Good morning Champion
Manage Your Busy-ness.
Luke 10: 41 – 52 (NIV)
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."
The warning here for us all is, be careful not to let busy-ness, worries and upset about things keep you from what is better.
Martha was busy balancing chores and all the work of having many dinner guests and had taken her eye off of the one who makes life work well. Whenever you take your eyes off of Jesus and forget to take that desire- based time to sit at His feet, worry and upset about things soon re-appear and seek to dominate your attention and time and drain you of your peace.
God does not want you living worried but rather living secure. Security is a result of faith and faith is found at the feet of the Master.
If today you are upset or worried about things the best thing you can do is what Martha did which is to STOP! Get yourself away somewhere quiet and sit at His feet again with empty hands and an open heart. Worship Him, listen to His words of life and you watch. That worry will simply wash away.
Jesus taught a lot about the destructive force of worry and how we should live without it in Luke 12. He taught that it cannot add anything to your life, but only detract from it. Resting in the presence of Jesus, unlike worry will always add to your life so why not hang out with Him instead.
That will be time well spent. Like Mary, know how to chill out with Jesus when you need to.
Andy
A devotional by Pastor Andy Elmes to inspire you with a godly thought to start your day well. God’s word is indeed the breakfast of champions.
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