time
• Saying “yes” is also saying “no” to something
or someone else
• Are you wasting time?

8. Luke 10:38-42
38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he
came to a village where a woman named Martha
opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called
Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what
he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all the
preparations that had to be made. She came to him
and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has
left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help
me!”

9. Luke 10:38-42
41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are
worried and upset about many things, 42 but few
things are needed - or indeed only one. Mary has
chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away
from her.”
(NIV)

10. Dealing with Busyness
1. Are you busy with many things?
2. Is God’s Kingdom your priority?
3. Will you chose what is better?
“If we are seeking first His Kingdom,
we must first seek an audience with the King.”