Only One Thing is Necessary!

(Luke 10:38-42)
What if your grocery shopping list was only one item because that's all you needed? What if your recent Christmas gift list; either the "I need to get" or "I hope to get" list, consisted of only one thing? How much easier (and cheaper!) would that whole process have been?! How long is your "TO DO" list? A friend of mine follows this rule each day: make your "TO DO" list only two items long. If you get them both done you can feel great and say, "I completed all the things on my list!" If you only get one item finished you can still feel good and say, "I finished half the items on my list!" If you don't get anything done you can always say, "It was only two items anyway! What's the big deal?" He almost has it right. If he whittled his list down to only one thing then he would be on target.

"Are you nuts?" might be your response! "Do you know how much I have to do each day? Are you aware of how many people I had to buy Christmas presents for (and how many presents I had to get!)? Do you think I can feed my household on just one thing? We can't even agree on whole milk, 2%, or that watery stuff they label as non-fat!"

I understand your reaction. Each day brings a flood of activity that seeks to overwhelm us. In fact, the pace of life and the associated responsibilities seem to be growing at an exponential rate. We can hardly get one thing done before two more take its place! In the midst of this pace of life, what am I supposed to do with Jesus' statement, "only one thing is necessary."?

As we focus on Overflow I can promise you this; you and I will get one. The question is which one? We will either get an Overflow that makes us "worried and bothered about so many things" or we will Overflow from recognizing "only one thing is necessary." That one thing is a consistent and intimate connection with Jesus. When we make that connection then we are supplied by the Source to Overflow into all the other areas of life. Why not complete your "TO DO" list right now? Remember, "only one thing is necessary!"

Overflowing,
Larry