Knowing God

One thing is for certain. I want to know God. I want to draw closer to Him. It's so easy to be distracted by so many things.

A good example of this is found in Luke 10:40-42. Jesus had come to visit two sisters named Mary and Martha. Dr. Luke writes that Martha was distracted by all the preparations. Do any of you identify with that phrase? Martha was distracted by her many duties and tasks and became disturbed because her sister wasn't helping out.

Those who have the motivational gift of serving can become frustrated with intercessors and those who spend time with God.

Martha then marched up to Jesus and boldly declared, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her to help me." Rebuking the son of God!

Why was she so mad? Because Mary was just sitting at the feet of Jesus.

"But the Lord answered her, Martha, Martha, you're worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better..."

Let me ask you, do you find yourself like Martha? Do duties on your to-do list distract you from becoming fully devoted to God?

Is your life so busy, that you don't have time to stop, even for a moment and figure out the purpose of life? Statisticians tell us that we will live an average of 25,550 days. Don't you think it would be wise to take one of those days to figure out what you should do with the rest of them?

Notice the phrase, Mary has chosen what is better. You know why I like that? Because it means its a choice.

You say, "I just can't get it all done." You're right, but it isn't all worth doing anyway. You don't have to do it all. A lot of things in your all are self-imposed and they're really not mandatory. You just do them, maybe out of expectations, or habit, or perhaps because you just like doing those things.

Here's what I know. You've got the time to grow spiritually. Do you want to make the time? Will you make the choice to make the time? Will you, like Mary, choose the better part?