Who We Are In Christ

My focus lately when I study my Bible has been on different women and the roles they played in the time they lived.
I saw a book or devotion somewhere (I live a hectic life and sometimes I just skim titles) the title was "Are You a Mary or a Martha"...you are one or the other."
That kept coming back to my mind. After I prayed about what God was trying to tell me about, I realized that is a true statement. But, if you classify yourself as one or the other doesn't mean it is true all the time.
Sometimes I am like Martha, I have much to do, many to prepare for, and I am very determined to do it so others will be helped by doing the best that I can do. God has richly blessed me and my family and I feel an urgency to share my blessings, talents, time.

Sometimes I am like Mary, I long to just worship in reading, listening to my favorite music, and just being quiet in my worship. That is my reconnection. If you were experiencing connection problems with your Internet or cable channels......you would call on the provider to intervene and to fix it, and you wouldn't hesitate to do it quickly!
Do we do the same with our spiritual connection?
Do we call upon our God to help us to do the work we are called to do?
Are we really praying what is in our heart, or just skimming over the things we want to hold on to and let it fester and grow until we are disconnected?

Everyone is going through something, we always have, we always will.
We have different seasons in our lives. The seasons also are changing around us.
Look at the different trees and flowers around us. They are divided into different groups where they experience their peak season.Whether it is the biggest bloom, or the the best time to harvest sweet potatoes. The plants are always changing.
But when they are not producing an optimal harvest they are still growing,
silently they stand firm and wait.

Sometimes in our "growing season" we have something happen and we allow it to block our "Sonshine". The Son did not move, we have. We allow ourselves to remain under the cloud, and we begin to whither.

Martha was involved in her preparations for everything to be perfect and it caused her to be chastised. Although she was doing a good thing, she lost her focus.
She was all wrapped up in her "duty" she couldn't see Mary's need to.... just worship.
Even when we are busy, we need to pause and recognize what is going on around us so we don't lose our focus.