Being Mary in a Martha World
Remember Martha and Mary? Sometimes when we sit down like Mary to pray, Martha shows up with a to-do list. Suddenly it seems necessary to do all the forgotten tasks of the day right at that very moment! But our daily service for God must be balanced with quietly sitting with God and just listening to him. This is much harder than we think but definitely worth our efforts to commit to spending uninterrupted time with God – it’s how we fill our hearts for service. Here’s something to help you deal with distractions in prayer.
Remember Martha and Mary? Sometimes when we sit down like Mary to pray, Martha shows up with a to-do list. Suddenly it seems necessary to do all the forgotten tasks of the day right at that very moment! But our daily service for God must be balanced with quietly sitting with God and just listening to him. This is much harder than we think but definitely worth our efforts to commit to spending uninterrupted time with God – it’s how we fill our hearts for service. Here’s something to help you deal with distractions in prayer.
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Commit a specific length of time
to prayer, and keep to it, regardless
of how urgent a task might seem.
Make a calendar event for your
prayer time and honour it as you
would a work meeting.
If you find yourself worried that you
will forget Martha’s “to-do” list, keep
a piece of paper or a notepad beside
you to jot them down. Then quietly
turn your attention back to God and
act on them later.
T I P S
F O R
D E A L I N G
W I T H
M A R T H A
(DISTRACTION)
O N E
T W O
M A R Y & M A R T H A
“As Jesus and his disciples were
on their way, he came to a village where
Perhaps talk to God about your
distraction: “If you want me to call
___________ then remind me in fifteen
REMEMBER THAT GOD
WANTS YOUR ATTENTION
BECAUSE HE LOVES YOU.
GIVE HIM THE TIME TO DO SO!
B E I N G
M A R Y
I N
A
M A R T H A
W O R L D
a woman named Martha opened her home
to him. She had a sister called Mary, who
sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he
said. But Martha was distracted by all the
preparations that had to be made.
She came to him and asked,
“Lord, don’t you care that my sister
has left me to do the work by myself?
Tell her to help me!”
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered,
T H R E E
minutes. And what does he/she
most need to hear today?”
HOW DO I DEAL
WITH DISTRACTIONS?
“you are worried and upset about many
things, but few things are needed
—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen
what is better, and it will not
be taken away from her.”
Luke 10:38–42
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