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 few things are needed-or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”
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I want to use a parallel here. I want to point out the fact that Martha welcomed Jesus into her home…much like many of us has welcomed Jesus to be Lord of our life. However, she became distracted with preparations, in other words, less important things. We do the same don’t we? We begin a relationship with God, but then we become distracted by possessions, money, relationships, controversy, etc. and the next thing we know we aren’t listening to God…because we are so focused on everything else. Jesus said Mary chose better. Don’t be distracted by all the noise and stuff around you. It’s easy to do…in fact sometimes it may even come across as “religious.” But if we become so focused on it that we have taken our eyes off of God, then we have a problem. Don’t be distracted. Stay focused on what matters.
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