Be A Martha! (Really, I mean, Really?)

First off, I am not talking the Martha from the Biblical story about Mary and Martha, sitting at Jesus at feet as opposed to busyness!  No, rather, I am once again making a Doctor Who reference and its an association to stretching my faith.  Strangely, lately, (and maybe this is because of the upcoming season (September 1st, BBC America!)) I have been finding a lot of spiritual and biblical associations with Doctor Who.

So, this one is about my, unfortunately, least favorite companion: Doctor Martha Jones.  But, she has some good, really, and I think we, or at least me, can learn something from Martha's journey.  I think, unfortunately, Martha followed Rose and we all know the popularity of Miss Tyler!

Yeah, so Martha started out as the lovesick, gasping companion but she grew stronger and stronger, more sure of herself the more she spent with the Doctor: she fulfilled her destiny.

Remember, in one of the many end of world shows, where the Doctor has been made to become his full age and he's all shriveled up and old and in a cage, and thus, in a sense, useless.  Martha walks and travels all over the world, telling all she meets about the Doctor, and what he has done and how he can save the world, helping them to have faith in him and showing what they can do to bring about the world's salvation, in a sense.

And, then at the right moment, the entire world, perishing under the reign of the Master, speaks out one name "The Doctor" and all is made right as the Doctor is restored and sets things right...

Here's the point:  The Doctor needed Martha's obedience to put herself out there, have the faith, and walk it out to help him do what he needed to do.

And, in a sense, we, too, can be Marthas in our walk with God.  What God calls us to do, he provides the strength to obey and walk it out.  To ensure the love of God abounds, so that all can unite and turn to him for their salvation and that of the world's.  And, in that unification, as we come together as one, in prayer, and speak his name, if the Doctor did wonders, think only what God could do.

So, we may not love all our fellow sojourners and companions; We may have a few Marthas in our lives, but even our Marthas can strengthen us, if we allow them to, and help us grow closer to God and be more useful for His purpose and His will.

Share the truth; Share the love!  Make a difference!

Think about it!  Be a Martha!

He who has ears, let him hear

His Will or the Highway?

"Your kingdom come, Your will be done."  Matthew 6:10

As I look towards the future and pray for direction, whether it be in job-related activities, art, writing, family, health, I am reminded by this scripture that He knows better than me the path I am to take, and in fact, it is Him who sees the entire purpose of what I go through today and how it will impact the days to come.

What I pray for, is abundance of blessings, as He calls us to pray; not to pray that God would award me with a million dollars or a brand new car, as if I am owed such a thing, as if those things have matter.  But, rather that I would go beyond the poverty line of faith, that I would accept Him at his word that he has storehouses of riches and blessings and promises for me in Heaven.  That I wouldn't wait Heaven to see what I have missed out on in this life.

So, with this knowledge, I seek His will and perfect plan for my life, abiding in him minutely, hourly, daily.  In all I do during the day and have going on in my life, I just trust that it will all work out according to His purposes.  I pray that my heart will be so aligned with His that all that I desire would be in alliance with His heart.  Whatever I hope for today, I hope tomorrow it will work out for the greater good of the kingdom in Heaven and in Earth.

I don't know, maybe what you are going through, whether success or struggle, you can rest in the promise that it will all work out for good, if we hope and have faith.

"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." Romans 8:14

He who has ears to hear, let him hear