Distracted

There are a thousand distractions in my day-- a thousand ways that my attention and focus are pulled away from the perfect-to-do-list designed by God for each day that He gives me.

But once in awhile, God stops me in my tracks by a phrase that reorients my mind and gives me a renewed spirit to fight the endless distraction and savor the God-ordained list instead.

Last week, I was reading in Luke 10 and there they were-- three words that have hardly left my mind since that day...

"Martha was distracted..."

It could so easily read, "Heidi was distracted."  Those three words have haunted me, instructed me, caused me to think hard about how much I get wrapped up in serving my family, my church, my friends, without savoring Christ-- just like Martha did.

But then beyond those three words come the words of Christ that gently whisper to me through the busyness and distraction...

"You are anxious and troubled about many

things, but one thing is necessary..."

One thing.  One thing railing against the thousands of things that cloud my consciousness and clamor for attention.

Oh, that my heart would sit at His feet, listen to His voice, and rest in His sovereign plan for my days and weeks and months.  Oh, to fight the distraction and mindless drivel that flood my world with toxic discontentment and flustered activity.  Oh, for strength to search every minute for that one thing that is "heart-necessary" in order to joyfully balance the God-given responsibility of the "daily-necessary" that fills my time-- husband, children, meals, laundry, dishes, music lessons, and math...

Oh, for more and more grace...

Daily battle of mind and heart against

Inane and worthless time-thieves,

Stealing my energy and

Taunting my focus,

Rather than reveling in

Abundant life lavishly given by

Christ Jesus.

Teach me, Savior, to shun

Earthly distractions and instead,

Delight to hear Your voice above the din.