Women of the Bible Series: Mary & Martha - Priorities

Hey Everyone,

Today were' talking about the story of Mary and Martha and our anxious and troubled thoughts!  Here is the text below;

Luke 10:38-42
38 Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.” 41 And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. 42 But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”

*Jesus says only ONE thing matters, lets keep Him as the ONE thing this holiday season, and permanently
*Martha was distracted with too many things, are we like this? Do we put a lot of excessive stuff on ourselves and then expect too much from ourselves AND others?
*If you can, take 5 minutes after listening to make your YES priority list and your NO list.  (See my example below)

YES
     1. Quiet time with Jesus daily
     2. Exercise
     3. Quality Family time
     4. Home Cooked Meals
     5. Cleaning/Organizing to have a peaceful space
     6. Time in Nature and/or time with life-giving people

NO
     1. Going to social functions when I'm tired or depleted.
     2. Spending money on unhealthy food and/or alcohol
     3. Trying to make everything perfect(doing the most)
     4. Enabling people who have made bad choices and trying to save them.

I pray that you make your list and STICK to it this upcoming holiday season. Post it on a sticky note where you can see it often or make them your screensaver to remind you daily to stick to your priorities.

I hope this teaching really blessed you and as always..
Have A Life Overflowing!