Are idle hands actually God's power tools?

Wow.

How busy life can be. I swear I haven't taken a breath since Christmas.

So I guess it's been awhile since I blogged properly... especially about me and where I'm at. So let me take some time to enlighten you all to the current state of my so called 'life' at the moment.

I am still working in the deli at Safeway... doing somewhere between 10-12 hours a week.
I have been working at the Community Health Centre since November, doing around 21 hours per week.
I have just begun my Graduate Diploma of Theology through the Melbourne College of Divnity... full time.
Tuesday nights I run bible study, whilst on Friday nights we hold youth group fortnightly. And on Sunday's I assist with the older children's discipleship program at church. Not to mention Songsters on a Wednesday evening and the visits to the dressmaker for my housemate's upcoming wedding.

Would it be an understatement to say I've been busy?

Being this busy has caused me to consider a number of things... First and foremost it has caused me more stress than I have known in my life, and I really must consider whether being this busy is truly healthy for one's self. It certainly can't be healthy for the soul if it allows no down time. Even Jesus needed time out from his busy lifestyle.

Secondly, this bussiness has caused me to consider whether one can fully accomplish one's purpose (sharing Jesus with the world) to the best of their ability when their life is so full.

See... there is this dilemma... I'm sure you've heard one of these sayings:
'Idle hands are the devil's workshop' or
'Idle hands are the devil's playground' or
'Idle hands are the devil's tools'
Although I'm not sure any of these are the particular phrase I'm looking for...

Anyway. The dilemma is that I'm either going to be busy or idle.
If I'm busy will that detract from the goodness and power of fulfilling God's will in my life?
If I'm idle will that mean I'm not fulfilling God's will?
Hmmm.
It really makes one wonder.
Or maybe I just have a bad case of binge thinking...

Well here's a thought for you.
Can idle hands really be God's power tools?
Maybe God uses idle hands better than he uses busy ones... Because maybe the busy ones are so caught up in what they are busy with that God's will is put to the back of the mind.
I certainly won't want that to be the case with my busy hands.
But don't you think God could use idle hands better and far more effectively than He could use busy hands?

Interesting.
Food for thought.