I'm constantly going. My social calendar never seems to have an open moment leaving me little time to clean my house or wash my truck. When I'm not at church I am working or hanging on the lake or having lunch dates with Grandma leaving me little time to breathe. (So maybe you have picked up by now too that I am a little melodramatic.)
Recently I picked up Andy Lee's Flawed Yet Called: A Mary like Me. The book walks you through the three Mary's in the Bible. The one that called to my heart was the story of Mary and Martha. If you have never spent time in Luke I have linked it here. I think that this encounter with Jesus can be a teaching tool for men and women.
All to often so many of us busy ourselves with so much more than we need to. I think Jesus is trying to teach Martha that she didn't have to physically sit at His feet but she needed to have a heart with Him above all the clutter and chaos that surrounds our daily lives. It is life there will always be laundry to be washed, dishes that need cleaning, and a bed that needs making. The moment we let these stresses take control of our lives is the moment we disobey God.
Let's be honest though could you imagine Jesus walking up to your door unannounced? I think we all would like to think that we would be a Mary and sit at his feet not distracted by anything instead of a stressed out Martha who was rushing to clean and prepare a meal. I chuckle at the part in the story when Martha looks at Jesus and says “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” this is so one of those questions yet not a question more of a statement to let you know that we women are the sass masters and we want it our way or the highway.
Martha was stressed and sassy. A women after my own heart. Like literally me 95% of the time
Jesus comes back though so cool, calm, and collective Luke 10: 41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things,
Its inevitable that Martha and women like myself and many of you would stress about the many things not getting done in our lives. Proverbs 31 writes to us telling us the expectations of a wife. “She finds wool and flax and busily spins it. She is like a merchant’s ship, bringing food from afar. She gets up before dawn to prepare breakfast for her household and plan the day’s work for her servant girls.” I don't know about you ladies but I struggle to get up that early in the morning and then on top of that you want me to have breakfast for the whole house prepared? Yeah ok bye BOO..
The key is though that we don't let the stress of having the perfect home, outfit, or life become bigger than the love for our SAVIOR.
Luke 10: 42 but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”
We should have the hearts of Mary. Focused on one purpose. One thing. That thing is not schedules, to do list, and chores. That thing is
JESUS
Worldly stresses like the schedules, to do list, and chores will be apart of our lives as men and women of God. It is our job though to not let them consume our hearts more than He does. The chaos and stress of life should never overtake the love and peace Jesus gives us. We have a relationship with him because we have committed ourselves to Him and trust Him with all our heart that he will take care of and provide for us should we be obedient to Him.
So this weekend I pray you don't let the stress of not having your laundry for the week ready to go, or the grocery shopping list lying on the kitchen counter unfinished, or that bathroom you need to scrub consume you. I pray you find the time Sunday as in everyday to go get plugged in at a church somewhere and start diving deeper into God's love for you. There is no better time than NOW!
XO,
M.K.M
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