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Sitting At His Feet by Courtney Moats
ith some of the new year under our belts
our best self for our children, our husbands, and our
so soon, I am finding more resolutions
friends and family? In order for me to serve the ones
and lifestyle changes I desire to make than
I love well, I have to spend that time sitting: sitting
what I originally thought. I began this year with my
and basking in who He is in order for me to be who
resolution to serve more: to give more of myself and
my loved ones need me to be. In this time, He fulfills
serve well as a new mom, wife, and youth pastor’s
me so that I can fulfill my many roles. My prayer for
spouse. As I think and pray on how I can better give
us women in 2020 is that we would take that deep
myself to and serve my loved ones around me, I think of Mary, sitting at the feet of Jesus. I am finding that when I don’t take time to sit at His feet before I begin my day full of what others need from me, I can become overwhelmed with the many roles I’m playing. If I don’t say that prayer while I sip my morning coffee, spend time in worship on my long drive to work, and
breath, take off all other roles for a moment, and just
take a deep breath when the day gets heavy, I find
wear the role of daughter—daughter to a Father who
myself getting wrapped up and overwhelmed in being
will energize you, prepare you, and equip you for all
and giving of myself.
of your roles and all of where you are needed, just by
Does this sound like Martha? As she was preparing
sitting at His feet.
and be her best self for Him. Don’t we all want to be
14 // March 2020
About The Author
to serve Jesus in her home, she wanted to do well Courtney Moats is the wife of Jake Moats, youth pastor at Cleveland Cornerstone Church in Cleveland, TN. She has been supporting her husband and has been part of this ministry for almost four years now. Courtney also works for a local foster care agency, Camelot Care Centers, where she trains foster parents and licenses foster homes.
