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“Relax and Take Life In”
Luke 10:38-42 NIV
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “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.”
I am not a person who can sit very long and not do anything. I get very fidgety and feel like I have to be doing something. My wife is constantly reminding me that I can just rest and relax and that it’s productive. When I’m home, I am cleaning things up in the kitchen and just trying to take care of whatever household needs are present. You know how it goes, right??? Always something to take care of and tend to!
As most of you know, I started running a year ago and I have been putting in a lot of time conditioning my body and working on my endurance for running. I ran my first 5K race in October last year and just now completed my second one this past weekend. I have been trying to improve my time and beat my time from the first race. As I prepared for this recent one, my wife tried to remind me, “Have fun, just try to have fun!”. I kept saying, “I know that, but I want to improve my time.” Bless her heart! She tried hard to encourage me to just take it all in and have a good time. But when you’re competitive about improving your time and placement, it’s hard to just chill and run.
Often times, if I’m tired at home, I feel very guilty and non-productive if I’m just sitting around home and not doing anything but resting. I can think of like 15-20 things I need to be doing and not resting. My wife again reminds me to just chill out and rest because it’s important. Why is this so hard to do??????
I picture this scene where Martha is very upset about her sister and the fact that Mary is just sitting there listening to Jesus and taking that all in while Martha is going at break neck speed to serve and prepare. Neither person is in the wrong really. Mary is trying to take in the presence of Jesus and Martha is just trying to use her gifts of service and hospitality. However, the present scene is one that Martha completely overlooks. As my wife often reminds me, “You need to just rest and take life in.” Martha just needed to chill out and take in the presence of Jesus.
Friends, so often we get so caught up in life and we don’t take the time to just relax and take life in. God didn’t create us to GO-GO-GO-GO-GO all the time. Our bodies can’t take that! We need rest and it’s definitely productive(even if it doesn’t feel like it!!!!) I definitely need to realize this and take time to rest, relax and recharge my internal battery.
We are also often so distracted with busy things that we forget to take the time to take in family time as well. People that we love and care about often get neglected because we are so busy taking care of things too often. It’s not wrong to be busy, but we need to take time out to just take life in with those we love.
Don’t forget to take the time to chill out and take in God’s presence all around. Take a nap in the recliner, beside the pool, on the beach or just veg out somewhere. It’s ok to relax and take life in!
“Relax and Take Life In”
Luke 10:38-42 NIV
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “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.”
I am not a person who can sit very long and not do anything. I get very fidgety and feel like I have to be doing something. My wife is constantly reminding me that I can just rest and relax and that it’s productive. When I’m home, I am cleaning things up in the kitchen and just trying to take care of whatever household needs are present. You know how it goes, right??? Always something to take care of and tend to!
As most of you know, I started running a year ago and I have been putting in a lot of time conditioning my body and working on my endurance for running. I ran my first 5K race in October last year and just now completed my second one this past weekend. I have been trying to improve my time and beat my time from the first race. As I prepared for this recent one, my wife tried to remind me, “Have fun, just try to have fun!”. I kept saying, “I know that, but I want to improve my time.” Bless her heart! She tried hard to encourage me to just take it all in and have a good time. But when you’re competitive about improving your time and placement, it’s hard to just chill and run.
Often times, if I’m tired at home, I feel very guilty and non-productive if I’m just sitting around home and not doing anything but resting. I can think of like 15-20 things I need to be doing and not resting. My wife again reminds me to just chill out and rest because it’s important. Why is this so hard to do??????
I picture this scene where Martha is very upset about her sister and the fact that Mary is just sitting there listening to Jesus and taking that all in while Martha is going at break neck speed to serve and prepare. Neither person is in the wrong really. Mary is trying to take in the presence of Jesus and Martha is just trying to use her gifts of service and hospitality. However, the present scene is one that Martha completely overlooks. As my wife often reminds me, “You need to just rest and take life in.” Martha just needed to chill out and take in the presence of Jesus.
Friends, so often we get so caught up in life and we don’t take the time to just relax and take life in. God didn’t create us to GO-GO-GO-GO-GO all the time. Our bodies can’t take that! We need rest and it’s definitely productive(even if it doesn’t feel like it!!!!) I definitely need to realize this and take time to rest, relax and recharge my internal battery.
We are also often so distracted with busy things that we forget to take the time to take in family time as well. People that we love and care about often get neglected because we are so busy taking care of things too often. It’s not wrong to be busy, but we need to take time out to just take life in with those we love.
Don’t forget to take the time to chill out and take in God’s presence all around. Take a nap in the recliner, beside the pool, on the beach or just veg out somewhere. It’s ok to relax and take life in!
