Luke 10: 38-39 "As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said."
How awesome it is to sit at our Lord's feet and listen to him! To be still and know Him. To have His words soak deep into our soul drenching us with His love and tender care.
Are you like Mary, who sits at his feet? Or are you a Martha, who is spending her time preparing the meal and cleaning? 9 times out of 10 I am like Martha, always cleaning, cooking, working and taking care of someone who is ill in our home, whether that is my children, myself or my husband.
It seems like I am always on the go, nonstop work, work, work and more work. Even when I am home when illness takes over me or someone in the home...it is constant work!! Dishes to do, Dustbunnies to kill, vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, preparing meals, laundry, filing the mountain of paperwork for bills and my job stuff, dog to care for, cats to take care of, fish to feed, friends and neighbors to check on and call...and it goes on and on and on.
But I have noticed a change in the last year or so as I slip out of my Martha mode and slip easier into my Mary mode. Those times I am home caring for someone ill I make a point of picking my bible up before I crawl out of bed in the morning while they are still sleeping and read and pour through my Lord's Holy Word soaking up His love for the day.
My moments as Mary are not as often as I would like them to be for I am a mom, a wife, a career woman, a volunteer, and passionate about my writing (still hoping someday to get a book published as my dream since teenage years is to be an author). So those moments I take as Mary did at Jesus' feet I treasure with every fiber of my being, I store them in my heart, I find comfort in them and I long for more.
Mark 8:36 "What good is it for man to gain the whole world yet forfeit his soul"
This verse calls to me in a way that I want to give up all the worldy stuff and choose instead to sit at my Lord's feet cherishing the time with Him in prayer, reading my bible, and journaling which leads us to a deeper intimacy with our Creator, which is exactly where He calls us to be.
2 comments:
totally agree. there are always things that draw our attention away from God. We have to constantly tell ourselves to just STOP and sit at His feet. If we don't do this, our relationship with HIM cannot grow. Good stuff!
hi. thank you...i didnt realize you had commented until i looked today to add my post about the book "The Shack" and saw this - i'm slowly getting rid of those things that take my time away from GOD...after reading this book I realize I am a long way from being like Mary sitting at Jesus' feet : ) and it is where i long to be. love ya!
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