extravagant vs. nessessary

Scripture:
John 12:1 Six days before the Passover celebration began, Jesus arrived in Bethany, the home of Lazarus—the man he had raised from the dead. 2 A dinner was prepared in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those who ate[a] with him. 3 Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar[b] of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet with it, wiping his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance.

Observation:
Right, wrong, expensive, costly, Mary did what what she thought was the more extravagant thing she could do. Mary made a decision. "What is the most costly think I could do to show my love for my savior?" She gave all she had of value. The same scripture here says two words that make me cringe because they make me think that this is what I might have been doing at the time of the anointing of Jesus. The two words: "Martha served". Martha was so caught up in doing that she missed the beauty of relationship. Mary's act of anointing Jesus left the entire house filled with a fragrance that all could partake in

Application:
I want to try and stop myself from the steady need to do something. Even something appropriate. I want to be confronted with the extravagant. This scares me to say this, but i want to be willing to offer that which is extravagant to the Savior who is more than worthy of my offering

Prayer:
Lord help me to offer extravagant worship to you. I want my worship to honor you in all I do. I know that there are necessary things to do like Martha thought. But Lord, help me to know the time and place of when to let the necessary fall tot he extravagant. - I love you my Lord