Galatians 1:13-24 / Luke 10:38-24
One of the causes of dissatisfaction and discontentment in our lives is that we look away from our own turf and we begin to envy the seemingly greener pastures that other people are in.
We begin to look at others and start to dream about their cushy lives, their exciting jobs, the nice things they have, their happy families, etc.
We allow these distractions to come in because we think that who we are and what we are doing is insignificant, boring, frustrating, unrewarding and unrecognized.
That is simply because we are dissatisfied and unhappy with what we are doing.
In the gospel, Martha complained about her sister, maybe because she was unhappy about not getting any recognition and attention.
She was simply distracted from what she was doing.
Jesus was not saying that sitting around and listening to Him is more important than cooking and cleaning.
Jesus is saying that whatever we are doing, we just have to be focused and count our blessings and give thanks to God.
That is the one thing that is important and that is also the one thing that is needed in our lives.
Because that is also the one thing that will bring out satisfaction and happiness in our lives.