In my heart, I'd love to be a Mary. Mary took the time to just sit at the feet of Jesus and listen. She didn't hustle and bustle around preparing a meal, cleaning the house, she just sat. Maybe you don't know the story of Mary and Martha?
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.” Luke 10:38-42
God desires us to be active and obedient to Him. Part of that obedience is serving Him. So why on earth did Martha get told that Mary was doing the right thing? It's confusing to think that God desires us to serve Him yet there are times where he wants us to just be still.
Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10
Often it's in those quiet times where God can really speak to us. When we have nothing else going on. No laundry, no dishes, no dusting...oh how I hate dusting! When we can take a minute to just sit and be still with God, amazing things can happen. It gives God an opportunity to speak to us. There are moments in my life where a song will just pop into my head for no reason. A song that reminds me of a moment or someone. I am never able to put my finger on why that particular song has popped into my head at that exact moment except that God was taking a moment to connect with me. We need those moments of connection. We all need moments to just sit at the feet of Jesus, just like Mary, and soak it all in.
I don't know about you but I want to be more like Mary and take time to just sit and be still. I want to be able to put the laundry down, let the dishes pile up in the sink and just be still. In today's world, that's unheard of I think. It's hard to turn everything off and just be. And I don't know about you but often in those quiet moments I find myself making my next "to do" list. We just can't turn life off.
I'm challenging myself to turn life off. I want to steal a few moments everyday where life doesn't get in the way. A few moments where God and I can just sit and be. I may not be able to physically sit at the feet of Jesus but I can sit in His presence. God ultimately wants us to take time to sit at His feet.
God is content with our Martha moments but He truly desires us to be a bit more like Mary as well. Can you do it? Don't get too busy to just be.
Lord, I pray that you would give me opportunities to see Mary moments in my life. Prompt me to not always be a Martha but to truly savor the quiet moments at Your feet. Keep my eyes on You when my day gets away from me so that in the hustle and bustle of life I can remember to just be still, even for just a moment. Amen.
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