My name is Mary, but it isn’t me I’m talking about! I’m talking about Mary, the sister of Martha. This influential pair of sisters will be Influential women #8 and #9! They go hand in hand. Especially in how they have influenced my life. I can’t have one without the other! Why?
Well because at various points in my life I have chosen to be like Mary..and I have chosen to be like Martha!
Today however we are just going to focus on Mary! I always thought it was neat that identified with Mary the most because I am Mary!
I have never done well with just sitting and doing 10 minutes of “devotions”., wanted more. Yet I have always had people who said “it takes you too long.”
I would get lost in my time with Jesus because I was a sponge and soaked up all the time I could.
I had battled my whole life without knowing how to go about spending time with God. So when I found this rhythm and knowledge I soaked it all in. I discovered that my brain and my heart were way calmer and more organized. Martha wasn’t happy that Mary chose to sit at the feet of Jesus.
I get the impression that she had been there a while soaking it all in!
So Martha bursts in and complain to Jesus. Jesus listens and proclaims that Mary has chosen the BETTER thing. Not the right thing, the better thing.
When I really got to know Mary I found a friend, a kindred spirit if you will. I wasn’t alone in this desire to just sit and soak in the moments with Jesus. Martha was doing an important thing, caring for those in her home. Jesus however wasn’t going to rebuke Mary for spending time with Him.
But sometimes we give into what the world tells us is most important…
Now it’s Your turn.
Has there ever been a time in your life when you just sat at the feet of Jesus and soaked it all in?
Did people complain about it even though you were choosing the better thing?
How did you handle it?
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