Worry Is Distracting
Taking a minute to look into their little abode, we find that Martha is distracted, anxious. Jesus is sitting down talking, and Mary is sitting at His feet, enjoying His presence...and His teachings.
Written by Chuck Swindoll, these encouraging devotional thoughts are published seven days per week.
Taking a minute to look into their little abode, we find that Martha is distracted, anxious. Jesus is sitting down talking, and Mary is sitting at His feet, enjoying His presence...and His teachings.
When God does it, it makes us stand back in respect. It puts all human achievements on the lowest level.
The motivation to help, to encourage, yes, to serve our fellow-man is waning.... And yet, it is these things that form the essentials of a happy and fulfilled life.
There are numerous riddles in life that remain wrapped in mystery and shrouded inside an enigma.
While most people in the world are busy building towers with highest hopes of making a name and gaining fame, God's truth sets the record straight.
Jesus' words are neither complicated nor vague. He simply says, "If you are going to call yourself one of My disciples, you must release your grip on materialism."
James writes: "Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance" (James 1:2-3).
Let your mind feast on nutritious food for a change. Refuse to grumble and criticize! Let your life yield a sweet, winsome melody that this old world needs so desperately.
The thing I have always appreciated about the Bible is that when great truth is given, God frequently incarnates that truth in lives with whom we can identify.
Our greatest struggle is not in the realm of understanding the will of God; it's in the realm of obeying the God whose will it is.