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Hey Jess – bless you sister. I wanted to share with you my own perception of the martha mary story for your consideration going forward.
Jesus is the Great I AM. He represents the I AM within everyone for those who believe in Him because belief in Him we become the body and we are one with Him.
Martha took her eyes off of her I AMness and focused on Mary. At that point she separated herself (sinned) from I AM because of her resent for no help. People do this thing,in this world, what I feel compelled to call "The Force", nothing like star wars. There is a spiritual force that takes place between us all when our focus is taken off of our I AMness (connection to IAM) we begin forcefully manipulating our own desires to happen be it by voicing an opinion (mary isnt helping TELL HER "force" her to help) but Jesus being The HOLY Spirit never forces He allows and guides. So I live my own life knowing what Im dealing with spiritually the force of sin or the gentle guiding of the HOLY Spirit and He showed me this early on. There is always a better way to achieve our desires than forcing the outcome to become which in turn usually results in death because it came from the place of sin anyway.
Sometimes all we need is a new perspective to bring about the change that makes a difference. ❤❤❤ I so love your channel and the inspiration youve brought to me is amazing.
GRRREAT stuff Jess! LOVE this devotional/"tutorial" video!…. sooo good. One thing I do feel I have to point out though, is that it's (nearly) impossible to have that relationship with YHWH (God) and His Son (Yahshua/"Jesus") without OBEDIENCE to His commandments/instructions/"law"/Torah. Our Messiah/Savior did say in Matthew that not all that come to him saying "Lord, Lord…. look at all these things we did in Your name…. etc. etc. …. and He will tell them; Depart from me, I never knew you (which means we never knew HIM also), you workers of iniquity (lawlessness)." I know it's certainly not a popular concept in this day and age, but obedience to everything that HE was/is/will be is every bit as important as the relationship that we (want to) have with HIM…. b/c one cannot happen w/o the other…. and we cannot attain/get to The Father w/o having the Son…. at least according to what I see in Scripture anyway. Again, though…. great video, and quite thought provoking…. b/c I too tend to be more like Martha…. as you so eloquently/thoughtfully pointed out throughout this conversation. Blessings and shalom to you and your household. 😉
Well said. I couldn't agree more with you. And this is kind of what I needed to hear. Thank you!! Love all of your videos!! <3
Thank you Jess for sharing your beliefs. I wish I could be as devoted to Jesus. I am going to try again.
And through you Yeshua speaks to my heart yet again… I have been so frustrated by our inability to just move out to our property and homestead like we dream of… The logistics, finances, and family concerns just keep us in our waiting room for now. Now I know that this was the lesson I needed to learn… and so I will just continue building my relationship with him and trust that it will happen because he wants what I want for us. I just have to learn to allow him to love me as I am. No more guilt, shame, or fears. This is going to happen. We will steward our little piece of his garden…in his timing. Thank you Jess ❤ May the Lord continue to bless you this day and every other.
thank you for spending time with us. hugs always.
If you take that she chose the best part, to sit at his feet instead of spending time and energy in preparation. This hits me in regards to my relationship with my two boys. I want for them to have better than I did but I'm spending so much time, effort and energy in preparation for the next season of their lives that I'm missing out on the best part, time with them.
OMGoodness Jess I love this message. Thank you so much for sharing your heart.
Jess,
I just want to thank you for this and for being you. God was 100% speaking to me through this devotional. I was in tears bc how you described your life and marriage while raising babies is my reality right now and it has been so challenging. Thank you for being so encouraging I REALLY needed this.
Wonderful message!!!
This is once again right on time for the season of my life! Bless ya Jess!
I was always praying g for Him to show me His face… turns out I just needed to sit at His feet! Love and prayers
This was SO good. Thank you for being genuine and not hiding your relationship with God. My kids are 30, almost 32 and almost 34 (all fall babies). I see the wisdom in God for giving me babies just before winter (I live in Minnesota). The weather and slow down of activities made me stay home more than I would have in any other season. I wish I had sat down and held my babies more and with Him. That time when they are little flies by SO quickly.
Right now I struggle with the fact that all 3 of my children have turned away from God. It makes my heart sick but you can't force faith onto someone else, I've made the mistake of trying to do just that. It makes people want to get further away from God and you. I pray that one day they will return to faith and God.
Thank you so much! The story of Martha and Mary has always been a changing understanding of Jesus and who I have been created to be. Love to know others have similar experiences. I am in the empty nest season now and seeing another perspective of my relationship with my Jesus.♥️
I'm a Mary. Growing up, I was constantly chided by the Marthas in my family. It's still a battle to just sit and not feel guilty.
Thank you for sharing your insights.
This has changed my life. I literally make myself physically sick trying to "get it right". I make myself feel so bad because I don't read my Bible enough or I don't go to church enough. I needed to hear this. I wish you knew how much you have took such a burden off my shoulders. I love you and thank you for being the hands and feet for Jesus. Please understand what you are doing is changing people lifes! I know you and your family have changed mine!
Just watched as I had our daughter 8 weeks early and am catching up. This spoke to me. Everything you said (it's not rambling – it has meaning!) has been on my mind a lot lately. I am so grateful to have heard your message. Thank you.
Thank you for listening to the Spirit to share this. ❤️
I am proud to be Christian and I feel so good that you are brave not ashamed what you r . You are the best . I DONOT know why people saying …or trying to tell …..we should say what we suppose to say . I heard all the times in other people video that how they talk about THIER religions and others life . Why we cannot talk . We must present Jesus , Jesus is our center of Life , people should not judge Christian with one person but judge with words of God ,
Thank you for these timely and encouraging words. I feel the same way about Jesus and intimacy. Checklists produce guilt and frustration and can take our hearts away from relationship with Him, unintentionally. Good reminder that we are image bearers and should reflect his love.
Thank you for this message. I am so a Martha. I really needed to hear this. I love the statement that we need to be more aware of his presence in our everyday moments. Rest when he rest, move when he moves. That’s so beautiful and really reminds me of a dance. Thank you!
I enjoyed this video very much. Your message is exactly correct. I pray others will be blessed because of it. Thank you!
I came to your channel through the Veggie Boys!! I am so glad I came across your channel. I am a Christian, pastor, husband, Dad, and over all legend lol; well I don't know about the last one, but I am so glad I came across your channel.
Thank you Jess ❤️
I started watching Roots and Refuge Farm instructional videos looking for information on raised beds and composting. I was so impressed by your knowledge in everything you talked about; each plant variety, animal on the farm, soil type, person or company related to the videos. I was most impressed when first heard you talk about your love for God. All that led me to your devotional videos. I feel like it is so easy to lose track of what your dreams when God has so plainly set you down the path to achieve them. Through watching your videos I am learning to slow down and absorb what God has given me rather than trying to prove him in some miraculous way. God way is so much easier and beautiful than I make it out to be. Right now I am nursing a hurt elbow because I have a tendency of overdoing things so I am having to slow down.. Other than what you talked about I loved hearing the dogs barking and the birds chirping in the background during the devotion from the swing. I am wildly excited about being outdoors so I can relate to what I have experienced that you talk about especially feeling God through your farm life.
My friend just told me about your Channel. I enjoyed the one garden Tio I’ve watched to far and plan on using it. —- but this. Oh man this Got me. I love your heart. You authentic love for God is encouraging and refreshing. Thank you for being obedient to him and sharing these thoughts with us all 🙂