Confession Time
I guess those of you who read regularly have noticed my Sunday and Wordful Wednesday post have been lacking. Mainly because I’ve been lacking a Word for the Lord, mainly because I haven’t spent quality time listening. Sure I pray daily, read my Bible, though not everyday, and only listen to Christian music, but as I write this I’m staring at the book “Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World.”
I’m a Martha. It’s so hard for me to be a Mary. But Mary knew to do the better thing. Even in the midst of the busyness of preparing for guest, she was drawn to the Masters feet. I’m not sure why I’m not drawn to His feet, I’m drawn to do. Maybe that’s the way God made me, but I know I can learn to be a Mary.
I know I can change because there was a time I would NEVER get up earlier than 9:00 or exercise daily. Now I do both. And I’ve been doing both consistently for over a year now. It’s a habit, a way of life. Now I just need to incorporate the things I know to do that helps me sit at Jesus’ feet.
One of them is blogging about scripture or a Bible study I’m doing. Obviously I haven’t been doing that. Hopefully that will change. I need it to change. I’m ready for it to change, but also scared Martha will take over.
Are you a Mary or a Martha? Do you struggle with balancing the two?
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Oh, I am such a Martha. I had surgery to have my wisdom teeth removed last Tuesday and for some reason I decided to make that appt right before I was due to have three people come and visit for 3 days for the 4th of July holiday. Even though I woke up in quite a bit of pain on Thursday morning, I was determined to get the house cleaned before they came and even though I was still in some pain on Saturday when they wanted to run all over the city and shop, I insisted on going with them and not complaining when they went back and forth from store to store trying to find a size 15 mens shoe!
I am so convinced that I need to be a perfect hostess and have a perfect home and keep up with a perfect routine that I rarely leave myself any room for sitting at His feet.
July 7th, 2008 at 10:01 amTonya, I gave up a long time on being a perfect hostess! Now when people come over I just try to contain the clutter, not obliterate it. And when I got my wisdom teeth pulled (all four) I rented Fiddler on the Roof and locked myself in my room for the weekend! I lean more toward being a Martha with a little bit of Mary thrown in now and then.
July 7th, 2008 at 10:46 am