“As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came to a village where a woman named Martha welcomed them into her home. Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught. But Martha was worrying over the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, ‘Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair to you that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me.’ But the Lord said to her, ‘My dear Martha, you are so upset over all these details! There is really only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it–and I won’t take it away from her.’”
Don’t be shy about partaking in what appears to be a lazy way to live out your walk with Christ (sitting at his feet, dwelling in his presence, being swept away by him). Jesus himself said that it was the only thing worth being concerned about. The only thing! Well it may be one thing, but the results (the fruit) are infinite. I think we have a tendency to want to stay busy all the time because it looks good to other people, it keeps the Martha’s off our backs, and we’re afraid that if we just sit and listen to Jesus we wont accomplish anything. Thing is though, if you’re busy without dwelling what is the aim of your busyness? And dwelling doesn’t necessarily mean inactivity. The point of dwelling like Mary is to learn from Jesus so that you know the right way to live, and do and be.
