(40) 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!” (41) “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, (42) but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”
As I was thinking about all that I needed to do this week, I felt like I was carrying a ton of bricks!! I had many reports to take care of for work, I had to prepare for many meetings that I had to facilitate, I had to take care of status reports for my boss who is on vacation, I have 2 volleyball teams that I have to schedule practice plans for, and then run their practices everyday this week. With so much on my mind, the only thing I didn’t have to remember to do was fall asleep…
Ephesians 5:16 says to make the most out of every opportunity to do good. It’s hard to believe that someone is making the most of their opportunities for good when they don’t even see the opportunities. Today, why not take a few minutes to see where you are in terms of how you’re spending your time. Are you making the most of every opportunity God gives you to do good for someone? Do you recognize those opportunities? Many Christians today make the same mistake as Martha did in Luke 10, and concern themselves with tasks instead of sitting at the feet of Jesus. Make sure you aren’t too busy to sit and the feet of Jesus.
