So I don't know about you, but I've definitely heard the story of Mary and Martha a billion times (Luke 10:38 - 42 ), and always heard how Mary made the better choice in just sitting with Jesus instead of running around trying to do everything like Martha was. However, it never really resonated with me (or at least I didn't realize that it did) until just now.
It hit me...how often am I running around frantically trying to accomplish my 1000 things on my to-do list, when really, I just need to do the "one thing that is necessary," (Luke 10:41), and that is to just to sit? Sometimes it's hard to remember just how important it is to take time out to rest and just listen to whatever God is trying to tell me. Cynthia Heald wrote "I've discovered over the years that the best thing I can do for myself,
my family, my friends, my church, and my world is to abide in Him." This couldn't be more true.
I need to continue to remind myself that, "When first things are put first (sitting at the feet of Christ), second things are not suppressed but increased." -C.S. Lewis
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Sunday, December 9, 2012
Learning to just sit.
So I don't know about you, but I've definitely heard the story of Mary and Martha a billion times (Luke 10:38 - 42 ), and always heard how Mary made the better choice in just sitting with Jesus instead of running around trying to do everything like Martha was. However, it never really resonated with me (or at least I didn't realize that it did) until just now.
It hit me...how often am I running around frantically trying to accomplish my 1000 things on my to-do list, when really, I just need to do the "one thing that is necessary," (Luke 10:41), and that is to just to sit? Sometimes it's hard to remember just how important it is to take time out to rest and just listen to whatever God is trying to tell me. Cynthia Heald wrote "I've discovered over the years that the best thing I can do for myself, my family, my friends, my church, and my world is to abide in Him." This couldn't be more true.
I need to continue to remind myself that, "When first things are put first (sitting at the feet of Christ), second things are not suppressed but increased." -C.S. Lewis
It hit me...how often am I running around frantically trying to accomplish my 1000 things on my to-do list, when really, I just need to do the "one thing that is necessary," (Luke 10:41), and that is to just to sit? Sometimes it's hard to remember just how important it is to take time out to rest and just listen to whatever God is trying to tell me. Cynthia Heald wrote "I've discovered over the years that the best thing I can do for myself, my family, my friends, my church, and my world is to abide in Him." This couldn't be more true.
I need to continue to remind myself that, "When first things are put first (sitting at the feet of Christ), second things are not suppressed but increased." -C.S. Lewis
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