Do you have the zoomies? Often described as a burst of energy or a state of frenzied activity, this term applies to our spiritual and daily lives. I am not necessarily talking about the energetic part because, let’s face it, who has energy? I’m referring to the activity part with no finish line. Our repetitive, mundane tasks seem stuck on replay. Our cup-of-cold-water moments hinder progress. We try frantically to focus on the greater work. Instead, the demand of unavoidable duties leaves us running in circles like a cat trying to catch its tail.
These tasks include tending to essentials that absorb time from sharing the gospel. Our plans halt and lie on a shelf for an indefinite time. Often, our lives are more about scrubbing toilets, cleaning up messes, and picking up neglected tasks that others are responsible for than leading someone to Christ. The vicious cycle of delays, interruptions, and detours required to proceed with our God-given calling is not what we signed up for.
But when we look at Jesus’s ministry, we notice He invited the zoomies into His life. He fed the multitudes during His teaching lesson, cooked a meal over a campfire for tired fishermen, called the little children to Him, and gave them the attention they needed. He washed the disciples’ dirty feet, showing how He values the mundane.
We see how Jesus’s ministry shone the brightest and made the most impact when He allowed life to happen and rolled with its demands (Matthew 10:42). He took it as an opportunity to serve others, making a difference in the small things.
Life is not in the big splash of recognition. Instead, our success results in positive changes, daily achieved goals, and knowledge that God works during the ordinary happenings of our lives. Success is the ripple effect resulting from tenacity and persistence that makes an impact. It is about the lives we touch, the hearts we inspire toward positive change, and the love we share.
Nothing goes unnoticed by our heavenly Father. Both servant moments and limelight successes are significant to God. Knowing how this works gives purpose and reason to keep up with the zoomies. Don’t resist them.
Karen is a writer.