Rusty
I could say that "I've been busy." Even add the usual slang "life happened." Life keeps happening. And it will never stop happening. A lot has happened. A lot will happen. In it all, "we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28 The excuse that life is happening just translates to us looking for conducive and factual ways of saying that there is no time to plunge into the expression of our God-given gifts. Basically looking for soothing way to calm our minds and hearts for being unprofitable in the Kingdom of God. Our rustiness dampens our effectiveness, consistency and zeal to daily live out His word. A lot has happened. A lot will happen. Don't stay rusty. Get up and be resilient, unshaken, strong, tactful and you will surmount all odds "because greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world." 1st John 4:4