I keep thinking if I just work a little harder, I will get caught up and be ready to go where God calls. Sound familiar? I’m a lot like Martha. Worrying, preparing, and missing the fact that Jesus is sitting right in front of me. Sometimes I even get resentful towards the Marys who are already sitting in His presence while I rush around checking off my list. People are pretty hard on Martha because they see her as a resentful worrier. Perhaps, like me, Martha was just trying to get here responsibilities taken care of so she could give her full attention to Jesus. Perhaps we are hard on Martha, because we deep down we know we are more like her than we want to admit. Have you ever thought sitting at Jesus’ feet is something we will do when our debt is paid down, our kids are grown, the house is clean, work slows down, or we finish some big project? Sometime in the future when all of those things are taken care of, He will get our full attention. But notice what He told Martha. “But the Lord said to her, “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.” Luke...
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