Don’t Miss Jesus While Trying to Work for Him

“Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary” - Luke 10:41-42

You can be doing everything for Jesus and still miss being with Him. That’s the warning tucked inside the story of Martha and Mary in Luke 10. One sister is busy preparing, serving, and managing the moment. The other is simply sitting at the feet of Jesus, soaking in His presence. And it’s the quiet one, not the busy one, who Jesus calls right.

It’s easy to fall into the trap of equating activity with intimacy. You might be volunteering at church, leading small groups, building a ministry, or raising a godly family. But if you aren’t carving out space just to be with Him, you’re slowly drifting. Doing all the right things but losing the joy of why you started in the first place.

Jesus isn’t after your performance. He’s after your heart. He doesn’t need you to impress Him with spiritual busyness. He wants you to come close and listen. That’s what Mary did. She didn’t bring anything to the table except her presence, and that was enough.

You were not created to just serve a mission. You were made for relationship with the One who gave you the mission in the first place. If your schedule is packed with Christian things but your soul feels distant from Christ, something’s off.

Let this be a moment where you pause and ask yourself honestly, “When was the last time I just sat with Jesus?” Not for a sermon, not to prep a lesson, not to post something online. Just you and Him.

The work can wait. The to-do list will still be there. But you cannot afford to miss Him in the name of serving Him.

So slow down. Breathe. Sit. He’s not asking you to do more. He’s inviting you to draw near.