I felt upbeat this morning. The Lord has chosen me, saved me, and is taking me to him; I am in a state of grace and on my way to receiving him at Mass. It was a perfect day!
Saturday, January 18, 2025
Friday, January 17, 2025
*****An Epiphany Moment!*****
God has always existed and will continue to exist forever, for he is infinite. We were created by him at a certain time and remain finite. Not understanding that God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and all in so many other ways, we tend to think that we are quite able ourselves and know a lot on our own—this precisely causes our downfall! If we could see and understand everything just like the Lord, everything about him would make perfect sense to us! So accept infinity: Time, the universe, God's power and love ... are all infinite, and you'll be a lot happier!
***God Warns Us thru Fires***
All the natural disasters that happen to us, I believe, are warnings from God. This NDE story on the current California wildfires is believable. Whether it's true or not, the message is beneficial for us to hear. (Video length: 15:39)
Blunt Observation*****
After we depart from this world, we'll either be welcomed or rejected by the Lord God, depending upon how we treat him now in this life.
***Most Beautiful Thing in Our Existence***
The Lord God has created us out of pure love. This is why we can sense in our soul that his love is the most beautiful thing in our existence!
***Levels of existence***
God is infinitely higher than we. If I strictly live on my own, I simply remain on the lowest level of existence, experiencing confinement and turmoil. When I attain union with God, he dwells in and takes care of me—I now reach the highest possible level of existence, seeing everything from the top down and experiencing peace and freedom.
**Requisite for Following Christ
Today is the Memorial of St. Anthony, abbot. The Communion antiphon based on Matthew 19:21 reads: If you would be perfect, go, sell what you have, give to the poor, and follow me, says the Lord. If you are a single person, that may be easy to accomplish. As for anyone who has a family or cannot practically do that for whatever reason, you can always practice getting yourself detached from all material things.
Thursday, January 16, 2025
**Believing to the Letter*
If you truly believe that Jesus is your Lord and your God, you have no choice but to follow and obey him to the full. Otherwise, you are not a true believer yet. In Matthew 5:37, Jesus said to his disciples, "Let your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ mean ‘No.’ Anything more is from the evil one."
**Conditioning the Heart*
Today's Psalm 95 response: If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts. Our hearts allow God to enter us or not. A closed hardened heart can shut you out of God's kingdom forever, while a soft open heart lead you to full union with him. The difference couldn't be greater! Thus, be wise and offer your heart up to God to let him make it humble and pliable for you to live the best possible life.
***A Christian's Foremost Goal
To bring all to believe in and love Christ, not minding how you'll be received by them.
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
***True Love***
**If you don't care about the salvation of all the souls or don't forgive all the sinners, then the love of God is not in you, and you need to seek his forgiveness and mercy without delay.
***Total Submission
Communion experience. I wish not to possess the Lord, but rather to be possessed by him.
***Most Imporant Prayer***
It's the Our Father Christ taught us. Not only it defines the role of a Christian, it is also the prayer against which we'll be measured and by which, judged.
**Essence of Prayer
In prayer, how sincere and trustful you are matters infinitely more than how perfectly it's said. For God listens to your heart, not your voice.
**Great Consolation*
Today I feel very much what David wrote in Psalm 139:7-10: Where can I go from your spirit? From your presence, where can I flee? If I ascend to the heavens, you are there; if I lie down in Sheol, there you are. If I take the wings of dawn and dwell beyond the sea, even there your hand guides me, your right hand holds me fast. The Lord is everywhere present with me, and it's such a great consolation to me!
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
*****The Only One***
Love the one who loves you with the greatest possible love and trust in the one who is completely trustworthy. The two turn out to be the same one, Jesus the Christ. Alleluia!
**Getting into Heaven Ways*
We can be barely good enough to get into heaven or make it there with flying colors. The former case could be someone who sins most of his life and finally repents in the last minute of his life. The Lord has the door open just wide enough for him to squeeze through. The latter mostly likely would be someone who is quite holy and blameless, and the door to heaven is held open for him at all times. Since I want to avoid going through purgatory in order to get to the Lord without delay, I much prefer doing it the second way.
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