目的の為に - Purpose vs Result
After 3 weeks working in Macau, things have more or less settled down. But there was something that had been bothering me - I found it hard to position myself here!
Am I a helper? An observer? Or a worker for the church???? Or...?
And here what I read from the bible during my devotion this week!
"Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.
But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her."
Luke 10:38-42
I thought - "oh, it is the story about Martha and Mary – I have heard it so many times!”
But as I read on, I found that I am acting just like Martha – and that was why I felt lost in positioning myself!
Martha didn’t do anything wrong in serving God – but she was so wrong that her heart started to focus on the serving, instead of focusing on the person she wanted to serve, Jesus. She forgot to ask what Jesus wants, and instead she just spent all her efforts on doing her work!
Then I asked myself – “isn’t that exactly what I am doing right now?”
After spending almost 3 weeks here and started to settle down, I started to go on the wrong track and thinking too much about what I can do here – I forgot I should focus on God’s will only – I don’t even need to position myself in Macau!
As in Samuels 1, all I need to do is making a prayer every morning and make myself available to God’s instruction – “請 說 、 僕 人 敬 聽”!
I am sure there are still a lot of lessons God wants me to learn here, and this would only be possible if I can put myself down and focus on God!
Am I a helper? An observer? Or a worker for the church???? Or...?
And here what I read from the bible during my devotion this week!
"Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.
But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her."
Luke 10:38-42
I thought - "oh, it is the story about Martha and Mary – I have heard it so many times!”
But as I read on, I found that I am acting just like Martha – and that was why I felt lost in positioning myself!
Martha didn’t do anything wrong in serving God – but she was so wrong that her heart started to focus on the serving, instead of focusing on the person she wanted to serve, Jesus. She forgot to ask what Jesus wants, and instead she just spent all her efforts on doing her work!
Then I asked myself – “isn’t that exactly what I am doing right now?”
After spending almost 3 weeks here and started to settle down, I started to go on the wrong track and thinking too much about what I can do here – I forgot I should focus on God’s will only – I don’t even need to position myself in Macau!
As in Samuels 1, all I need to do is making a prayer every morning and make myself available to God’s instruction – “請 說 、 僕 人 敬 聽”!
I am sure there are still a lot of lessons God wants me to learn here, and this would only be possible if I can put myself down and focus on God!
posted by サガ (Saga) at 3:10 AM
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