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Luke 10:38-42

ÒBut Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, ÒLord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.Ó (Luke 10:40) Martha was busy serving the Lord, yet she was worried and troubled. She wanted to find out from Jesus why that was allowed and how Jesus could ignore the fact that she was doing the entire running around in preparing for Jesus. Martha was actually the one that invited Jesus into her house and now she was feeling burdened of being alone in serving the Lord. MarthaÕs concern can be identified as an attempt to do it all, as a result she was missing all that was being fed at the feet of the Lord. In your serving the Lord are you being fed at His feet? There are so many kinds of servers in the business of the Lord, but they are not being served by the word of God. Many servers have taken serving personally by positioning themselves in the center of attention and it turned out to be an invitation of distraction for them. It is a suggestion that, no server should take severing before the Lord personal but it is always good to personalize Christ in our service. Serving the Lord when the Lord is in the house is not self-determination or a self-calling. Many serve where they were not called to serve, many also serve at the area of convenience not commitment. Many servers are missing it when distraction by way of attention sneaks into how service is being delivered. However, when a server knows his or her role of service that server will still be at the feet of the Lord regardless of his or her serving role. In your service are you tuned unto the Lord or it is a distraction? Serving before the Lord is a great blessing, and it does not take away, but it adds blessing unto the server. Serving is not the actual problem as noted in the case of Martha, but serving with much distraction is the problem. When seeking attention is eliminated serving with lots of distractions will cease and all good that flows from the Lord will not be missed. MarthaÕs problem was that, she was distracted with much serving not with the serving. Jesus responded to MarthaÕs questioning, ÒAnd Jesus answered and said to her, ÒMartha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. 42 But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.Ó(Luke 41-42) Are you worried or troubled in your service? To be worried and troubled is an indication of missing the good part that is needed. Allow your service to Him with intention for His attention not to the worldÕs attention for your distraction.