Busy as a beaver, or so the saying goes, right? Christmas can
be a very busy time of year, traveling to see family, re-connecting with
friends, buying gifts, sending cards, baking, decorating the tree, going to
church…the list goes on and on.
There is a very distinct difference between being busy and
busy-ness. The action of busy-ness can be defined as things we feel we “need”
to get done, “should” get done, or ”want” to get done, but don’t necessarily
benefit us or those close to us. Busy-ness can take away from time spent with
those that mean a lot to us, or like spending time reflecting on the birth
story of Jesus.
Being busy as a beaver has purpose…meaningful
purpose.
As Mr. or Mrs. Beaver waddle through the small brush in their
life, the focus is to find suitable branches they can use to build a safe and
secure lodge.
The large trees they encounter can be a source of food and for building dams and flood areas to increase their habitat.
As busy as beavers are, they don’t do it for show, they do it
in private. They’re also very hard to
get pictures of, though I was able to get this one very lame picture of Mr. or
Mrs. Beaver.
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| The beaver is that round blob on the left |
They even eluded my trail camera, either by moving so fast
the camera couldn’t catch them, or by moving so slow they didn’t activate it.
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| Notice the downed log |
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| The beaver eluded the camera but you can see a lot of that log missing |
I do admire their purpose driven life, but also really wonder
what their dentist bill looks like.
Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it
is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.
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