When we typically thing of religion, what's the first thing that comes to mind? God? Church? Morals? Family Life? How about simply the fact of having to believe in something? These days, most of us pass by each other on our smartphones, talking to someone else through an electronic extenuation of ourselves, without ever really stopping and talking to the people in front of us. We've been slowly removing ourselves, bit-by-bit, from real close relationships that are right in front of us. These days we don't even need to actually meet the person before you "fall-in-love" and marry them. How many times do you check your email? How many times do you use your phone to look something up? Where do you get most of your news now? Social media websites and now news has become such a big role in most people's life that we never really pay attention to how much of a difference we have made on ourselves with our high-tech society.
God's not like that. You can't simply Face-Time Him or email whenever you want to. No He doesn't have a Facebook page or any other social media website page (although some have created pages for Him and His son). You can't ask Him to meet you later somewhere or shop online with you. No, you can't do anything like that with Him. You know why? Because God isn't like us. He's more important than that. He's special to all of us. If He wanted to be like us and get all those little things we've got and talk to us like we talk to each other, then how many of us would actually pay attention to Him? He's our Father. Our Creator. That means He wants a more personal relationship with us. He wants to know us and to hear from us. But in order to do so, we gotta put down our electronics and our drive to have less social interaction.
When is the last time you read a newspaper or had a coffee date with a friend? That's sorta what God wants with us. He wants to be that friend sitting across from you while you both talk as you sip your lattes (or whatever). With God, there needs to be more of a personal relationship, not simply one based off a text or a random email every now and then. If you want to know Him. If you want to be saved by Him, then talk TO Him. Pray. Go to mass. Go to confession. Put down the electronics and be "real" with Him. Stop hiding behind smoke and mirrors.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Psalm 23
A Psalm by David.
23:1 Yahweh is my shepherd:
I shall lack nothing.
23:2 He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
23:3 He restores my soul.
He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
23:4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for you are with me.
Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil.
My cup runs over.
23:6 Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in Yahweh’s house forever.
23:1 Yahweh is my shepherd:
I shall lack nothing.
23:2 He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
23:3 He restores my soul.
He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
23:4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for you are with me.
Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil.
My cup runs over.
23:6 Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in Yahweh’s house forever.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
When We Feel Lost
There are many of us that have been through a rough tough through our life and we always feel like we're lost during that time. No truly knows why we feel that sort of feeling, but some have guessed that its connected to a feeling of emptiness, or rather feeling of something, or someone not there when we think they should be. We feel as if someone or something important in our life is missing, or rather not being there for us; helping us when we're down. Almost as if God isn't there when we're going through a rough time in our life.
While we may feel this way, in actuality, He's closer to us then than any other time. We just simply forget to keep Him in sight, or to even look for Him. We basically give up on Him. We need to realize this and remember that God doesn't abandon His children, nor does He want us to feel miserable and have horrible lives. We should always look for Him and pray to Him to help us. That's the only way we will actually truly feel better and completely. If thee's anyone out there feeling this way, please know that God is thee with you and He wants you to know that He truly does love you and care for you and He would do anything for you. All you need to do is keep in your sight and love Him back.
Second Corinthians 4:16-18 “So we do not lose heart. Though our outer man is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.”
While we may feel this way, in actuality, He's closer to us then than any other time. We just simply forget to keep Him in sight, or to even look for Him. We basically give up on Him. We need to realize this and remember that God doesn't abandon His children, nor does He want us to feel miserable and have horrible lives. We should always look for Him and pray to Him to help us. That's the only way we will actually truly feel better and completely. If thee's anyone out there feeling this way, please know that God is thee with you and He wants you to know that He truly does love you and care for you and He would do anything for you. All you need to do is keep in your sight and love Him back.
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Inspirational Quote
Difficulties are God;s errands, and when we are sent upon them, we should esteem it a proof of God's confidence.
Life
Why is it that life itself is so complicated? What purpose does the woman with two kids and living off of unemployment checks cause she recently got laid off have to tell us? Why was she put in that area of depression? Why is the man who's recently been cheated on and then divorced even worth knowing? Why put someone through a hardship like that? Why let to people meet each other, know there;s limited time, fall in love, and then when being forced apart can't stop thinking about each other? What's the point God? Why make some people's lives so crazy. So unbelievable? So hard and depressing?
Many of us have these questions and even some about the hardships we've been through ourselves when talking to God as we pray. we can't understand why God, ever so loving and passionate about us, would let us go through some of the hardest moments in our life without a reason. Or is there? Most of us feel recklessly abandoned when we're at our lowest moments, yet what we fail to realize is that God is more present than ever when we feel the farthest from Him. You want to know why? Because He loves us. it's true. When we feel the farthest from Him; He's next to us. When we think we can not find Him anywhere; He's directly in front of us. He's helping us. Guiding us. Keeping us on the path of life He knows is the best for us. He knows who we are and what's the best for us to grow and learn and gather faith in Him.
Our lives are never without a purpose. He lets obstacles get in our way to help us. To help us get stronger. In faith, in physicalness, in mentalness, and even in emotions. He wants what's best for us and if that means going through some hardships to realize who we truly are, then so be it. But know this, He's not gone. Instead He's right beside us; holding our hand and helping us every step of the way. All we need to do is to look. To look and see Him in every aspect of our lives. Because He truly is every way. In everything you do. Who you meet, how a certain song or speech can inspire you. Whether you take a certain path home versus your usual own. How and where you hear His words when going to church. He's there. Always.
The hardships we think we can never get through eventually end. Because that woman who got laid off and has two kids, got a part-time job, went back to night-school, earned her degree in business and now has got a new job that pays even better and her kids and her are better off now. More than she could have thought of or even asked for, but God was there. He helped her and saw how she handled the letdown of her old job. Saw how she did her best to put herself through school again. Saw the love she had for kids. He came through for her by rewarding her with an even better job, because God realizes we all have hardships and He would never let us suffer. He's already done that for us.
The hardships we think we can never get through eventually end. Because that man who was cheated on and then divorced saw the wrongness of his ex, but forgave her, yet loved his kids so he fought for them and won. His job demands a lot of him, but he makes sure he spends as much time as possible with his kids. He never forgets to thank the Lord every night for the miracles in his life, yet he does't realize God has a greater gift in store for him for all that he's done and handled his hardship. Everything we do is supposed to be a reflection of God himself. He let's hardships into our lives to teach us what we really cant learn any other way.
Sure life is hard sometimes and crazy, but in the end, wasn't it worth it all if you get to see Him in Heaven in eternal glory forever? Don't you think the hardships you face now will be paid for and rewarded ten-fold if we accept them, show God's mercy and love through them, and get over them? That's really all He wants to teach us. how to become better beings. Happier, healthier, and more faithful. He wants to teach each of us how to love and be loved. How to forgive and be forgiven. He simply wants us to experience and learn what it was like for Him to do the same to us. His love. His mercy. His forgiveness. That's really all He really ever wanted us to experience. So do you think you could handle the next big thing thrown at you in life? Do you think you could understand it better and trust that He's there with you? Helping you get through it? Or would you lose your faith in Him?
Many of us have these questions and even some about the hardships we've been through ourselves when talking to God as we pray. we can't understand why God, ever so loving and passionate about us, would let us go through some of the hardest moments in our life without a reason. Or is there? Most of us feel recklessly abandoned when we're at our lowest moments, yet what we fail to realize is that God is more present than ever when we feel the farthest from Him. You want to know why? Because He loves us. it's true. When we feel the farthest from Him; He's next to us. When we think we can not find Him anywhere; He's directly in front of us. He's helping us. Guiding us. Keeping us on the path of life He knows is the best for us. He knows who we are and what's the best for us to grow and learn and gather faith in Him.
Our lives are never without a purpose. He lets obstacles get in our way to help us. To help us get stronger. In faith, in physicalness, in mentalness, and even in emotions. He wants what's best for us and if that means going through some hardships to realize who we truly are, then so be it. But know this, He's not gone. Instead He's right beside us; holding our hand and helping us every step of the way. All we need to do is to look. To look and see Him in every aspect of our lives. Because He truly is every way. In everything you do. Who you meet, how a certain song or speech can inspire you. Whether you take a certain path home versus your usual own. How and where you hear His words when going to church. He's there. Always.
The hardships we think we can never get through eventually end. Because that woman who got laid off and has two kids, got a part-time job, went back to night-school, earned her degree in business and now has got a new job that pays even better and her kids and her are better off now. More than she could have thought of or even asked for, but God was there. He helped her and saw how she handled the letdown of her old job. Saw how she did her best to put herself through school again. Saw the love she had for kids. He came through for her by rewarding her with an even better job, because God realizes we all have hardships and He would never let us suffer. He's already done that for us.
The hardships we think we can never get through eventually end. Because that man who was cheated on and then divorced saw the wrongness of his ex, but forgave her, yet loved his kids so he fought for them and won. His job demands a lot of him, but he makes sure he spends as much time as possible with his kids. He never forgets to thank the Lord every night for the miracles in his life, yet he does't realize God has a greater gift in store for him for all that he's done and handled his hardship. Everything we do is supposed to be a reflection of God himself. He let's hardships into our lives to teach us what we really cant learn any other way.
Sure life is hard sometimes and crazy, but in the end, wasn't it worth it all if you get to see Him in Heaven in eternal glory forever? Don't you think the hardships you face now will be paid for and rewarded ten-fold if we accept them, show God's mercy and love through them, and get over them? That's really all He wants to teach us. how to become better beings. Happier, healthier, and more faithful. He wants to teach each of us how to love and be loved. How to forgive and be forgiven. He simply wants us to experience and learn what it was like for Him to do the same to us. His love. His mercy. His forgiveness. That's really all He really ever wanted us to experience. So do you think you could handle the next big thing thrown at you in life? Do you think you could understand it better and trust that He's there with you? Helping you get through it? Or would you lose your faith in Him?
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Palsm 62
My Soul waits for God alone. He alone is my rock and my salvation. Trust him at all times, O people. Power and love belong to God.
Never Stop Praying
I think when it comes to praying, most of us simply forget, or don't know how to. It seems that in our world today, many can't remember the last time they personally sat down and actually prayed to God besides at church. What does that say about us? Are we bad people for not doing so? are we not consider real Catholics or Christians? No, it just means we don't have the same personal connection with God that some others do.
God doesn't want us to simply say we believe in Him, go to church, give an offering because everyone else does. He wants us to want to be with Him. Go out, help others, pray, get closer to Him. He wants us to want to be by His side every waking moment of our lives so that when we finally go to HIm, we aren't surprised by who He is and what He's done, but rather understand Him and be even more in love because He's our Father, Creator, and one and only true Love. That's what He wants from us.
The only way to truly understand who He is and how He's your father, is by taking the time to envelope in that close relationship. The only way to have that close relationship, tho, is to never stop praying. Talk to Him.
God doesn't want us to simply say we believe in Him, go to church, give an offering because everyone else does. He wants us to want to be with Him. Go out, help others, pray, get closer to Him. He wants us to want to be by His side every waking moment of our lives so that when we finally go to HIm, we aren't surprised by who He is and what He's done, but rather understand Him and be even more in love because He's our Father, Creator, and one and only true Love. That's what He wants from us.
The only way to truly understand who He is and how He's your father, is by taking the time to envelope in that close relationship. The only way to have that close relationship, tho, is to never stop praying. Talk to Him.
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