D I S C I P L E S H I P

The story of Martha and Mary every time I read it brings new meaning to their story for me. I read it and I relate to an older sister seeking to host and provide. I read it and I relate to a sister that hungers to sit at the feet of Jesus and listen to his teachings. For the first time though I read it the other evening and saw the importance that Jesus found in having women be a part of the discipleship team. 

Mary was not one of Jesus disciples no, but Jesus saw the importance to allow her to sit at his feet to hear his teachings knowing that she would walk away and share his good news. Many question whether Mary sat at his feet in defiance of her sister or whether it was because she truly yearned to hear Jesus and I personally believe it’s a little bit of both. I can fully admit there have been times I set out to do something with not necessarily the right heart but through that experience God pierced my heart giving me a bigger understanding than I started with. I think that’s exactly what we see when we turn to 

Luke 10:38-42

We as women are just as called as the men. Now don’t misinterpret what I’m saying here because I don’t believe this is the outline for saying women should be preachers and pastors but ladies we are just as called as the men are to sit, listen, and learn Gods word. Each and everyone of us were created for a certain purpose. There will always be someone prettier, smarter, and more Godly and that’s exactly how it should be. God created all of us with a different purpose which when understood properly gives us the tools to disciple each other and or communities better. 

I’ll never be the quiet reserved young lady. I’ll never have the sultry curls and thick eyelashes like I’ve always dreamed of. What I do have though is a confidence that the lord created me to lack those things because there are other things I would possess. I also know that he will place people in my life to fulfill the areas that I lack. Mary didn’t have the heart to busy her mind with things that didn’t matter. Martha had the earthly perspective while Mary was setting her eyes on the treasures above. Right there we see an opportunity for discipleship when Mary chooses to live differently and Martha questions it. So often we as women have the opportunity to make Mary decisions but our earthly perspectives get in the way. More times than not we will see women put others down rather than build them up for lack of their own confidence in knowing who they are through Christ. 

This weekend as we enter into Easter weekend I challenge you to seek that Mary heart as we start a new month. Seek to sit at the feet of Jesus more to hear what he has for your life. This post isn’t meant to be feminism of any kind it’s meant to encourage you to understand your true identity in Christ. It’s to understand the power we as women have in discipling those around us. Jesus wanted it for us just as much as we should want it for one another and we see this to be true in the story of Martha and Mary.  Seek to encourage the women on your life this month meeting and loving them where they are. Pray for the women in your life, lift them up in prayer that you all might seek to learn more about God and one another, that you all would learn to disciple one another and those in your community better in the coming months. 

Discipleship is powerful. Learn it and use it

God Bless, 

   Morgan K. Miller 

||Here and Now||

Remember my car wash moments I use to have.. those have turned into carport moments. I always feel like my neighbors have to think I’m the oddest individual who comes home from work or wherever and sits in her car listening to worship music, reading something, praying, or just simply jotting down ideas. It’s not normal but it works for me. Last night I sat in my car in a pool of tears shouting the lyrics of praise songs because y’all Jesus has been meeting me where I am so evidently lately that I cant shout the praise loud enough. It’s hasn’t been easy and if anything it has been humbling to say the least.

In the last 6 months I’ve started post and stopped post. I’ve jotted ideas but I haven’t followed through. The conviction of writing something that had purpose and wasn’t just to praise me and my work has laid heavy on my heart. Taking the time and effort to make sure what I shared was with the heart of good intent. Y’all this past month though has challenged, encouraged, and humbled me more than I could have ever expected for Morgan Kennedy Miller. I am stubborn, strong willed, and heavily opinionated at times. I’m also passionate about those I love more than I want to admit sometimes for the fear of rejection. But all those fears and doubts have collided  this month taking me out of my comfort zone. 

As a church we have been walking through a bible study about relational evangelism. Each week has had a different theme such as barriers and how to love lost better just to name a few. I’ve walked away each week more challenged than the last and convicted for sure. I was loving the lost but I wasn’t loving them enough to reach them. I was going through the motions but I wasn’t acting on the motions. I went to work everyday with the mindset of this isn’t what I’m doing for the rest of my life it’s just the paycheck I need to pay the bills and I was missing those around me everyday. It was in the moments of my pastor talking about work being our mission field just as much as a missions trip and a regular customer noticing I was missing my normal chipper attitude that I realized that my love for Jesus was evident even when people didn’t know that that’s where my happiness came from and that if I was going to be a true witness I had to change my attitude all the time. 

I have been stretched this month when it comes to comfort. I have to pep talk myself each morning and I have clung to my prayer life  (sometimes I’m not the best at that) to stay focused. I don’t want this to be something that challenges me for a month and then when it gets to difficult I walk away from it. I have learned to love those I work with that I everyday went in with the attitude of I wasn’t going to like them. I have learned to affirm and love others in ways I don’t feel comfortable but let’s be honest do we think everything Jesus encountered was comfortable? Sitting with the tax collectors, drinking water from the women at the well, healing the sick. Not one of those task sound easy nor do they sound comfortable yet Jesus did them with honor, grace, mercy, and most importantly love. We’ve been taught time and time again love God love People. If I was going to love God and love others because of Him I decided I had to make that truly evident in everything I did. 

It has not been easy and there have been times I have failed but I’m praying for continued strength, humility, and confidence to continue. My heart is so burdened for the lost because I am so stoked for the love of the Lord I have in my heart that I want to share that with everyone I know. To do so though I have to be different and I have to be different everyday because God made me different. He sent his one and only son so that you and I could be free y’all. If I don’t wake up every morning running after that promise and making much of his name than what have I done today? 

I’m thankful for the people I get to do life with. I’m thankful the Lord gave me the voice to share all of it with you all. This week I challenge you to dive into the gospels and prepare your hearts for Easter weekend. For those of you plugged in to church or not plugged in, this weekend I hope you find yourself seated in the pews of a church. Go with a heart opened and abandoned for Gods message and be amazed at what he can do for you. I don’t imagine that the Samaritan women would have ever expected for Jesus to meet her where she was and love her through it because I can tell you I never saw it coming for myself. Have faith 

Praying for you all as this week as it is just beginning. You are loved, you are important, and you are you! 

Love always, 

M.K.M

*note that I have linked links for my local church if you are in my neck of the woods along with a link to the gospels as well!