Distractions Abound

But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!" Luke 10:40 NIV

Some of you may be thinking I've heard that verse before. Why is it when someone's distracted this the verse that comes up? Maybe because when looking through the Bible this is the only one with the word distracted in it.

Distracted is exactly what I've been. Yesterday I sat down to write my blog and I became distracted with other thoughts. I couldn't figure out which way I was supposed to go, so I put the computer aside thinking I would come back to work on it later. Later never happened because of distractions.

The entire summer break became a distraction with all the obstacles that came my way. I'm not quite sure how many fights I broke up or how many times we were late leaving on a field trip because I would get distracted while trying to prepare our lunch and things we needed to bring. One big distraction came when my husband was hospitalized. Funny how life has a way of distracting you from what you desire to do.

Ideally my summer should have been filled with time to finish my fourth book and time to work on editing the second one, so I could possibly publish it this fall. Usually, I have extra time during the kids rest time to work on things like that. I also had plans to work on some of the extra cleaning that needs to be done, but none of those things happened.

Even as I sit here trying to write this blog, I'm distracted. Distracted by the little ones I care for, distracted by the pest control company, distracted by the peaches I put on the stove and completely forgot about because of the distraction of getting the laundry done.

Distractions are a part of life. We even have an extra distraction when our phones go off because of someone texting us, a Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, or email update. Funny how sometimes we think we need to drop everything just to respond.

Maybe the reason this verse is the only one that talks about distraction is because the answer to our distractions is in the following verse. "Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are distracted about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken from her."

Choosing the better...to sit at the Lord's feet and listen to what He is teaching. So maybe it's time I get off of here and chill on my couch and devour the words the Lord has so graciously given to me.