Words and Discipleship

I sometimes catch myself saying, "There is nothing do." But this really isn't the case. For Jesus, there was always something to do. In fact, there was so much to do that his challenge was not finding something to do, but finding space to rest. If there really was "nothing to do," then there would be no one sick, no one lonely, no one hurting, etc. (Anyone with a tender heart can see why it's important to learn how to rest!)

No, when I say, "There is nothing to do," what I really mean is, "There is nothing to entertain me." Now, that could be a true statement. And it's important to note that entertainment, as much as it participates in and reflects godly re-creation, is a good thing. So, why is this important? Because "There is nothing to entertain me" is a different statement from "There is nothing to do" and shows that (at least part of the time) my problem is not insufficient activity, but incomplete discipleship.