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Having a Martha Home the Mary Way:
31 Days to a Clean House and a Satisfied Soul.
Luke
10:38-42 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Martha
and Mary
38 Now
as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha
welcomed Him into her home. 39 She
had a sister called Mary, who was seated at the Lord’s feet, listening to
His word. 40 But
Martha was distracted with [a]all her preparations; and she came up to
Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do
all the serving alone? Then tell her to help me.” 41 But the Lord answered
and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about
so many things; 42 but only one
thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be
taken away from her.”
I have always loved the story of Mary and Martha.
There is almost a bit of comedy in Martha tattling on Mary to Jesus, “No fair!
I am working and she is doing nothing!!!” And I will admit that I used to be
very much like Martha. I would put aside prayer and Bible study because I
needed a clean house in order for my brain to rest and for me to function. But
what if I could be like both sisters? Maintain a clean orderly home and be able
to spend time with God?
This book helps me do both.
The author makes the point that the ultimate goal is
not for you to be a perfect homemaker, but to have an inviting home filled with
love. And she does it in a very gentle way.
The book contains daily challenges. One challenge is called
a “Mary challenge” which is a Bible challenge for the day.
Then there are Martha challenges. An example of these
challenges would be to clean and organize your bookshelves. Some of the
challenges tell you how you can get your children involved, and some even tell
you to go eat a cookie! J
These are all very doable things—things that you can
do even if you have small children, homeschool your children, and/or work.
I am going to be doing the challenge along with my friends
starting on April 4th. We are going to make it a 62 Day Challenge so
that we have extra time.
This book will be a great way to help motivate you to
get things done that you have been meaning to do. Watch my blog and Facebook page for more information on The
Mary/Martha Challenge.
While it is not essential to get the book in order to
join the challenge, I recommend that you do because it is a great book that
will encourage you!!!
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