The Needful Thing

The Needful Thing!

Luke 10:40-42:

40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. 41 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: 42 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.


Have you ever been in a season of your life where you constantly feel like you are behind schedule? You know the goals you have before you, those things on your heart and mind that are really important for you to start to work on, and those things you really feel should be complete by now? I to have these times, and it was a dear friend of mine that helped me to see and understand some of the dynamics of a season like this. Let me say right up front. Yes, there are times when we are not focused, that we are distracted, and that we are putting our time and attention to a myriad of other things, granted; important things, but not "those things" that deep down we know we need to give ourselves to.


There is another perspective though. My friend describes it this way. "There are times in our lives when we are the Master of the Child (The Teacher) and there are other times when we are Child of the Master (The Student)." We must be able to discern what role we are in based on our surroundings as well as the specific situations of our lives. Of course, as the Master of the Child, you are the teacher, the nurturer, the mentor, in other words you are the one pouring out, you are leading. When you are Child of the Master, this is a time to be observing things that are happening around you, taking things and information in, not pouring out. Not so anxious to teach someone else at the moment, that you forge ahead before you really finish getting the lesson yourself.


Just as it is with me, so it will be with you. Time and time again, in the midst of your life's work, you will not feel productive, in fact, you may use words like procrastination, lazy, or fearful, to describe your behavior. But this is not always the case. We must learn to recognize when the Father has said to us "Come, sit down my child, listen to me. I have something new to teach you." When He calls, we should answer. In fact, we must answer. We all know that our loving Father will go to great lengths to get our attention.

Even as matured saints and leaders, we have a leader ourselves, and it is He that is creating the way ahead, and He that knows the obstacles that lay there. He, that knows us better than we know ourselves and most importantly, He that perfects and completes who we are.

Take the time this morning and consider where you are now. Master of the Child, or Child of the Master? Is the Lord seeking to teach you something right now? When is the last time you asked Him “Lord, what lesson would you have me to learn from my life’s experiences at this particular moment? Or do you feel you’ve learned your most recent lesson well? If so, record that lesson, consider how you might share it to encourage someone today, and go forth and Tell Your Story.


Peace, Joy, and Blessings!

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