Stop trying to be someone you’re not - God Whispers January 20,2014

 

Stop trying to be someone you’re not. I made you just the way you are to fulfill all I’ve called you to become.
 
Rise up,
God
 
P.S. I’ve put in you everything you need for your calling.  

You may not be able to control your circumstances but you can control how you will react to them. Always respond positively - God Whispers January 19,2014

You may not be able to control your circumstances but you can control how you will react to them. Always respond positively.

Count your blessings,

God

P.S. Master your emotions and your thoughts and you’ll always emerge the winner no matter what you face.

In confusion, do you desire to get the perfect answers or do you decide to trust in God? - Daily Bible Reflections January 19, 2014

UNANSWERED

QUESTIONS

 

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ... may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation resulting in knowledge of him. – Ephesians 1:17

 

As a writer for an advice column for All Stars, a magazine for tweens, I am tasked to answer questions troubling girls nowadays. I take pleasure in this mission of being a big sister to young girls. Answering their questions about life, the universe, and everything in between excites me.

       But one particular question from a sender stood out from the rest. She asked: Why cannot God just save all of us from hell?

       Her question took me by surprise. It was straightforward, but I realized that I, too, wanted to know the answer to her query.

       This made me think about the many unanswered questions we have about God. In the Bible, Jesus spoke in parables, leaving many confused. I believe that God had a reason for this. And like Mary and Joseph in the Gospel today, we too can only treasure God’s puzzling answers in our hearts.

       I truly believe that God can perfectly answer all the questions we throw at Him. He just chooses not to answer them sometimes, not because He cannot give an explanation to the things we question, but maybe, just maybe... we are the ones who cannot fathom His wisdom yet. Erika Mendoza (epaulmendoza@gmail.com)

 

Reflection: In confusion, do you desire to get the perfect answers or do you decide to trust in God?

 

Lord, teach my heart to trust in You fully.

 

St. Fabian, pray for us.

Do you feel sick in your spirit? Return to Jesus in the sacrament of confession. He is waiting to restore you to wholeness - Daily Bible Reflections January 18,2014

WHAT IS GREATER

THAN SIN?

 

“Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.” – Mark 2:17

 

Lisa felt a gnawing pain on the right side of her abdomen but she ignored it. When it became unbearable, she asked to be taken to the hospital. The doctor immediately operated on her appendix and she recuperated in a few days. The doctor said, “If you hadn’t come to the hospital, you could have died because a burst appendix would have poisoned your blood.”

       A lot of people die a little each day spiritually because of the weight of their sins. Some of us, for fear of God’s anger and shame for our failures, wait until the pain of our sins becomes unbearable before we turn to the Lord. We are afraid that He will not accept us because we have sinned greatly. On the contrary, Jesus assures us, “I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.” His love for us is greater than all our sins combined. It is not His desire that the sinner should die but that he may live.

       Our Divine Physician lovingly calls us back to Him again and again, no matter how many times we fall and despite the grievousness of our sins. We can trust in His Divine Mercy, a love so great that Jesus died on the cross for us. “Because of His wounds, we are healed.” Marjorie Duterte (marjorie.travels@gmail.com)

 

Reflection: Do you feel sick in your spirit? Return to Jesus in the sacrament of confession. He is waiting to restore you to wholeness.

 

Lord, I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof, but only say Your Word and my soul shall be healed. Amen.

 

St. Charles of Sezze, pray for us.