Giving up the best things for good things

Luke 10: 41-42

⁴¹“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, ⁴²but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”

In this passage of scripture, Jesus has come to Mary and Martha’s home for a visit. Martha is so excited that she is busy fixing a meal. Of course if God is in your home you are going to make sure everything is perfect. The food has to be the absolute best. However, in this story Martha’s sister Mary is not helping to prepare the meal. As a matter of fact, Mary is sitting at the feet of Jesus as if nothing else matters.

Martha was distracted

Mary was focused

Both were doing good things but Mary was focused on the most important thing.

This is a great lesson for us as we look forward to 2010

Ephesians 5: 16-17

¹⁵Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, ¹⁶making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.

God wants to spend time in your living room!

Ronnie

22 Hour work weeks…

In 1967,

experts predicted that by the turn of the century technology would have taken over so much of the work we do that the average American work week would be only 22 hours long,

& that we would work only 27 weeks a year.

As a result, one of our biggest problems would be in deciding what to do with all our leisure time.

Does anyone think they got this one right?

Ronnie

This Day In The Life Of Your Pastor – December 19th, 2009

1. It has been an awesome day spent with family. Playing in the snow, sitting around reading & talking, making candy & snow cream, the life about 11 hours ago from TwitterBerry

2. N other pts of t wrld ppl R strugling 2 obtain basic helth care, ppl N the U.S. R spending milions on cosmetic surgeries 2 obtain perfection about 11 hours ago from TwitterBerry

3. No, don’t say that. Who are you, a mere human being, to argue with God? Should the thing that was created say to… http://read.ly/Rom9.20.NLT about 11 hours ago from API

4. No one has the right to a comfortable easy life. And absolutely no one really has that luxury. All lifestyles come with a price tag. about 12 hours ago from TwitterBerry

5. “If we look for comfort instead of truth, we will end up with neither!” C.S. Lewis about 12 hours ago from TwitterBerry

6. In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both th… http://read.ly/Matt5.45.NLT about 12 hours ago from API

7. Making Snow Cream, yummy about 13 hours ago from TwitterBerry

8. One aspect of Wisdom is to understand that God wants to partner with you in your marriage. about 15 hours ago from TwitterBerry

9. soon heading out to pick up our oldest son who had to work today, pray for safety and no ice about 16 hours ago from web

10. Misty and Yolanda are making Peanut Butter Balls, I will have to run a million miles tomorrow on the treadmill but it will be worth it….. about 16 hours ago from web

11. Praying for Nina Caudell who is in ICU, please help me pray for renewed health about 16 hours ago from web

12. SNL is canceled this week & SouledOut was planning 2 do their Christmas music. That will now be done N a SouledOut Concert Sun Dec 27@ 630pm about 16 hours ago from web

13. 1st Hillsville Worship Sunday Morning Combined Sunday Sch, No Out of the Box, 10am @ Main Campus & 11am Worship, No Sunday Night Live about 17 hours ago from web

14. Riding & sledding again about 20 hours ago from TwitterBerry

15. All the way to town and left my wallet at home but the snow sure is awesome about 20 hours ago from TwitterBerry

16. Please sign up and tell your friends http://www.facebook.com/dcarte1?ref=sgm#/group.php?gid=226898974663 about 21 hours ago from web

17. Headed out to get last minute gifts. Why do I do this every year? about 21 hours ago from TwitterBerry

18. Pulling Kyle on the sled with the 4 wheeler. We never did anything like this when I was a kid. Had to pull a car hood up the hill about 22 hours ago from TwitterBerry

19. Headed out with the boys to play in the snow. about 23 hours ago from TwitterBerry

20. Can your church reach 3 people for Jesus Christ in 50 Days? Can you as an Individual Christian reach 3 people for Jesus in 50 days? about 24 hours ago from web

21. Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later. http://read.ly/Rom8.18.NLT about 22 hours ago from API

22. These troubles come to prove that your faith is pure. This purity of faith is worth more than gold, which can be… http://read.ly/1Pet1.7.NCV about 22 hours ago from API

23. This makes you very happy, even though now for a short time different kinds of troubles may make you sad. http://read.ly/1Pet1.6.NCV about 22 hours ago from API

24. Holding Samuel & working of devotions for 50 Golden Days of Evangelism for Holston Conference about 22 hours ago from TwitterBerry

25. Praise the Lord, Mike has made it to work, late but safe about 22 hours ago from TwitterBerry

26. I can push through pain of 26.2 mi Bcause I know there is a finish line, eventhough I can’t C it @ mile 18. So goes the pain of this world. about 22 hours ago from TwitterBerry

27. Pain free living is impossible this side of heaven. about 22 hours ago from TwitterBerry

28. According 2 World Health Organization, depression is leading cause of disability & 4th leading contributor 2 the global burden of disease about 22 hours ago from TwitterBerry

29. More than 400 accidents reported in Surry County since yesterday afternoon about 22 hours ago from TwitterBerry

30. bloggers please link to this https://imagebearer.wordpress.com/2009/12/19/3000-baptisms-around-holston-conference-in-one-day-it-can-happen/ about 22 hours ago from web

31. Team Impact https://imagebearer.wordpress.com/2009/12/19/looking-for-sister-churches-who-want-to-be-involved-no-financial-commitment/ about 23 hours ago from web

32. Myrtle Beach Marathon is 54 DAYS | 22 HRS | 33 MINS | 47 SECONDS about 23 hours ago from web

33. my blackberry is going to the shop today, it has been slow for about a week now. The hourglass just sits and spins about 23 hours ago from web

34. another winter storm is predicted for Christmas eve and day, yahoo about 23 hours ago from web

35. Praying for Mike who is stuck on the interstate trying to get back to work this morning with very little sleep

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