Let God give you all that He wants
Who as a kid has experienced the joy and magic of Christmas, when gifts appeared in abundance under the tree on Christmas morning? This rich experience provides a great jumping off point to understand and appreciate what God our Father has prepared for each one of us who are determined to come home to Him. read more…
Sin, psychology and love
In those circles that follow and discuss depth psychology – especially that which was built up by Carl Jung – there’s a line of thought that suggests we ought to integrate our shadow side.
A black-and-white understanding of our shadow would equate to our dark, immoral side. A shades-of-gray understanding would include underdeveloped aspects of our personality, character weaknesses and all those things we’re too uncomfortable or embarrassed to admit into consciousness. read more…
Today is the Day, Now Is the Time
God calls and passes by. Tomorrow you would no longer find your heart of today or God’s invitation.
How important it is to respond promptly to the admonitions of the Holy Spirit in all of our affairs.
Don’t let another blessing or call from God pass you by.
Wounded Unto Life Eternal
The knife that wounds is the knife that heals when wielded with the mastery of the Divine Physician. With precision and grace He opens us, uncovering the pain and disease in most need of curing.
Time Away for Prayer – Can’t Live without It
Even Jesus took time away for prayer. Why? To fortify himself for fresher, fiercer struggles. Struggles against his enemies, his recalcitrant apostles and against his own ego.
Are Christians Called to the “Good Life?”
Is your goal as a Christian to seek the “good life?” Are you constantly seeking your own personal comfort? Or are your choices and actions based on a close, trusting relationship with God?
If you find you are constantly being disappointed by others or what life hands you, ask yourself what the focus of your life is. If it’s to constantly avoid every suffering you can, unhappiness will surely follow.
The Compromised Christian
In politics and business, a dark but not uncommon way to get leaders to tote the party or company line is to get some dirt on them and then threaten to tell all. And if no dirt can be found, it’s sometimes manufactured or contrived by association – often with the help of the victim who caves to temptation during a weak moment.
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What does the Kingdom cost?
You and I, who seek the Father through the Son and with the Holy Spirit, can be so many portals for the Kingdom of God.
What must we renounce and sacrifice for the Kingdom?
We start by casting down those personal gods and idols, which we allow to enslave and exercise power over us. We cannot even begin to use our wills freely until we are liberated from those powers that control us either subconsciously or in plain view by our deliberate choosing. read more…
The Gift
You are the gift.
You: your soul created and sustained by the spirit of God and manifested through your body – your smile, your glance, your touch, your voice. Your mind and all the innate gifts God endowed you with, these constitute the gift that is you.
I cannot be prideful or ashamed of any of these things because they were given. And, in as much as they were given, so I ought to spend the gift of myself and all my talents in the service of God for others.
Knowing that the innate good I possess is not my own doing is at once a relief and an overwhelming responsibility. Relief, because I do not have to worry about taking credit or being embarrassed for having such wealth. Overwhelming, because I must do something with myself, multiplying the gifts I possess as a way of giving thanks to God.
And yet, when all is said and done, I am nothing – a zero. The only thing I can lay claim to is accepting God’s generosity and cooperating with his will for my life. But even that I wouldn’t be able to do without the help of his grace.
The Wealth, Intoxication and Waste of Free Will
After endowing us with a living, intelligent soul, free will was the greatest gift of God.
Free will is the starting point of our personal freedom. But it also is a test. With it, we can attempt whatever we choose or dare. read more…