Red Lip Society

I think women are prone to just keep going, making sure that everyone else is taken care of at the expense of their own selves. We pour and we pour until there is nothing else to pour. Or this is the case with myself and some of my girlfriends.

Take me over the past month and a half for example….

I have been on two vacations, had various extracurricular activity meetings, family outings, and the busiest time of work so far this year.  I have been mentally exhausted!

Now, please don’t misunderstand me! I love my life! I love my family! I love my job! But I’m pooped. And during all of this almost four complete weeks of fun, I didn’t do one thing that was just for me…something that Scarlett enjoyed….something that would help Scarlett relax….no alone time.  I am an introvert!  I need alone time from time to time!

This is a vicious cycle for me. I will go for months at a time, pouring and pouring until I crash or break.  I know that this is not healthy.  I know that this is not balanced.

I didn’t know this is where I was going with this (let’s face it…I didn’t know where I was going with this period), but maybe this is where the Lord is leading so I will just go with it………Do you have a Bible handy?  If you don’t, I got you girl. We are going to Luke 10:38-42.  Now be warned that I am a KJV girl, but you read whatever version you like….

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 has 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.

Here we see Martha, pouring and pouring…..  She isn’t enjoying the people that have come to visit her.  She is annoyed and flustered. She isn’t gleaning everything that the Lord is saying.  I find myself so often “cumbered about much serving” and I forget about things that are more important.

We see the Lord say to Martha, “Martha, I see you putting all of this effort into making everything perfect for us, but your sister knows what is important.” (Scarlett Version)  How often is God looking down at me and thinking, “Yes, Scarlett, the house is clean, your food is prepped for the week, you got in a good workout, all the clothes are put in the proper place, you did a whole chapter of your school work this weekend……but have you spent any time with me today?” He never minces words with me.

I admit to you, that as I am writing this, I have not spent time with God today. Sure, I listened to a sermon for a few minutes while working, but that wasn’t really quality time in the Word. I listened to some worship/Christian music in the car, but I didn’t spend any time actually worshiping Him. Today, I have been Martha. And I was Martha yesterday too….and the day before that. I have been Martha a lot lately.

Thankfully, His mercies are new each morning.

I have made a promise to myself that I am going to get up earlier in the morning! Roll my rear out of my comfortable bed, and do what I know will be the most important thing I do all day.  I want my cup to be overflowing!  I know that if I fill it up with the Word and being in His presence that my cup will always be ready to “cumber about much serving.”  It is only in His presence that we truly find rest.

And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. Exodus 33:14

And I am going to allow myself to find freedom in the fact that it is ok for everything not to be perfect.

XOXO