Oh, what a time we live in. As women, the world calls us to be all and do all: be the boss at work, keep a spotless house, workout daily, raise your kids perfectly, cook Insta-worthy meals, please your man, do all the things, be all the things…and while you are at it…throw some self-care in there.
Don’t forget to post your perfect life across your socials.
Wow.
The world has given us the perfect recipe to breed anxiety and depression. And it shows.
I would be willing to bet that the woman sitting next to you on your morning commute or in the coffee shop or across from you at the salon or the one you follow on the InstaFaceTok is feeling the Exact. Same. Thing.
Pressure. Pressure to keep up, to perform, to be the perfect mom, wife, daughter, friend, Christian, fitness guru, and chef. And the pressure to show everyone the perfection.
But guess what?
YOU DON’T HAVE TO LIVE THAT WAY.
Yep, I said it. The world’s way of life steals your peace, wrecks your joy, and kills your sanity. And you don’t have to take it.
You can choose the Good Portion.
You may know the story of Mary and Martha in Luke 10. If you don’t, read Luke 10:38-42. Even if you know it, read it again. Martha welcomes Jesus into her house, and she is being all the things and doing all the things like a good and gracious host does. But her sister, Mary…Mary does none of that. She sits at the feet of Jesus. And as Martha sees what Mary is doing, she complains to Jesus, “My sister is not helping me be all the things and do all the things. Aren’t you going to do something?”
I LOVE Jesus’s response here. “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion which will not be taken away from her.” Luke 10:41-42.
Martha is being all the things and doing all the things and Jesus refers to her as anxious and troubled.
That is eye opening.
Then he talks about Mary and choosing the Good Portion. Lightbulb!
So, you’re saying that I can leave the dishes in the sink and sit and the feet of Jesus and not have to feel guilty about it?!
That, my dear, is exactly what I am saying.
We are so culturally obsessed about being perfect and showing others that we are perfect that we forget about the Good Portion. We don’t have to carry ANY of that. Jesus was, is, and will always be the only perfect one. You and I were not created that way so why are we acting like we are?
Sister, I do not know why we feel that pressure. I know I feel it, sometimes daily. But then I remember to sit at the feet of Jesus. That is where my peace comes from. I do not have to have a spotless house or cook a 4-course meal daily. I just have to be a good steward of what God has given me. He knows I will not be perfect at it; I just need to cherish it. He just wants our time and our heart. The Good Portion.
So, as you go about starting your day tomorrow, feed yourself, girl with the Good Portion. Sit at the feet of Jesus and ask Him what your day should look like. He is not asking you to be it all and do it all. That’s his job.
And he certainly isn’t asking you to post it all.
He is asking you, though, to give it all. Your life, to Him. It gets much lighter when we do.
I hope as you walk through the week, you sit at the feet of Jesus, give your burdens to God, and choose the Good Portion.
Matthew 11:28-30 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
feed yourself, girl 