Week 3: Jesus Reminds Us to Put Him First

This reflection actually brought up a point that I've been thinking about recently. I think sometimes I get caught up in trying to help others and I neglect spending time with God. It's like I'm trying to keep myself busy, trying to do what I think is good for others, so that I don't have to risk any scary things that God may ask me to do. And then again sometimes I find that I don't take that time because I feel like I'm being selfish and that I could be more useful, for example, helping my mom with dinner. While it's good to serve like Martha, Jesus says that Mary picked what was better. She simply relied on Jesus, not worrying about the future.. she just sat there and loved Him. We all need time to relax during the day so that we don't get overwhelmed and overworked. We need rest... this is why we sleep for almost half of the day. This is how God made us. He made us so that we need time to refocus our souls on Him in the quiet. Like it says in Psalm 62:6 "My soul, be at rest in God alone, from whom comes my hope." Only in God can our souls find what they need. I pray that God may clear my schedule during Lent and the rest of the year so that I can truly focus on Him.