Part 1: Days So Busy You Lose Your Heart
Have you ever finished work, sat down in your chair, and found yourself unable to move for a while? When you look back, you can hardly remember who you talked to today, what you talked about, or what you spent your day for. The only lingering sensation is the feeling of a day spent simply getting through a schedule...
The Japanese kanji character for "busy" (忙) is made of two parts: "heart" (心) and "loss" (亡), literally meaning "losing the heart." Being busy in itself isn't necessarily bad, but losing sight of the purpose behind it might actually inflict the deepest damage on our hearts. That is because "busyness" is the very first thing that strips away our time to reflect on ourselves and to genuinely face other people.
Part 2: The Answer to What We Have Given
If tomorrow the company no longer needed you, what would be left in your hands?
The more time and energy someone has poured into their work, the more likely such anxiety is to cross their mind. Compared to the magnitude of what they have given, the answer they find in their hands is surprisingly empty. Just eating, working, growing old, and dying—such questions sometimes peek through the gaps of busyness.
Part 3: An Invitation to the Weary
There are words that have attempted to answer this heavy weight pressing down on the heart. In the Bible, a book read and passed down across the world, it is written: "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28). The "I" speaking here is Jesus, the central figure of the Bible. In Christianity, this Jesus is regarded as the Son of God.
Part 4: A Shift in the Axis
So, what is the true identity of this "heavy burden"?
If even the slightest shift occurs in the core (axis) of a bicycle, it will not run straight. The frame wobbles from side to side, the rider feels unsettled, and they are constantly harboring a faint irritation. The human heart is very similar to this. When we unknowingly place ourselves, the things we want, or money at the center (the axis) of our lives, our days somehow become unsettled and heavy.
The Bible calls this state "sin." It does not mean a criminal act, but rather the meaning of straying from the direction we were originally meant to face: "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). This does not happen only to special people; you, too, may recognize it within yourself. And naturally, everyone wishes to be free from that bondage.
Part 5: Starting Today
Jesus Christ extends an invitation: "I will give you rest."
You don't need to decide everything about believing or not believing today. Even so, there is something I want you to know. God already knows you. And He is eagerly waiting, moment by moment, for that quiet whisper in your heart. This is the best news for you. Why not quietly voice those words today? "God, I want to know You." It doesn't need to be eloquent.
Part 6: A Prayer to Try
Today, you can pray like this: God is waiting for your words, your prayer.
"Lord Jesus, I need You. Please help me recover the heart I lost amidst the busyness. Thank You for dying on the cross for me and forgiving my sins. Right now, I place You back at the center of my life. From today on, please guide me as the Lord of my life. Grant me the true rest and peace that I need."
