The Better Choice
May mga araw ba na ang dami mong kailangang gawin, pero somehow, mas gusto mong gawin muna… wala sa listahan?
May simpleng framework na itinuturo ng ilang leadership trainers: tingnan kung alin sa mga tasks mo ang urgent, important, not urgent, at not important. Usually, inuuna natin ang mga important na bagay, saka ang mga urgent. Complicated ba isipin?
May kaibigan akong araw-araw nagsusulat ng to-do list. At the end of the day, kung ano ang hindi niya natapos, ililipat niya ulit sa listahan para sa susunod na araw. Ako naman, nakalista sa cellphone ang mga kailangan kong gawin for the day.
Pero honestly, hindi ko rin laging napipili kung ano ang dapat unahin. Minsan, depende talaga sa mood ko kung ano ang gusto kong gawin muna!
But of course, that comes with consequences. For example, if I choose to doom-scroll instead of working on my assignments, I’ll have a harder time finishing them by the deadline. It also leaves me with this low-level anxiety until I finally get my responsibilities done!
And that got me thinking: if we have to choose what comes first in our daily lives, what about our spiritual life?
Sa kuwento nina Mary at Martha sa Luke 10:38-42, parehong mahal ni Jesus ang magkapatid. Martha was busy doing something good. Mary was simply sitting at Jesus’ feet. And yet Jesus said Mary had chosen the “better portion.”
Pero ano ba talaga ang “better portion”? It’s not simply having a quiet time or following a spiritual habit. The better portion is choosing Jesus Himself.
Pwedeng magbago ang trabaho, kalusugan, relasyon, at halos lahat ng sitwasyon sa buhay. Pero si Jesus ay hindi nagbabago. When Jesus is our greatest treasure, the One we choose first above everything else, we can face whatever life brings our way.
In what way can you choose Jesus first today?
Tandaan mo, isa kang miracle!
