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 up 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.” ~Luke 10:38-42 ESV
I had one of those rare days when everything was caught up.
House cleaned.
Everyone was occupied and there was free time; Free time that was met with a blank stare, and the thought, “Wow..this is great…What do I do now…well let’s just find something for busy sake”.
Now when Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side. -Matthew 8:18 ESV
Every do that yourself?
No,not run across the street when you see someone, but take time to actually rest.
Or do you fidget and think,”I need to find something to do”.Maybe instead of making time in your schedule or taking advantage of time, using it for other work that wasn’t attended to.
Don’t worry, we’re all like that, but imagine what it would be like if we really took time, real time and rested, both to regain our energy and to devote a little more time to prayer and reading the bible.
Maybe a little more productive, maybe more rested and maybe remember what food tasted like, when it was warm not cold, but the same with His word.
Reading His word is a big thing and no matter how busy things can get, we live in an amazing time, where we can read (or listen) to the Bible, in every language, way and form.
So why do we hesitate? We seek everything else with abandonment, but its always a quick prayer, never a full, engaged prayer and maybe a verse here or there, but never a deep, take your time, reading the bible.
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Isn’t it true that we often don’t know how to rest, even when we get that rare opportunity? We are simply out of practice.
Good post. …Marsha
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Oh! I am such a fidgeter!!!! This accident has forced me to rest. Interesting book
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