Life is difficult. There are too many issues, concerns, & just plain stuff for this little soul to handle. God spoke to my poor little soul tonight at church.
The speaker, who I only got to hear the last bit of because it was a Saw You at the Pole rally which started at 6 and I thought normal church started at 7,.... anyway.
The speaker used these two verses.
Luke 10:41-42 "But the Lord answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things; but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good portion, which shall not be taken away from her."
He said that "portion" here referred to the idea of "enough".
This made me think of my favorite song, "His Eye is on the Sparrow"
"Why should I feel discouraged? Why should the shadows come? Why should my heart be lonely? And long for Heaven and Home? When Jesus is my portion, my constant friend is He. His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me."
In so many ways, I am like Martha. I like to plan everything, iron out every single wrinkle... OCD perhaps. Life, however, is not like that. I can't make everything work. I have no power to. I can't solve the world's problems. It is not in me.
I can, however, sit at the feet of the One who has all power and is the answer to the world's problems. This stubborn, worry-filled Martha chooses to be Mary. I WILL sit at His feet. Yes, my eyes may dart to the dust on the shelves, the meal to be prepared, the problem to be fixed, but I will train them back on the One who is my portion, who is enough.
Lord, help me stay here at Your feet.
Love,
"Mary"
2 years ago
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Ok, I was confused as to what link commented on which post, so here goes for this post! lol :)
This is EXACTLY what I needed to hear today! I constantly do the whole Mary/Martha thing...and the Martha in me is a real worry wart! lol Suffice to say I have enough laundry, cleaning, teaching to do TODAY to fill up the rest of the week, and was freaking out a bit. But, I will remember I am first a worshiper, and then there will be "enough" to get all the other done to...maybe not on MY time schedule, but done "enough". :) Thanks so much! :)
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