martha:
- she welcomed Him into her home: how many times have i not welcomed Jesus into my home, my heart, troubles, work, stress, E T C? i think for all of us who are earnestly looking to God, we have to first let Him in. we keep shutting Him out, we lose on a real opportunity to experience grace. we start becoming numb to His calling and we may start inviting other things into our lives instead.
- she was distracted: i don't know about anyone else, but man! i get so distracted by everyday life: my job, friendships, family, bills...the list could go on, fill this entire blog post and still find no end in sight. i get distracted easily because i am a worrier. i said it, i worry a lot. about everything, everyone...i get worried even while i'm praying. i don't know how to stop being a worrier, but i'm sincerely praying for this to be. instead of being a worrier, i would love to be praying woman. a woman who goes to the Lord in my Spirit and trust in His comfort and wisdom, strength and grace.
mary:
- she sat at Jesus' feet: amidst the worry, the distractions + the serving, mary just sat, listened to Jesus and breathed life to her Spirit. see, i've noticed that even in serving the Lord in any manner, we can become distracted and lose sight of why we're serving in the first place. martha wasn't doing an evil thing by wanting to serve and have everything in order, she was after all serving Jesus in her home, but she let that be the source of her contentment, of her identity and fullness and not Jesus. mary, on the other hand, saw what was truly needed in a normal christian life: a heart and Spirit that sits at the feet of Jesus and drinks Him in. a life that empties itself of the World and gets full of Christ. we have to be replenished continually, lest we run dry.
- she gave Him something very costly to her: i wonder if mary ever second guessed giving her oil to wash Jesus' feet. i wonder if she got worried thinking, "if i give Him my most precious possession, what will i have left?...will it be enough? will He like the oil?"...i wonder sometimes, if i give Jesus my desire to be married, will He make good on it and not give me a husband? if i give Him my teaching career, will He make me stay there and not open other doors for career options? if I truly start writing for Him, will He push me to write difficult things and push my faith? with the little i give Him, will He be able to truly bless others? will I fall short?
Jesus:
- "but I want you to be without care."- 1 Cor. 7:32, i could post a hundred different bible verses that speak of trust, i almost stopped right here and started looking for them. but, isn't this the sum of all of them? He wants us to be without care, because He loves us and He has a plan. He wants us to trust Him and His timing. i read once that He is looking to see how we react. this has stuck with me...how do i react when i don't get my way or when He requires something of me that i'm scared to give up?...He looks to see how we trust Him in our lives and how we use what He has given us.
i hope you remember that He wants you to be without care and that He loves you.
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