Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World: Finding Intimacy With God in the Busyness of Life

by Joanna Weaver

Paperback, 2000

Status

Available

Call number

248.843

Collection

Publication

WaterBrook (2000), Edition: Revised, 256 pages

Description

Christian Nonfiction. Religion & Spirituality. Self-Improvement. Nonfiction. HTML: An invitation for every woman who's ever felt 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, into the midst of your busy life, to extend the same invitation He issued long ago to the two sisters from Bethany. Tenderly, He invites you to choose "the better part" - a joyful life of intimacy with Him that flows naturally into loving service. With her fresh approach to the familiar Bible story, Joanna Weaver 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..… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member Mychiefthemama
I tried to read this book more than once before, but this was the first time that it really touched me.
LibraryThing member debs4jc
Our fast paced lifestyles often leave us lacking the one thing that is truly important in our lives. This book encourages the reader to leave behind the business of life for the things that really matter. It is an excellent read and one that is well worth studying over and over--as the lessons
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while easy to understand are all to easy to forget.
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LibraryThing member edawmik22
If you are spiritually dry, need a spiritual revival, or a jump-start in your personal relationship with Jesus - this book is for you. Mrs. Weaver gives humble advice on how to balance our 'to-do lists' with our quiet times. It is very easy to read and contains very doable advice.
LibraryThing member BBBs
Not my favorite book to read but our book group's discussion made it much more worthwhile.
LibraryThing member jenspeaks
My small group is reading/studying this book.
LibraryThing member cbcmedia
Joanna says in the first chapter, “Just mention the names Mary and Martha around a group of Christian women and you’ll get knowing looks and nervous giggles. We’ve all felt the struggle. We want to worship like Mary, but the Martha inside keeps bossing us around.” Isn’t that
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true?
Throughout this book, Joanna takes us on a journey, her journey, our journey, from being in a kitchen surrounded by menus, grocery lists, dishes, and all the junk that seems to accumulate on the counters and the kitchen table, to the living room, sitting calmly at the foot of Jesus, soaking in every word and not feeling guilty about our “to do lists”.
She finally ends this book with a revelation that you can do both, it doesn’t have to be one or the other, so long as we put Jesus first then “both of us” can become one. Surrendering all to Jesus. The struggle doesn’t end, we are after all humans and we constantly fail, but we have Jesus to pick us up, dust us off, and say “Follow me”.
You’ll love this book, just like I did. The writing was excellent and the stories compelling. You’ll want, just like me, to go out and get her other books.
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Physical description

256 p.; 9 inches

ISBN

1578562589 / 9781578562589
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