No Life Need Be Boring
Boredom indicates that our interests are not being met. We may be bored because we keep engaging in monotonous tasks, don’t think we have anything worthwhile to do, or want to indirectly communicate anger. Perhaps we don’t know what we want to do.
The lack of growth which results from boredom is detrimental to us individually and, thus, to our relationships (Phil 2:12). It can lead to anxiety as deeper emotions go unexpressed. In addition, we can lose interest in what happens and become depressed.
So how do we deal with boredom? We get our problems out into the open by telling the Lord and, perhaps, others about them (Phil 4:6-8; Jas 5:16). We can listen to the Lord, then follow the Spirit’s leading and trust Him to keep the steps small enough for us to be able to work on them each day. It is also important that we learn to be contented and hopeful by drawing on His strength (Phil 4:12-13). Since boredom entails being focused on ourselves, we can ask the Lord to daily give us opportunities to reach out to those in need (Rom 13:8; 2 Tim 2:10). Finally, since the fruit of His Spirit matures in us as we let Him habitually control our lives, we can realize that no activity, however routine, is unimportant if He is allowed to direct us (1 Thess 4:11-12).
Instead of being timid, learn to be appropriately bold.