Chasing My Tail Again

This Google video is a great illustration of my life at the moment. This blog started two years ago with Cats are to humans what humans are to God? Wish I were a dog… because I noticed a parallel between my cats’ behavior toward me, to my behavior toward God. And even though I have made a lot of progress in the last two years, I still have some cattitude. An aloofness, an independence… in my own mind, at least. The reality is that left to myself I’m much like the cat in the video – chasing my tail and looking silly. Lately the tail-chasing behavior has been work, work, work. Although things are slowing down some, and I’ve been turning down work which is very hard for me to do, I’ve still been very busy. The key here is to remember that busyness is not the same as accomplishment. I have been busy all right… working 12-14 hour days most days. And I’ve accomplished nearly nothing of value. Nothing I can take with me when I take up residence in my new home.

It’s very easy to get wrapped up in the daily grind – to be Martha instead of Mary. Jesus made clear which behavior was correct. I’m going to be taking a hard look at how I’m spending my time and eliminate a lot so that there is more room for what is really important: running the race that has been set before me.