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Learning To Be a Mary in a Martha World
Mary and Martha. Two women who both loved Jesus. Both were very much alike. Both sat at His feet and listened. Both read their Bibles and attended church. Both served others. Yet, Martha was troubled about many things. She was stressed and anxious. She was also discontented and quite grouchy. (Adding my personal description.) Martha became distracted by her to-do lists and trying to make everything perfect. She became distracted by all the concerns she let flood her mind. Martha started worrying about things God didn’t want her to worry about. Then Mary became distracted by what Mary was doing and began to question. Why doesn’t she?…. You fill in…
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I often laugh about the time my friend called me a stuffer and herself a blower. She was referring to how different we are in how we deal with things. She is the outspoken type that speaks up letting people know how she feels instantly. I am more the type to hold hurts and frustrations inside choosing to deal with them alone. Either way in itself is not always the right way to handle things. Stuffers can easily hold misunderstandings, hurts, and frustrations inside until you are a powder keg ready to explode or allow them to cause discouragement or resentment. Blowers can lose their tempers and say things in…
