How many blessings you'll get through receiving the Holy Eucharist depends upon how much you believe in the sacrament and how much you desire from the Lord. To those who believe and ask for much, much will be given. The Holy Eucharist has the power to heal our soul, making us whole.
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Praying for Our Children
In Genesis 22, God tested Abraham by asking him to offer up his only son Isaac as a burnt offering, and Abraham willingly complied. Since he passed the test, the angel of the Lord prevented him from laying his hand on the boy. Here's a great lesson for us who pray for our children that have lost the faith in which they were brought up. Like Abraham, we must put our trust entirely in God.
Most Valuable to God
Stock prices go up and down and real estate values rise and fall, but our value to God remains unchanging, for he loves us with an everlasting love. Rejoice that we are God's most valuable creation in the universe.
Friday, November 7, 2014
Key to Freedom
We normally regard ourselves to be more important than anything else. Therefore, if we can give ourselves to God, we can give everything else to him too. Then we are free!
Seeing the Truth
Anyone recognizing who Jesus is sees the truth, and the truth will set that person free. (John 8.32)
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Sin Defined
In the broad sense, sin is any act that is self-centered. Therefore, living a God-centered life eliminates all sins.
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Our Need for Attachment
We cannot live alone ~ human beings need to attach themselves to something that can provide them with rest. Obviously, attaching ourselves to another human being just like us is no solution. Attaching ourselves to material things or abstract ideas cannot be a permanent fix either. That leaves God the only one for us to attach to for good.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Make Catholic Life Exciting
One must not settle for being merely Catholic. To glorify God, one must seek union with him to live the exciting Catholic life. (We have the Holy Eucharist!)
Fulfilled Life
A fulfilled life is one that was empty, but is now completely occupied by God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The soul is now both free and secure.
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
How Open Are You to God?
Two testing questions: (1) Are you willing to let God show you what's in your heart? (2) Are you willing to let him take away what should not be there?
Blotting Out Sins
Know that Jesus can take away not only your sins, but also your tendency to sin when you attain union with him.
Monday, October 20, 2014
How Jesus Converts Us
Every human life has happy moments and unhappy ones with more or less peaceful periods spaced inbetween them. On the practical level, living for Jesus simply converts us by giving us the healthy, balanced outlook on life and the strength and courage to deal with all the unhappy things of life.
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Humility Matters
It's being smart to know that you have limitations and being stupid to think that you know it all.
On Loving God
We should love God ~ the important question is how much we love him. Do we love him more than anything else? Do we love him only?
Must-See Truth
In this world there are millions and millions of things for us to get interested in, but only love matters as Jesus has made it amply clear. Until we see this truth, we cannot know God and be transformed by him.
Mutually Exclusive
As
darkness cannot exist where light is present, no evil can originate
from us who are filled with the Holy Spirit.
Monday, October 13, 2014
Learning from the Lord
For the next few weeks, I'll be away and unable to post anything, but I'll take note of anything coming from the Lord and post them all sometime after November 7. If my posts are edifying to some, they are basically lessons meant for me. This process of learning has been delightful, for there is no studying, no memorizing, no hard thinking, no lectures to attend, no homework to do, and no exams to take ~ I simply wait for the Lord to place his teaching in my heart.
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