We are so influenced and shaped by the secular world we live in that it's virtually impossible for us to correct ourselves to live a holy and blameless life. Why bother changing ourselves? Well, our eternal wellbeing is at stake. Our only hope is to have Christ our creator enter us to fundamentally transform us. That's why we need to grasp him while we can, or we'll be left behind in the abyss forever.
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
**Worldly Pleasure vs. Spiritual Joy*
The former requires your effort to acquire it, is always transient, and can become tiresome once you have too much of it; whereas the latter the Lord generates in your innermost, lasts forever, and remains refreshing and exhilarating.
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
*****Sublime Experience*****
I am on my journey to heaven. Receiving Christ in the Holy Eucharist at daily Mass is like making a beautiful stop along the way to meet my beloved Lord to dine at the heavenly banquet he has prepared for me! It's an overwhelming experience that enraptures my whole being! That I should be so blessed is well-nigh incredible.
*****Best "Home Sweet Home"*****
Surrendering ourselves to God is like the prodigal son, realizing that he has sinned against his father, decides to return home, repent all his wrongdoings to him, and start out anew. It is an awakening, a change of heart, that makes the whole heaven rejoice—yes, it's heaven-shaking! (By the same token, unrepentant sinners are party poopers.) When heaven is your home, the return has to be the sweetest "home sweet home." Surrendering to God also completely restores our inner peace and you become worry-free—this is how God has made us! For me, it filled the entire void of my life. With the aid of the Holy Eucharist, you can even attain union with God! Now, it's no exaggeration to say that you've arrived in seventh heaven.
***Acknowledging God As Our Father***
In today's reading from Luke 10, Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike." So be childlike to become God's chosen one and he'll reveal all the hidden "secrets" to you. As a matter of fact, be childlike and he'll fill you with the Holy Spirit, making you anew and ready for heaven. To be childlike simply acknowledges that the Lord God is our Father, making us his heirs.
Monday, December 2, 2024
***Longing for Jesus*
Communion experience. Yearning for the Lord goes beyond just seeing him; it desires to be in full union with him, not just on earth but in heaven!
***Being Open to God
Always leave your heart open to the Lord so that you may hear him speak to you anytime. An open heart is a humble heart that's welcomed by heaven. To be open to God is to be open to heaven.
**What Having Faith Entails**
In today's Gospel reading from Matthew 8, a centurion asked Jesus to heal his servant who was lying at his home paralyzed, suffering dreadfully. As Jesus was getting ready to go and cure him, the centurion said to him, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the word and my servant will be healed." Because of his faith, Jesus healed the servant unseen. In Mark 11:24, Jesus said to his disciples, "All that you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive it and it shall be yours." So, after we ask for what we want from the Lord, we must not let it bother us anymore; he desires that we trust in him and remain in peace.
***God's Transformative Love***
Normally, when we find something we greatly treasure, we like to keep it to ourselves. Christ is only one who can make us truly selfless, as the more joy we receive from him, the more we want to share it with all others! We may even reach the point of willing to lay down our lives for others! Such is the transformative power of God's love.
Sunday, December 1, 2024
*****Getting into Heaven Easy*****
Focus on serving the Lord every chance you see fit with the goal of saving as many souls as possible. And don't count your successes or failures, for they are in the Lord's hands. This is not asking too much, but it'll surely get you into heaven.
**We Are the Culprits*
In Luke 12:51, Jesus said to his disciples: "Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division." But any division is actually caused by those of us who do not accept him!
***Unique Gifts from the LORD***
Disciples in union with the Lord experience spiritual freedom, profound peace, and inexplicable joy, and they are life-changing! Only Christ can provide these three; they are no other possible sources.
***Evil in This Life
Today's entrance antiphon from Psalm 25: To you, I lift up my soul, O my God. In you, I have trusted; let me not be put to shame. Nor let my enemies exult over me; and let none who hope in you be put to shame. It seems that in this life, we'll always have enemies, those who are not for God, attacking us. So we need to trust in God to defend us and keep us safe at all times.
***True Pope?***
Pope Francis has caused much controversy and confusion, fracturing the Church in the process. Many church officials and theologians have already accused him of being a heretic. Our Lady of Fatimas, Our Lady of Garabandal, and Our Lady of Akita all foretold of the days when bishops would be against bishops and cardinals against cardinals—those days are right now. Here is a video presenting a number of warning signs that seem to be related to the Pope.
Saturday, November 30, 2024
*****Be Concerned About God 1st
When we sin against the Lord, we usually lose peace and feel bad about ourselves. But it's more appropriate to realize that we have hurt the Lord and feel sorry for him. Do whatever is necessary to console him first and he'll automatically heal us. Again, focus on God first always.
*****True Love*****
We say "I love you" a lot to others, but this love is never pure like Christ's. His love for us is unconditionally selfless, willing to lay down his own life so that we may live forever! So if we love someone, but are not concerned about the salvation of that person's soul, there is no true love. We need to love the Lord first, then we can truly love others.
***Proof God Has Created Us******
I've found that the Lord God is the only one who can fundamentally transform me (making me holy, that is). This proves that he is indeed my creator.
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