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When It’s Good To Be Unapologetic

“She had a sister named Mary, who sat at Jesus's feet and listened to what he was saying.” - Luke 10:39

Jesus had many disciples or students, not just twelve. Many of them were women. Of all the disciples named in the New Testament, Mary is one of my favorites.

Women in that society were not as free to drop everything and travel around with Jesus as frequently as his male disciples. So, the opportunity to study with Jesus was precious and rare.

Mary decided that there no one and nothing was going to rob her of the opportunity to sit at the teacher’s feet with some of the other disciples.

Mary refused to yield to the societal pressure to be what was considered a good host, or the likely exceptions of the men that the women would serve them, or even her own sister’s expectation that she would help out.

Mary was unapologetic in her identity as a disciple or student of Jesus. She was completely unapologetic about getting the training and experience she needed to grow when it was available.

Sometimes to be and become who we are meant to be or capable of becoming, we have to be completely unapologetic about defying externally imposed expectations when those expectations are hindering us.

I’m Horace McMillon. This is 60 Seconds of Hope. Peace be with you.

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Prioritize What Matters. Let The Rest Go.

“But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things, but few things are needed.” - from Luke 10:41-42

Go, go, go. Rush, rush, rush. Do, do, do. Many of us live fast paced lives in a fast paced world. And there’s nothing wrong with staying busy and productive unless we begin to feel overwhelmed, burned out, and or resentful those don’t choose to run at our pace.

If we start to feel any of things, it’s time to stop, take a deep breath and prioritize. When we find that there are more things to do than we have the time, energy or motivation to do, we need to evaluate our priorities, choose what’s best, and let the rest go.

There’s no doubt Martha wanted to be a good host to Jesus. There’s also no doubt that Martha was feeling the pressure to meet her society’s expectations for a woman in her time. But Jesus didn’t care if she did. In fact, her trying to do everything was robbing both her and him of her attention.

Don’t try to meet everyone’s expectations. Prioritize what matters. Let the rest go.

I’m Horace McMillon. This is 60 Seconds of Hope. Peace be with you.

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How Do We Know If We Are Doing The Right Things?

“He leads the humble in what is right and teaches the humble his way. All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love and faithfulness…” from Psalm 25:9-10

How do we decide what we should do? How do we respond to the problems we have? How do we choose the pathways we walk? How do we know if we are doing the right things?

The answer starts with our humility. Being humble isn’t about being timid or shy. Being humble starts with an accurate self assessment of our strengths and weaknesses, of our discipline and skills, of our character and heart.

This assessment shows us what we need to learn and how we need to grow. Then we seek to learn from the positive and negative examples around us, from our mentors and role models, from tradition and scripture, from the Spirit speaking to our hearts.

How do we know if we are on the right track? Because all the pathways of the Lord are persistently loving and consistently faithful.

Are we becoming more kind and compassionate? Are we growing in our determination to endure and persevere to create a better future for ourselves and every life we touch?

If ww can answer yes, we know we are.

I’m Horace McMillon. This is 60 Seconds of Hope. Peace be with you.

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