“Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed.” Luke 10:41
In January 2009, God showed me my misplaced priorities. During my quiet time one morning, he said, “family first”. My family was important but if you looked at my weekly activities, they were not first. So, I applied for a new position that would give me more time with my family. When I received it, I was so excited. Still, I had to fight the temptation of putting other activities on my calendar. Then, while reading one of Kathy Peel’s (America’s Family Manager) books she stated a life-changing principle that I hold onto to this day: When you say YES to something, you are saying NO to something else.”
I was so glad to be free yet I was running back to the bondage of busy-ness.
Similarly, when Jesus went to visit Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, he ran into another woman with misplaced priorities. Martha wanted everything to be just right for Jesus, but it was a lot of work and she felt like it was wrong for her sister not to help her. But, if Mary were to say yes to helping around the house she would have been saying NO to receiving Jesus’ message. So, Jesus let Martha know that Mary had her priorities in order.
As a mother, it’s so easy to overbook our schedules and even our children’s schedule-all in the name of giving them the best. The best is this- a mother that has a relationship with God and a relationship with them.
What activity(ies) do you need to let go of so you can spend more time with God? And spend more time with your children? When will you do it?
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