CJ Mahaney composed a series of blog posts that were later compiled into short pamphlet entitled, ‘Biblical Productivity’. It is short, pithy, heart searching, and intensely practical. In this new season where many of us have more time than ever due to so many cancellations in our schedule, it heightens the need for us to do as Ephesians 5:16 says: “ making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.” I spent some time re-reading CJ’s pamphlet and it inspired me to devote some time discussing it with those who are interested.

So for anyone who is interested, let’s read through this pamphlet and starting Next Tuesday night 8pm-9:30pm let’s discus it on Zoom. If you are interested please email me at rs@sgparra.org.au or text “Biblical Productivity” to 0481999476.

Here is a link to the free PDF

Here is the link to the Zoom chat i have scheduled

Please read through chapter 1-3 beforehand and come ready to discuss.

Here is an excerpt to whet your appetite.

Lazy? Not me. I’m busy. Up early, up late. My schedule is filled from beginning to end. I love what I do and I love getting stuff done. I attack a daily to‐do list with the same intensity I play basketball. Me lazy? I don’t think so!

Or at least I didn’t think so. That is, until I read about the difference between busyness and fruitfulness, and realized just how often my busyness was an expression of laziness, not diligence.

I forget now who first brought these points to my attention. But the realization that I could be simultaneously busy and lazy, that I could be a hectic sluggard, that my busyness was no immunity from laziness, became a life‐altering and work‐altering insight. What I learned is that:

Busyness does not mean I am diligent

Busyness does not mean I am faithful

Busyness does not mean I am fruitful

Recognizing the sin of procrastination, and broadening the definition to include busyness, has made a significant alteration in my life. The sluggard can be busy—busy neglecting the most important work, and busy knocking out a to‐do list filled with tasks of secondary importance.

When considering our schedules, we have endless options. But there are a few clear priorities and projects, derived from my God‐assigned roles, that should occupy the majority of my time during a given week. And there are a thousand tasks of secondary importance that tempt us to devote a disproportionate amount of time to completing an endless to‐do list. And if we are lazy, we will neglect the important for the urgent.