“What on earth could be the problem?”
“Why is my life so messed up?”

I don't even know what day it is today.
I live a crazy busy life.
Why are you so busy?

The alarm goes off every five minutes from the morning.
There is no end to the things we have to do, and everything around us pushes us to work faster and harder.
We are extremely reluctant to say “no” or “no” to demands that are right in front of us because we need to appear better.
Strive for recognition from people.
As a result, the words “I’m busy” never leave my mouth.
Before we knew it, the busyness of life had become a given, and we had allowed it to dominate our daily lives.
We consider being busy a good thing.
I think it's proof that you live a vibrant and passionate life.
But with a packed schedule and excessive responsibilities, life has long since lost its balance.

Kevin DeYoung confronts this issue head-on.
"Why Am I So Busy?" is written in plain, everyday language so that anyone can read it, but it contains deep theological foundations and insight.
He presents seven criteria to help us diagnose the problems we face in life.
And it addresses it biblically so we can apply it right away.
It addresses inner problems such as pride, excessive responsibility, confusion about priorities, and lack of rest that arise from busyness from a biblical perspective.
This book is not just a self-help book.
This isn't a book that offers time management tips and asks, "How can we solve busy problems and live leisurely?"
A life following Christ can be busy, but even within that routine, it helps us focus on what is truly important.

That's why this book isn't just for busy office workers.
This book is for parents struggling with a sense of responsibility and anxiety, for those who live their lives worrying about what others think and craving praise, and for all Christians who have lost trust in their loved ones due to excessive work and ministry.
If you're struggling with your busy daily life, if you've lost your sense of purpose in life, if you take the gaze of those who look at you as busy as you are for granted, then this book is a must-read for you.
If you're feeling overwhelmed by too many things and unable to focus on what really matters, this book will give you clear, practical answers on how to focus on what really matters.

We usually start our day by barely getting our heavy bodies out of bed in the morning and hoping that we can just get through the day.
I start my day not hoping to serve, but hoping only to survive.

If you find yourself living an overly busy life, it could be a sign of a more serious problem within you.
Things like the desire to be praised by everyone, excessive desires, and anxiety about a meaningless life.
--- From "Three Dangers to Avoid"

I work all night to avoid disappointing hundreds or thousands of people I've never met.
And then you ruin the evening with the few people you have to look after.

I ask myself this question when I try to discern whether what I am trying to do is out of a desire to please others, an arrogant attempt to make myself stand out, or a genuine desire to serve others.
'Are you trying to do good or are you trying to look good?'

Let's think about how we can help those who are hurting.
There are always people around us who feel they don't get enough attention and constantly ask for help.
Typically, people are initially eager to help.
But as their demands grow, he falls into despair, unable to break free from this relationship.
Then, you start to resent those who initially tried to help you.
Even so, requests for help continue.
What should busy people do in times like this, even without this task?
--- From "The Villain with a Thousand Faces"

Most Christians seem to learn to live with the guilt that they are not doing enough.
We are used to living in a state of mild self-disappointment because we always think we can pray more, give more, and evangelize more.
--- From "Excessive Sense of Duty"

The Son of God could not meet everyone's needs.
He had to go to a quiet place to pray.
I had to eat.
I had to sleep.
I had to be able to say “no.”
If Jesus had to live with human limitations, it would be foolish to think that we did not.
--- From "The Habit of Increasing Work"

As ordinary parents living in a country where raising children is the top priority, we consider children to be too fragile.
I believe that the success of a child depends on what the parents do.
Both of these assumptions are wrong.
It's harder than you think to spoil your children or to make them successful.
Especially in Christian families, there are many cases where people act with implicit determinism.
We worry that a few wrong actions will ruin our children's lives forever.

I hope my children will look back on the past and think this way.
“I don’t really know what my parents did for me.
I don't think they knew what they were doing either.
But one thing I could always be sure of.
“It is that my parents loved me very much and that they loved Jesus.”
--- From "A World Where Children Become Kings"

God created us to need sleep.
If you think you can survive without sleep, you are belittling the gift of sleep that God has given you (Psalm 127:2).
Also, behind it all, there is the arrogance that one can live well without God.
--- From "Finding the Rhythm of Life"

The problem of busyness is not solved by good time management.
As we have seen, it is a mental problem and a disease of the mind.
If you want to banish busyness, you must rest properly, find rhythm in your life, kill your proud ego, accept your own finiteness, and acknowledge God's providence.
--- From "Life with Burdens"

People know whether you pray before meals or not.
I know that you attend church on Sundays and participate well in small groups such as district meetings.
But I don't know if you go into your own secret closet and pray.

If we heal the sick, cast out demons, preach the gospel, show mercy, and practice justice, yet do not sit at the feet of Jesus, then we have missed one thing we truly ought to do.
One thing that is more important than helping someone else is to first be taught by the Word and filled spiritually yourself.

There's nothing wrong with being tired.
There's nothing wrong with feeling pressure.
There is nothing wrong with going through times of confusion.
There is one mistake so foolish that it makes you beat your chest and regret not doing it even though there is a way to avoid it.
It is precisely because we do not possess Jesus sufficiently that we live a busy and hectic life that no one wants.

--- From "One Thing You Must Do"