BEing Vs DOing

I can’t stop thinking about the realization that I had recently. My realization has been that “God created me not to DO something but to BE someone”. It may be old news to you but for me, it’s changing everything inside of me. In reading through a couple of bible stories regarding two people named Martha and Mary, I’ve decided one thing. I am a Martha.

For most of my life I have served other people. I won’t deny I’m a doer, I have a hard time sitting still, resting or not being involved. And don’t get me wrong, I have a precious relationship with the Lord. However, it is very rare that I sit at the feet of our Savior and just listen. It is rare that I “BE STILL” and know that He is God.

The realization is changing me because the things that people DO are replaceable. And we’ve all heard or been taught that we as leaders at work or church or wherever, if we are good leaders will make ourselves replaceable. It makes it an easy transition if we leave or something happens, etc and it is important. But what I love about God and how he sees us is that WHO we are is not replaceable! What we do may be replaceable but who He made us to BE is not. He loves us so much that He took the time to make each one of us different, unique and special to Himself. Even as parents to children, we do not choose what our kids will be like or look like, but God—He did.

I love the example that Jesus gives in Luke 15, the parable of the lost sheep. He basically asked through a shepard’s point of view, “…if you had 100 sheep and one got lost, wouldn’t you leave the ninety-nine and go looking for it?”

He loves His creation: sinners and saints alike. Each one of us is so special to Him, so important that He’ll gently pursue us in hopes to bring us back to Himself. God cares about WHO we are… not that we were #100 in the group or that I baa-ed the loudest! I am important to Him. Me! …irreplaceable in God’s eyes...

All this love makes me want to be a better person, closer to Christ and out of all that I know that God will DO great things. And if so, I’d be honored to be His vessel.

I love Him because He first loved me.

Thank you, Lord and help me to take the time as Mary did to sit at Your feet.