PREOCCUPIED WITH GOD

I have been reading a bible study lately that is for the “frazzled female” and I just love it.  One of the examples used in the book is the story of Mary and Martha inviting Jesus into their home. Most of you know this story.  Mary decides to sit at Jesus’s feet while Martha does all the chores and wonders why Mary isn’t helping. This is definitely not a story we would turn to when we think of traditional worship.  I know that I worship God by singing and praising Him in church and that in those times I am preoccupied with (or totally focused on) God.  But you know this is what Mary was doing when she was sitting at his feet.  Worship can be sitting alone quietly with Him or just simply thinking about Him throughout your day.  Martha could have been preoccupied with Jesus instead she choose to be preoccupied with why Mary would not help.  Some of you may think it is unrealistic to be a Mary and spend your day preoccupied with Jesus.  For many of us, our lives are consumed by our jobs, kids, meetings, friends or other activities.  Perhaps we can be like Mary and worship God by daily welcoming Him into our homes and deliberately thinking about Him as we go about our lives.  Lets not get so caught up in the busyness of this world that we forgot to acknowledge God at all times! Let God be a part of every detail in your life, from getting up in the morning, getting ready for work and even cleaning your house.  I invite you to worship God by being preoccupied with Him throughout your day.  He longs for you to worship Him in the quiet and in the loudness of your day.

Staci Quarles

Outreach Coordinator