Trying to be Too Busy!

I don't know about everybody else, but I seem to be busier and busier as life moves forward. At each stage in life, you tell yourself that finally "Now, things want be so chaotic and I can get some things done that I have been neglecting." However, when that time comes, I seem to have more on my plate than I have ever had before. Right now I am just a few weeks from my first doctoral seminar in Kansas City and yet we have just welcomed our new son into the world, I have barely taken a breath after completing the master's program in Ft. Worth, and changes and needs at church seem to require my constant attention. I was reading an article from one of the seminaries this week about just how much time we waste (reading junk mail and emails, watching TV shows that we don't even care about, surfing the Internet to find news on nothing, etc.).

This busyness not only affects the previously mentioned areas, but it also negatively impacts my relationship with my Lord and Savior. I wonder just how much we miss concerning God's will and blessings for our live because we are too busy. It just so happens that the prophet which shares my son's namesake found himself in 1 Kings 19:12-13 dealing with this very issue. He had the task of trying to listen for God's voice, and he ended up hearing it in the least likely of places..."a still small voice (kjv)."

My hope here is that I will learn to not be so busy! This does not mean that I must stop all of the activities in my life. Although, it does mean that I may need to make certain that I stop long enough to listen and appreciate Jesus Christ and His work. I wonder how much I have missed?
How much do you miss because you are going so fast that you don't even have time to breathe? Do you stop and listen? Now this doesn't just mean that you pray once a day! Do you actually stop a wait for God to speak (even if you are prepared or don't like what it is that He says)?

My prayer today is that in the midst of my busyness I will actively spend time with God! Lord, please cause me to drop some of the things that don't matter, give attention to the things that do matter, and allow You to guide me in all of these areas.