Martha Martha Martha!

I'm in a study group at church titled, "Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World". If you don't already know the story of Mary & Martha, I'll sum it up for you. Jesus and his disciples went to visit Mary and Martha at their home. Martha was busy, busy, busy in the kitchen while Mary sat at Jesus' feet listening to Him and learning. Martha was pretty ticked, and requested Jesus to tell Mary to come help her. Jesus told Martha that Mary had made the better choice.
I've made the commitment to do my bible and prayer time in the morning, NO MATTER WHAT, and to slow down so I can better hear what God wants from me. I've been doing great with my mornings, but I've been running like a madman the rest of the day. I'm struggling... should I really be this busy right now? Is this what God wants from me right now? Or am I letting Satan keep me distracted? I really think that these are things that are a must right now (getting Tim's new car, doctor appointments, getting the kids situated with the new school year, etc), but I really feel that I need to take a serious inventory of what "important" really is, and what I can cut down. We are also running around trying to get things done that need to get done before Tim leaves for Louisville again. There are some things I just can't do while he's gone, like repair the roof! Maybe I'll make a list on paper tonight...

Philippians 4:6- "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be known to God."
God wants me to come to Him in prayer. I never need be anxious- that is such a waste! pray about EVERYTHING! The only one who has the control is God- and He has ALL the control. I need to come to Him with my worries, my praises, my requests, and my thankfulness- for myself and for those of others. (1 Timothy 2:1) So often I attempt to take care of it myself, and use God as my safety net. I need to put total & complete prayer to work so that I can help with what God wants, not what I want from God.