In this episode, Girl, Choose the Better Portion, Janique explores Luke 10:38-42 and the familiar story of Mary and Martha. While Martha was distracted by preparation and performance, Mary chose what Jesus called “the better portion,” His presence.

In a world that rewards productivity, achievement, and busyness, God is inviting us into something deeper this season: intimacy over image, presence over performance, and devotion over distraction. Janique reflects on what needs to change in us for delight to become our posture, not just a feeling, but a discipline. Through Scripture, personal reflection, and practical steps, this episode challenges us to ask: Are we giving God our first and best, or our leftovers?

If delighting in the Lord means finding joy and satisfaction in Him above all else, then we must create space to truly know Him.

This season, we choose the better portion.

Reference Episode: S1 Ep 8: Girl, Break Up with Busyness and Be Present

Key Takeaways

Delight Requires Discipline - Joy in the Lord doesn’t happen accidentally. It grows through intentional time in prayer, fasting, studying scripture, and stillness.
Busyness can masquerade as faithfulness - We can be doing things for God while neglecting being with God.
Everything Is a Choice - Stillness or striving. Intimacy or image. Delight or distraction.
God Is Our Portion- When Jesus says Mary chose “the good portion,” He reminds us that He Himself is our inheritance, our strength, and our satisfaction.
You Can Practice Both/And - Service and stillness can coexist, but intimacy must come first.

Anchor Scriptures - NLT and ESV

Mary & Martha

Luke 10: 38-42

God Knows Us

Jeremiah 1:5
Psalm 139: 13-16
Isaiah 49:1

Do We Know Him?

Matthew 11:27
1 John 2:23

The Lord Is Our Portion

Numbers 18:20
Psalm 73:26
Lamentations 3:24
Psalm 16:5
Psalm 143:5

Homework:

What would choosing “the better portion” look like in this current season?

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