REAL HOPE FOR REAL LIVES 9. BUSYNESS (Luke 10:38-42)

Martha – “busy, busy, busy all the time, time, time.”

Mary – “busy, busy, busy, BUT NOT all the time, time, time.”

Martha is DISTRACTED

Mary is DEVOTED

1. How does busyness distract us?:

• We DOUBT or UNDERMINE God’s goodness, grace and glory

• We FOCUS on self or others and become PROUD

• Our JOY is RUINED; our HEARTS are ROBBED; our SOULS begin to ROT

2. Some Honest Reflection:

• Am I busy – so people like me? feel sorry for me? praise or promote me? so I can get those possessions? to gain power, position or prestige?

• because I’m a poor planner or a perfectionist? to prove myself – to myself(!) or others?

• Am I busy – and PROUD of it?

3. Some Hope From the Gospel

For those busy because of:

• Others peoples’ expectations – fear the Lord

• Things not getting done – trust the rule of God

• Preferring the pressure – seek the refuge of God

• Needing the money – find joy in the Lord

• Wanting the most from life – live in the hope of God

4. Some Lessons from Mary:

• There’s a time to REST

• There’s a RHYTHM to life

• We’re not called to do EVERYTHING

• We are called to make ONE THING the MAIN THING

• True REST is DEVOTION and WORSHIP

5. Busy and Distracted by many things?

• Come and sit at the feet of Jesus:

• Find REST for your mind in His WORD

• Find REST for you soul in His BLOOD

• Find REST for your heart in His CARE