********At a Fork in the Road****

         In today's Gospel reading from Matthew 10, Jesus said to his Apostles: "Do not think that I have come to bring peace upon the earth. I have come to bring not peace but the sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and one's enemies will be those of his household. Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it." These sayings absolutely challenge us to he core! We are faced with accepting Christ as our Lord and God or not—there's no middle ground, no third choice! It's either the best or the worst for us. To me, they could only have come from the true God.  

**Ready to Go to God?

         Am I? The answer is yes. I believe that it will happen when I have done enough for him on this earth in his eyes. Meanwhile, I continue serving the Lord faithfully in peace.

*******Critical Reality to Realize*******

         If your god is a vague god, it won't do you any good, for you can't really get to know someone vague. On the contrary, the God of Christ is so crystal clear, specific, and personal that you can get to know most intimately! Don't waste time looking elsewhere, for there can only be one God! Christ is all yours for the asking, if you have enough sense and can override your pride. So wise up to receive the greatest possible reward—eternal life in heaven! Otherwise, you'd remain lost forever! I am not trying to scare anyone; I simply feel compelled to make this truth known with love from the only God!

**World's One Big Sin*

         When we go bad, God always gives us another chance. We repent and become good again. The world, on the contrary, has no love. When they hate you, they will always say that you're bad. That's why so many good people are still being persecuted today. It's the lack of love that causes people to judge others. The Lord will right everything in the end by treating everyone the way they treated others.

**Being Foolish and Heartless*

          We claim that we believe in the God of Christ, but how we live often shows a different picture. The Lord is almighty, most loving and eager to help, yet we still choose to live our way, oblivious to his presence and cutting off all that love, kindness, and transformative power available to us. How foolish and heartless we are! Wake up, weep, and repent, for he is our only Savior.

***Total Fulfillment***

         Communion experience. I've found Christ to be the only one who can satisfy me completely. Imagine my joy! 😇

***How Much Do We Love God?***

        In today's Gospel reading from Luke 10, a scholar of the law stood up to test Jesus and said, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" Jesus said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read it?" He said in reply,"You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself." He replied to him, "You have answered correctly; do this and you will live." I must admit that to love my neighbor as myself is not easy, and it's thru his mercy that he hasn't really tested me on that yet. As followers of Christ, we need to ask ourselves if we're really following these commandments. To not try to do better amounts to being hypocritical.

***Wonderful Blessed Gift***

         Here is the entire text of the second reading from Colossians 1: Christ Jesus is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For in him were created all things in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things were created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he himself might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile all things for him, making peace by the blood of his cross through him, whether those on earth or those in heaven. How did Paul know all this? It had to be the heavenly Father who revealed it all to him. When you are in union with the Lord, he imparts knowledge to you as he wills. It is a most wonderful blessing (see Matthew 16:17).

***Existence sans Christ***

         I now live in a house that has a temporary address on earth, and I know that my permanent residence will be somewhere in heaven in the house of the Lord. Anyone who resides on earth without Christ is basically drifting thru space and time, not knowing where he'll end up. It is a terrible situation to exist in an unknown. Without the light of Christ, we basically remain in darkness.

**Freedom in God

         Communion experience. When you experience the peace of union with God, nothing else bothers you anymore. You are now living in the house of the eternal Lord!

***What God Loves***

        It's a simple, pure heart. Therefore, trust in him and remain clean, and you will feel better than anything else in the world! 

**God Sees Through Darkness

         In today's Gospel from Matthew 10, Jesus said to his Apostles, "Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known." The Lord knows everything! Therefore, do not sin.

***Love's Secret***

         ONCE YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH CHRIST, YOU DON'T NEED TO UNDERSTAND HIM ANYMORE, FOR YOU NOW KNOW HIM PERFECTLY.

**Note on Last Post

        I believe that the video HOW WE CAN MISS HEAVEN was AI-generated, judging from how smooth the deliver was and the word "sower" was mispronounced. Personally, I'd rather see Bishop Barron speaking to us in person. Then since the content was all Scripture-based, I can't really argue against that.

******HOW WE CAN MISS HEAVEN******

         I came across this video today and challenge all Christians to watch it. What we learn should sober us up. To enter heaven for sure, we must get our hearts transformed by God first and then obey him in all things.

***How Good God Is!***

         Went to Mass this morning. What good thing can I say about the Lord today? A lot actually, but I can sum it all up with this sentence: The God of Christ is absolutely most holy and perfect, and is exactly what we need to become like him.

**Most Foolish Decision**

         If you don't believe that Christ is truly your God and Savior and decide to wait until after you die to find out if that's true or not first, that, of course, absolutely won't do you any good. Only a most foolish person will gambol with his eternal future. 

***Good Sensible Video*

         Here's a good motivational video that can benefit us in following Christ, even though it's not presented from a Christian point of view.