There is a difference between being productive and being a busybody and I believe it’s something we often over look. The reason I am writing this post tonight is because my hope and prayer is that you are able to distinguish which you are right now and what changes your might have to make.
“We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies. Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat.” (2 Thessalonians 3:11-12)
A “busybody” is a gossip. An idle person who doesn’t work, ends up filling his or her time with less than helpful activities, like gossip. Rumors and hearsay are tantalizing, exciting to hear, and make us feel like insiders. But they tear people down. If you often find your nose in other people’s business, you may be underemployed. Look for a task to do for Christ or for you family and get to work.
Do you find yourself trying to get in other people’s business? Do you have time on your hands to be more concerned about others than your own personal growth? I believe that we sadly become busybodies when we don’t fill our time with productive things.
I mean seriously think about where your mind goes when you aren’t specifically focusing on a task at hand...it immediately goes to other people. Our brains try to find something to occupy our thoughts when we aren’t focused on a specific task. As soon as we let our mind wonder, we start getting in other people’s business.
My hope...and what I want out of this post isn’t to make you feel like you’re a busybody, but it’s to challenge you to have a productive state of mind.
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