Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World: Finding Intimacy With God in the Busyness of Life (Revised Edition with New Bible Study)
by Joanna Weaver
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Author: Joanna WeaverBrand: Random House
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-07-18
ISBN: 1578562589
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: WaterBrook Press
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Summary: 4 Stars
I think that the heart of the message contained in this book is living in a balanced way and maintaining perspective. Often we get wrapped up in many things that in the end won't be all that important. A reviewer claimed that the author of this book was contradicting herself by saying that Martha should have sat at Jesus's feet and also talking about using one's talents for God. The two things aren't contradictory. The problem was that Mary was too concerned about the physical details, not leaving herself any room in her thinking to take advantage of the opportunity to sit and learn from the master, to be healed and renewed and fed spirtually by the bread of heaven. An analogy might be the mother who is so caught up working, decorating her house, working out, etc. that she misses out on a relationship with her own children and husband. Later, when she realizes that what she spent her time on was far less valueable and important that what she could have spent it on, it's too late. Also, the author is not the originator of the idea that Jesus is the way the truth and the life and that no man comes to the Father, God, but by him. That is written in the bible. Most religions that I know of teach a set of laws that are necessary to live by, and a time after a person's death where they will be judged by that standard and rewarded with an everlasting life for being judged worthy or "hell" for being judged unworthy. Every religious system that I know of involves living up to a set of laws to be deemed worthy. But the gospels of Jesus Christ and the Pauline epistles say that no man shall be justified by the works of the law. The book of Romans says that in God's eyes there are none that are righteous, not one. He sent Jesus as the sacrifice and payment of our sins, and upon acceptance of that gift, we are clean in God's sight. He made an easy way for us to be assured of being with him in heaven because we can't live up to the law. He made available eternity with him as a free gift. As a result the fear and uncertainty about our future is taken away. Christians don't serve God out of fear that they might end up in hell, they serve and strive to obey their Lord out of thankfullness and love, because they have been freed. Anyone can be saved by accepting Jesus's gift of grace and mercy, no matter what they have done or will do. I have experienced trying to live up to a set of laws and feeling insecure about my spiritual future because of seeing how often I fail to meet the standard. I don't see the peace and security and joy that I have received in Christ in any of the other religions that I've studied about. The bible says that those who are Christians have fellowship with their Lord Jesus Christ and I believe that this book is very helpful for developing a richer closer relationship with him.
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Summary of Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World: Finding Intimacy With God in the Busyness of Life (Revised Edition with New Bible Study)
Updated with a new 12 week companion Bible study, Joanna Weaver's popular book shows women how to blend intimacy with Jesus and service for Him.An invitation for every woman who feels she isn't godly enough...isn't loving enough...isn't doing enough
The life of a woman today isn't really all that different from that of Mary and Martha in the New Testament. Like Mary, you long to sit at the Lord's feet...but the daily demands of a busy world just won't leave you alone. Like Martha, you love Jesus and really want to serve him...yet you struggle with weariness, resentment, and feelings of inadequacy.
Then comes Jesus, right into the midst of your busy Mary/Martha life-and he extends the same invitation he issued long ago to the two sisters of Bethany. Tenderly he invites you to choose "the better part"-a joyful life of "living-room" intimacy with him that flows naturally into "kitchen service" for him.
How can you make that choice? With her fresh approach to the familiar Bible story and its creative, practical strategies, Joanna shows how all of us-Marys and Marthas alike-can draw closer to our Lord, deepening our devotion, strengthening our service, and doing both with less stress and greater joy.
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