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When We Feel Like God Is Angry With Us

“For his anger is but for a moment; his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.” - Psalm 30:5

Sometimes life is so hard, so unfair, and so cruel that it feels like God is angry with us. It feels like we are being punished. It especially feels that way when we know we have done something wrong.

Some people see religion as a tool used by the powerful to manipulate and control the masses with its offers of reward and threats of punishment, up to and including eternal damnation.

But God is a God of Love. Where there’s love, there’s warmth, and welcome, and safety. Where there’s love there’s redemption and reconciliation. Where there’s love there’s kindness, compassion, and patience.

Hell is anyplace where there’s an absence of love. God doesn’t send anyone to hell. God is the voice to call us out, the hands, arms and feet to lead and guide us out, to carry and or drag us out.

God’s love is for a lifetime, for eternity. We may be in a night of misery, but joy is coming in the morning.

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

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Hope, Humility, Time and Consistency

“So he went down and immersed himself seven times in the Jordan… his flesh was restored… and he was clean.” - 2 Kings 5:14

Healing and restoration seldom happen the way we expect them to. They seldom happen the way we want them to. And they always seem to take longer than we want them to. But the story of Naaman reminds us that healing and restoration can and do happen.

Naaman was healed and restored in part because made the best of his circumstances. He refused to be marginalized by a condition that marginalized many. Over time he rose to become a beloved husband, general, and head of household.

Over time he became the kind of consistent leader his subordinates wished well, the kind of subordinate his leader wished well, and the kind of spouse his wife wished well.

He was healed and restored because he never gave up hope. He was humble and willing to listen to good advice. He was willing to go places he didn’t want to go and do things he didn’t want to do.

We don’t know if his healing took place gradually during his seven times or all at once when the seven times were completed. We do know Naaman’s healing took hope, humility, time and consistency.

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

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How To Be An Influencer

“Now the Arameans on one of their raids had taken a young girl captive from the land of Israel, and she served Naaman's wife.” - 2 Kings 5:2

In a society that valued power and position, she was a slave. In a place that valued tenure and experience, she was a youth. In a world that valued men and manhood, she was a girl.

Nevertheless, her words drove everything that happened in this story. Her words moved her slave mistress, Naaman a top general, two kings, and a prophet. Everything that took place did so because of the words she spoke.

How did she have an impact and influence beyond her position?

First, she did not allow her circumstances to make her hateful of bitter. She did not wish death and destruction on her kidnappers who had likely also injured and harmed people she cared about. She wanted to see her enemies healed and made whole

Second, she did not adopt the values of the dominant culture around her. She knew there was no healing or restorative power in their practices, but she knew there was in hers.

Finally, this girl had obviously been a young woman of character, integrity, and credibility. Her words carried weight because of who she was. It didn’t matter what she was.

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

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