Trying……lately I find myself trying with many things; some things for the first time, others with a new method. I wonder what I’m not trying at, that I should be.
Trying to be a better mom, as God calls me to be……….check
Trying to become the wife He created me to be………..check
Trying to be a better teacher………check
Trying to take care of our home………..check
All of these things are what I’m called to do and be. Yet…..am I trying to learn more of Him? To become more like Him? Am I reaching out to those around me? Am I to busy being a Martha instead of stopping, listening…..being a Mary?
When I picture Mary, I see her sitting at Jesus’ feet, in awe of all He is saying, all He has done and how He knows everything about them all.
I see Martha, in the kitchen. Pots and pans clanging, water boiling over and dishes needing to be washed. She is excited and exasperated at the same time.
She wants to honor Jesus and serve Him a fine dinner, yet she missed the most important part. Listening and learning from Him.
I wonder what I would have done…..if I had Jesus as a guest in my home. Would I hurry about doing stuff or would I stop and listen…….and learn.
I am always busy, there’s always something to do, somewhere to be……Martha, Martha I fear I am.
Mary, Mary is who I need to try and be live.
Stop. Listen. Learn. Try.
I wonder if I would be more like Martha. I guess that is an area I will need to spend some time on. Thanks for sharing at NOBH.
Yes, I believe we all could use a few lessons in being more like Martha.
Good reminder. We must strive to “be still and know that I am God”. Thanks for linking up to Thrive @ Home!
Yes 🙂 We must! 🙂 Blessings!
Wonderful post! We must take time to listen. Funny, my upcoming Monday post is along that same line. Love to share like-minded thoughts with other Jesus girls! Blessings to you!
Great minds think alike 😉 Thanks for stoppin by! Blessings! 🙂
Wow, I am so Martha.
I sometimes get so caught up in the serving, I forget about the listening. Thank you for this reminder.
Yes, listening is so hard to do at times when we want to put our hands to action. Thank you for stoppin by! Blessings! 🙂
We all need to be more in the moment like Mary. Thank you for linking up with Simply Better.
🙂 Yes! Living in the moment! Perfect! Thank you for stoppin by! Blessings!
Great post! I’ve been trying a lot of those things lately too. I fear I’m neither Martha or Mary, but more of a beggar in the crowd.
I believe sometimes the beggar in the crowd learns more than being up close. For then we are able to observe and take it all in. Plus’ and minus’ to each position 😉 Thank you for stoppin by! Blessings!
Great reminder!! I keep saying that I need to be more like Mary, but my Martha keeps taking over. I know that to keep giving, I need to receive. I just forget to make the time. Thank you for the reminder!
Yes, it is so much harder to do something than just to say it! Thank you for stoppin by! Blessings! 🙂
So true, I find myself always doing something. The other day my neighbor stopped by to chat, as she does on occasion and I had to make myself stay on the couch talking with her when I really wanted to talk while I was doing something, and I knew that would be rude. It’s crazy though how hard it was for me to do that.
Yes, doing keeps us so busy that we often miss the beauty of just being. 🙂 Blessings!
Like Lori said, its so easy to get caught up in the business. And I would add, getting stuck in what we “should” be doing and how we aren’t doing it. I just remind myself of grace grace grace and a new day tomorrow!
Yes very true! Learning to do the things we should and really try at them is key! 🙂
Oh I am so much the same..trying all the time…sometimes it’s hard to just loosen up, to let go, Let God!
Blessings!
Michy
Host of Faithfully Parenting Fridays linky party
Yes for sure! Trying all the time is tiring! LOL! I often feel like I’m trying to be Superwoman! 🙂 Blessings! 🙂
Oh, it is my fear too, that I would lose the being in the doing. Such a temptation. Such a tendency. Leonard Ravenhill said, “He who prays much, accomplishes much.” May I accomplish much today! Lori, visiting from Be Not Weary (www.lorihatcher.com)
Yes…..being vs doing…..so easy to get lost in it…..Thank you for stoppin by! 🙂 Blessings!
Thanks for the reminder today. It came at a perfect time for me. I will rest and let God today.
🙂 Yes! Resting in Him is what I will focus on today! Thank you for stoppin by! Blessings!