Luke wrote by THE SPIRIT in chapter 10:
38 Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house.
39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word.
40 But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”
41 And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things.
42 But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
Our relationship with Our Lord Jesus Christ should never lose its vitality and importance in our daily lives. He should be our “first Love” and remain the center of attention as we go about doing. Martha was focused on doing which caused her to worry and to be troubled about many things. Mary, on the other hand, desired to simply be in Jesus’ presence and hear His Voice. We can allow the distractions of doing to overtake the priority of simply being. In the Revelation of Jesus Christ, the Beloved Disciple wrote what he saw and heard in THE SPIRIT in chapter 2:
4 Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love.
5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent.
6 But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
7 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.” ’
You can be a doer of The Word and be out of communion with FATHER. It is all about Love. Many churches thrive on putting programs together in order to spread the Gospel but spend no time directing the people toward a deeper Love relationship with Our Lord. They are producing a multitude of Martha’s and no Mary’s. Jesus alerted us to hear what the Spirit is saying. We must overcome any and all distractions that redirect our priorities away from the emphasis of Love toward Our Lord. Look at the result of keeping our first Love as the highest priority- “To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.”
I personally find that beginning the day in a quiet time before FATHER keeps my priorities aligned with HIS. If I will focus on Agape Love and my adoration for Jesus who willingly giving His life for me, this first Love will remain alive and well. Spending time in HIS presence should be our first priority. The more time we spend in HIS presence, the greater the change in our lives. We become like HIM as truly mature Sons and Daughters.
Jesus spoke in John chapter 14:
23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.”
Love is the foundation of maturity and we must not allow distractions to chip away at this foundation. It can happen or Jesus would not have warned the church in Ephesus. Let us reset our priorities and make sure we keep our first Love at the top of the list. We must cease the distractions.