Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went to him and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me." But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her." {Verses 38-42}
Some people after reading this would think, what was Martha doing wrong, she was serving! And I agree- except that the words of Jesus I think we need to focus on here is this: "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things..." The problem wasn't that Martha was serving her guests. The problem was that she was distracted with it. All of us can be distracted by the events of life, the company we have, the tasks of day-to-day, but Jesus says only one thing is necessary- and that is a relationship with Him. So ladies especially, don't get distracted by housework. Don't be troubled and anxious in all of your "to-do's". Jesus encourages women to study the Word, so my encouragement to you is make time with Jesus a priority- Mary did, and she was praised for it. Martha was too worried about the things of her house that she didn't take time to sit and learn from Jesus.
I find it so difficult sometimes to remember this. For me, if my house is a mess, I don't feel like I'm doing my job, and in being a good homemaker, I am honoring Jesus. But Jesus doesn't want us to replace our time with Him to sweep the floor. I think it is necessary to remain in the Word and not be anxious about keeping the house clean. Don't get me wrong: don't neglect your housework either, but don't place it above your quiet time with Jesus.
It seems that most times for me, when I do place a priority on being in the Word, and even spending quality time with my children, that somehow I still get time to clean the house to my satisfaction.
My prayer for you is that you don't get distracted with things that are temporary (heehee- a clean house for instance) but remain focused on the "One ~thing [that] is necessary."
~Leanne~
I find it so difficult sometimes to remember this. For me, if my house is a mess, I don't feel like I'm doing my job, and in being a good homemaker, I am honoring Jesus. But Jesus doesn't want us to replace our time with Him to sweep the floor. I think it is necessary to remain in the Word and not be anxious about keeping the house clean. Don't get me wrong: don't neglect your housework either, but don't place it above your quiet time with Jesus.
It seems that most times for me, when I do place a priority on being in the Word, and even spending quality time with my children, that somehow I still get time to clean the house to my satisfaction.
My prayer for you is that you don't get distracted with things that are temporary (heehee- a clean house for instance) but remain focused on the "One ~thing [that] is necessary."
~Leanne~
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