I don't want to be Martha!

...but I'm finding that I've totally been such a Martha!

"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.
But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, 'Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? tell her to help me!'
'Martha, Martha,' the Lord answered, 'you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.'"
-Luke 10:38-42

Thank you, Lord for your words of wisdom. Thank you that you don't want me to scurry about trying to make everything work the way I think it should. Thank you, that you would rather have me sit by your feet and hear your words than to work tirelessly and purposelessly. Thank you for your mercy. If we had to work off our salvation, we would have no chance of being with you in heaven.

Lord, I have so many fears and worries. Lord, I know you hear me when I cry out to you.
Remind me to be still and quiet before you. You are the God who LIVES and BREATHES life into all things. You are the God who raises and sets the sun. You are the God who reflects his light upon the moon so that we may see even in darkness.

"Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when men succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.
Refrain from anger and turn from wrath;
do no fret--it only leads to evil.
For evil men will be cut off,
but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land."
-Psalm 37:7-9


Smile Big,
E.H.