with my hands, with my heart, enjoying Christ
Do you ever think you are groaning but you are actually grumbling? Sometimes, we mistake one for the other. We are always suffering in some way and we are always sinning in some way. Our very nature is sinful and our interaction with the world and other sinners brings suffering into our lives, daily. Being [...]
We looked at the Sloth in a previous post. The sloth, a consistent couch potato and friend with apathy. Always looking for a way out of hard work, the sloth doesn’t feel deeply or live life under discipline or passion. The Sloth is content with life as it comes, whatever… In extreme contrast, the Controller [...]
Heartily: 1. In a cordial manner; with warmth and sincerity: 2. With zest or enthusiasm. Colossians 3:23-25 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. Do I work- Heartily? What is [...]
Productivity. Menu Planning. Cleaning. Distractions can take our eyes off the goal of our worship. Distractions tempt us to lose vision. For a few years, I have talked about a woman named Margaret. She is a fictitious woman I’ve made up, trying to understand the Martha and Mary story in Luke 10. I jokingly call the blend of [...]
Do I fall at the feet of Jesus in complete adoration? Do I care too much of the opinion of others that I am distracted in my worship? If my God were in my home, would I see Him and know what humble and passionate worship would be? Or would I be my “default self” [...]
My sin of giving my attention to tasks more than giving my attention to the eyes and hearts of those in my home hangs out in my heart daily. God is at work. This is one reason why I am blogging this topic to show the journey of my repentance, to process, to practice writing [...]
Heartily: 1. In a cordial manner; with warmth and sincerity: She greeted us heartily. 2. With zest or enthusiasm. 3. With great appetite or enjoyment: eat heartily. Colossians 3:23-25 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. [...]
I have been reading this prayer the last couple of days and especially find “Lord, let me live wholly to my saviour, free from distractions, and washed anew…” comforting my heart. Like Martha, I am prone to be distracted. May Christ find my attention resting in Him! Glorious God, It is the flame of my [...]
The unexpected visit, we have all had them. I am not a spontaneous person. I tend to not exude a “laid back-sure-drop-by-anytime” attitude about guests. I schedule and plan any guests that are in my home. Whether it is a meal or a meeting with dessert and coffee, I plan. I plan the menu for [...]
An easy attempt at change is to change one’s behavior. But, God is after HEART change. So, the following does speak to the changes that a repentant Martha can work on. Distracted Martha’s heart can start to focus her energy and thoughts towards worship as she becomes a better planner and organizer. Purely, by God’s [...]
In continuing our look at Work and Worship, I am peering into the story of Martha, Mary, and Jesus in Luke 10. I have been meditating on worship and how my actions rarely reflect an attitude of worship. Often, my attitude as I work is an attitude of self-worship not worship of Jesus- just like [...]
For a few years, I have talked about a woman named Margaret. She is a fictitious woman I’ve made up, trying to understand the Martha and Mary story in Luke 10. I jokingly call the blend of both Martha and Mary “Margaret,” assuming that there must be a gal that is both a hard worker [...]