I want to be a Mary in a Martha world

As I am at the Taiwan airport getting ready to leave home again for another journey back to New York- I can't help but say that God has shown me a lot in 2 weeks.

When I was trying to finish work back on Sept 9th and rushing to get home at 4:30- I called in the last minute to change my shuttle pick up time from 6:30 to hopefully 7:30. The lady was nice and she said there was a 7:00 pm pick up time available so I decided to go with that. While my roommate and my friend waved to me and gave me tremendous blessings as I hopped onto the shuttle bus, I heard a very gentle voice "hello!" I turned back and there were 2 guys sitting there. They were Asian. I was quite surprised because usually I go onto these shuttle buses or airplanes really just minding my own business 'cause afraid that people might think I am weird and also just too tired to talk as I am on "vacation" mode. But it turned out to be more then me... these 2 guys were National Taiwan University students who just finished their masters degree in USC. We all became friends since the first moment and they have come to pretty much every gathering that I have been going to since being back in Taiwan- now knowing all my friends here in Taipei- church or not. It is crazy. Both are definitely seekers and definitely openness. Having them connected with pastor KC and ENtaipei people was pretty cool....watching pastor KC talk to them, I really am amazed by God's divine appointment through all this. I almost was not going to be on that shuttle bus.....I called the shuttle bus at 5:00 to change... we all would have never met. Now some good Christians are connected with them and I really pray and look up to God that God loves people...

I think in the many lessons I have learned- I really have learned and also desire to be a Mary. I always thought that I was kind of like a Martha- but no, I AM a MARTHA. I live in NYC...which is SUPER DUPER Martha world.....i sometimes find myself crying because of doing this and that for what.... but now I know....i desire that inner quietness and peace...I want to lay my head at the feet of Jesus and be content. One of my mom's small group women after mediating a talk between me and my mom... woke up at 3 am to realize that she wanted to give a book to my mom about being still and hearing from God...but at the end it was for me. I am absolutely in awe to know that the Lord of creation is getting my tremendous attention just so I can come to His presence and spend time with Him. Me and my family got into a pretty intense conversation about China and just hta tmoment God brought 2 women from my mom's Bible study to come by to drop some gifts for me. While we were outside and I started to open up to share about what was going on....it started to drizzle... nobody knows this...but sometimes I see rain as a way of God letting me know "I AM RIGHT HERE".....I couldn't help but look up and be amazed that God is here....with me in this conversation and is with my family.

MARY MARY MARY. I want to be a Mary in a Martha world.