now it’s not that you aren’t to be active in the Lord you are you must be he commanded it and you can only fulfill your calling that way but that is still not the center the center is what is happening with Mary because everything you do for the Lord has got to come out of the presence of the [Music] Lord Martha has an attitude notice she has notice in John 11 she also has an attitude when her brother died and and Messiah comes and she says to the Lord he wouldn’t have died if you came if you came on time this is a this
is a type A personality probably intense probably perfectionist you weren’t on time she’s telling the Lord he’s not on time she probably does everything by the by the clock and so it seems like this is a person who actually manages her time well it seems like that but it’s not really the case she’s rushed she’s anxious she has no peace she has no time but listen to the Lord’s answer but the Lord said Martha Mara you are worried you’re worried you’re preoccupied by so many things but only one thing is necessary Mariam has chosen the good
part which shall not be taken away from her now in that itself there are Keys here crucial for your life first one it says Martha was preoccupied the original word in the Greek is per spao the word Perry or the root Perry per perimeter it means that which is all around we have an English word peripatetic which means simply something that’s all over the place we get the word peripheral that’s not the main point it’s just peripheral it’s the periphery so notice what it’s saying Martha is being and it actually means
she’s dragged all around it seems like she’s in control but she’s really not when you’re so rushed all the time you are not in control you’re caught up you’re being dragged even if it’s you your you know your fear your whatever it is it’s you’re being dragged and it’s not only that she’s dragged but the Greek says she’s dragged all over the place the perimeter not she lost the center she lost the per she lost the whole point and she is all focused on the urb she lost the point of the Messiah the point wasn’t the preparations for
