56 | The Necessary Thing: Choosing the Good Portion (Part II)

What if your exhaustion isn’t from doing too much…but from doing too much without listening?

Many of us love Jesus deeply.
We serve faithfully.
We show up consistently.

But somewhere along the way, our devotion turns into frustration, and our service starts sounding like a complaint: “Lord, don’t You care that I’m doing this alone?”

In Luke 10:38–42, Martha is still serving.

Mary is still sitting.

And Jesus is still inviting us to examine what’s happening beneath our busyness.

Martha isn’t rebuked for serving.

She’s corrected for being distracted, anxious, and inwardly resentful.

Because when service replaces listening, even good work becomes heavy.

Jesus says: “You are anxious and troubled about many things, but only one thing is necessary.” — Luke 10:41–42

In This Episode:
✅ Why busyness can quietly shift from devotion to distraction
✅ How serving Jesus without listening to Him leads to resentment and burnout
✅ The subtle danger of asking God to listen to us instead of speaking to us
✅ Why sitting at Jesus’ feet must come before serving with our hands
✅ How to return to the joy of service by restoring the right order

Resources:

📖 FREE 5-Day Audio Devotional: Renaming Your Story
Struggling with pain, false labels, or feeling stuck? These short daily devotionals will help you move from pain to purpose to legacy—15 minutes a day.
👉 Get it free: https://sundayrenewal.podia.com/renaming-your-story-devo

✨ For Families: The Devo Kids
Short devotionals, songs, and prayers that help children fall in love with God's Word.
Watch on YouTube | Free printable journal pages at thedevokids.com

🎧 Listen now and let this episode call you back to the feet of the One who first loved you.

God bless you.