Choices - what do you prioritize?

Everyday we are faced with choices. Some of those choice we make subconsciously and it is just our regular daily routine. So when was the last time the choice you made was something that really you wanted to do?

I have been looking at the story of Mary and Martha recently and thinking about some of the choices that were made in that story. (Luke 10 v 38-40). The first choice that was made was Martha chose to welcome Jesus in. Martha wanted to spend some time with Jesus. This led me to think about the first time I welcomed Jesus into my life, the choice I made was to let God into my heart. How amazing that we can choose to welcome the creator of the universe into our lives and what is even more amazing, He welcome us into his arms no matter what we say or do.

The second choice in this story is that Martha allows herself to get distracted. This made think about some of the distractions I have in my life, like my phone, facebook, friends, work etc. These thing distract me from spending time with God. Sometimes I don’t always realise that these thing are a distraction but I need to make the choice to put time aside to spend with God. I think  in this story Martha was not necessarily doing anything wrong she just didn’t see what was important at that time and let preparing the meal distract her . When was the last time you spent time with God?

The final choice that I can see is that Mary chose to spend time with God “ There is only one thing to be concerned about and Mary Discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her” Mary discovered that spending time with God is important. So what I have taken away from this is perhaps I need to be making the choice to spend more time with God and not get distracted! What will your choice be?

emily is key worker in Inham Nook
and church resource development worker


 emily@nottinghamyfc.co.uk