Crazy Busy
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"I'm too busy!" We've all heard it. We've all said it. All too often, busyness gets the best of us. Just one look at our jam-packed schedules tells us how hard it can be to strike a well-reasoned balance between doing nothing and doing it all. That's why award-winning author and pastor Kevin DeYoung addresses the busyness problem head on in his newest book, Crazy Busy -- and not with the typical arsenal of time management tips, but rather with the biblical tools we need to get to the source of the issue and pull the problem out by the roots. Highly practical and super short, Crazy Busy will help you put an end to "busyness as usual." - Publisher.
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If I had to sum up this book with one word, it would be “finitude”. DeYoung reminds readers of the finitude of our human condition - we are frail and weak and cannot do everything all the time (nor does God ever expect us to be able to anyhow). He provides some practical advice to remedy busyness but does not hide behind these practical points for entertainment value or to make a gospel issue more “culturally relevant”. He ultimately points to the more important truth: “If you are sick and tired of feeling so dreadfully busy and are looking for a one-point plan to help restore order to your life, this is the best advice I know: devote yourself to the Word of God and prayer” (p. 113). Rest ultimately comes not from a freer schedule but from the freedom of rest in Christ and coming to know and love Him more. How we do come to know and love Him more? By reading His word and spending time with Him in prayer. Overall, DeYoung nicely incorporates personal anecdotes, other literature on the topic, scripture, and questions to give pause and challenge the reader to examine his or her own struggles with busyness.
Book Review: Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem by Kevin DeYoung - it really is a fairly short book, not about avoiding busyness but about focusing on what it important so that you eliminate the things that distract you from your real callings.
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