Discipleship: Following in the Savior's Footsteps

One of the greatest challenges many of us face today is a matter of time. We never seem to have enough of it. Often, if we try to look at things rationally we'll feel that we should either have been able to accomplish more with a given hour, day or week or conversely feel that we packed in far too much.

What is it that our Heavenly Father expects of us regarding our time? Where would He have us place our energies from day to day?

If we look to Jesus Christ's example we see that He was a very busy man with very little time to Himself. He gave His time to those around Him and served them in patience even when it was not convenient. He went about doing good and found more good along the way. I think the message, then, is that no matter how we fill our days it should result in good. Good for ourselves, our family, our friends and community. Still, the choices are many and the demands of our society can stretch us very thin. It often becomes a matter of priority. There are many good things, but not all of them may be right for us at the time of our lives we find ourselves in. This is the message He taught to Mary and Martha: that many things were good, but some things are needful. We must look to Him to find which parts are most needful for us, personally.

For me, I have looked a little closer at how the Savior spent His time here on earth. Yes, He was always busy. Yes, He was always doing good and fulfilling His father's will for Him. Still, there were more important things that He would let interrupt Him. There were things that, no matter what else might be at hand, Christ made time for. These were His highest priorities.

He was never too busy to pray.
He was never too busy to spend time with a child.
He was never too busy to notice the needs of one among the crowd.
He was never too busy, though He knew the end would be joyful, to cry with His friends in their sorrow.
He was never too busy for forgiveness.
He was never too busy to serve.

I think for me it is the same. There are simple little things that if I commit to never be too busy for, will make the greatest impact on my happiness and salvation. As always, I follow the Savior's example.

May I never find myself:
Too busy to pray
Too busy to hug my children
Too busy to read the scriptures
Too busy for the Sabbath
Too busy to see another's need

If I am, I have let too much of the world, and Satan's distractions, into my life. If I’m finding myself too busy, it is time to re-humble myself to the Lord's will for me. I ask Him what needs to fall away so that I am never too busy to be His disciple. When I do that, I find He is never too busy for me.