Mary or Martha?

Luke 10:38-42

Alright well I am definitely by nature a Martha, but I am learning to be more like a Mary.  All my life I have been the person that has to have everything just right before I do anything extra.  By this I mean that everything would have to be clean and taken care of before I would read, write, or do anything fun.  I remember when my mother gave me this poem about not worrying about all the cleaning while your children were little, but instead spend time with them for that time passes quickly.  I see now, just how wise she is.  I think we get busy with all the daily tasks and forget what is truly important, but here Jesus is showing us what is important.  Time spent with Him is much more important than any housework that doesn’t get done.  Time enjoying your family through interaction and conversation is much more important than having everything in order.  I love when Jesus says that Martha is worried and upset about many things, but that there is only one thing that is needed.  So many times I am guilty about looking on the outside, but I have to look much deeper.  I am sure Martha was very upset with what Mary was doing, she looked at her as not doing anything except spending time with Jesus and that she had to do all the work, but that is not what was really happening.  Martha may have been doing the physical work, but Mary was doing the spiritual work, she was listening to Jesus and drawing closer to her Savior.  Although I still like to have everything clean and in order, I have definitely learned that other things come first.  My God and my family are much more important than a clean house.  After all, how much will my faith deepen or will my spirit grow because my house is spotless and everything is in its right place?  Now I am not saying that one needs to be a slob or nothing ever needs to be cleaned or that food doesn’t need to be prepared, but I am saying we have to keep everything in perspective and realize what is the most important.  If someone draws closer to Jesus or even finds Jesus because of something I did today, but I go to bed with a messy house than I feel that I accomplished my task for the day.  It is truly about one thing and that is Jesus Christ!