My
People,
Good Morning! When you truly love,
it is forever-to the end of time. LOVE, it’s everything I need.
And
I will place on his shoulder the key of the house of David; he shall open, and
none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. Isaiah 22:22
I
have seen the number 2222 numerous times and since years. My cousin read out to
me this passage from Isaiah. I do not understand it completely. But Abba
Father, told me it would be explained.
To
me this is one of those songs where your heart just won’t stop loving. It is
not frightened to love. This is ‘Never Ending Song of Love - The New Seekers’
I've got a
never ending love for you
From now on that's all I want to do
From the first time we met I knew
I'd have a never ending love for you
After all this time of being alone
We can love one another
Feel for each other from now on
Feels so good I can hardly stand it
Never ending love for you
From now on that's all I want to do
From the first time we met I knew
I'd sing my never ending song of love to you
From now on that's all I want to do
From the first time we met I knew
I'd have a never ending love for you
After all this time of being alone
We can love one another
Feel for each other from now on
Feels so good I can hardly stand it
Never ending love for you
From now on that's all I want to do
From the first time we met I knew
I'd sing my never ending song of love to you
I’ve had a wonderful Christmas season! It’s been a roller-coaster ride for me. The heart has its hurtful moments. You can’t say you truly love without getting hurt, can you? Just a question?
Oh love is such a wonderful-wonderful thing. It is. Look at what Abba-Father does for us and look at what Jesus and the Holy Spirit do? Amazing love!
Every Christmas, I would want to have a fireplace and I wanted 8 Reindeers and wanted a whole Christmas concept. My enthusiasm hits above the number 10 mark. I get super excited and super charged. If you look at me you want be able to tell. But perhaps if we get to talking you will understand.
All said and done, this Christmas, with the grace of God, I was able to build myself a fireplace and I also had Reindeers done, 2 big Reindeers and 2 small. I made a lot of paper flowers and Christmas Trees. I wasn’t able to find my Wreath this year too, so I made for us a simple wreath. I enjoyed being creative. I had fun.
I had some creative painting done on the window-glass too. I wanted to paint the Holy-family but I ran short on time.
If you think, I spent a lot of money that would be where you would be wrong.
The grace of God continues to teach and inspire me. The Spirit of God fills me completely. I believe there is so much to do and very little time.
I would with the grace of God love to inspire you to believe that there is nothing that God can’t do.
Oh love is such a wonderful-wonderful thing. It is. Look at what Abba-Father does for us and look at what Jesus and the Holy Spirit do? Amazing love!
Every Christmas, I would want to have a fireplace and I wanted 8 Reindeers and wanted a whole Christmas concept. My enthusiasm hits above the number 10 mark. I get super excited and super charged. If you look at me you want be able to tell. But perhaps if we get to talking you will understand.
All said and done, this Christmas, with the grace of God, I was able to build myself a fireplace and I also had Reindeers done, 2 big Reindeers and 2 small. I made a lot of paper flowers and Christmas Trees. I wasn’t able to find my Wreath this year too, so I made for us a simple wreath. I enjoyed being creative. I had fun.
I had some creative painting done on the window-glass too. I wanted to paint the Holy-family but I ran short on time.
If you think, I spent a lot of money that would be where you would be wrong.
The grace of God continues to teach and inspire me. The Spirit of God fills me completely. I believe there is so much to do and very little time.
I would with the grace of God love to inspire you to believe that there is nothing that God can’t do.
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| My cousin build this beautiful Crib and its stand. |
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| With the Grace of God! |
I love plants so I had oranges and lime seeds planted. It takes two weeks to germinate and then another week for the plant to show itself up. I am learning. I have Tomato plants growing and I intend to grow Capsicum and at least 3-4 kinds of Chillies. And yes I want to grow a lot of flowers too. I don’t know where I’ll keep them all. Time will tell.
And patience is a virtue. There is this fire, it keeps growing and the heart, my goodness, what a feeling!
I want to die to be in Heaven. I want to be sitting in the laps of my Abba Father. I want to run my hand over his white long beard. I want to tell Him how I wanted so much to die to want to be with HIM-my Abba Father.
Please don’t get me wrong. I love this gift, this precious gift of my life, given to me by God. I really do but the most precious thing in my eyes is the love of my Father in Heaven.
Everybody craves for things so much that they are dying to do whatever it takes to get where they want to go.
All the things in the world, they look attractive, very attractive at times. But that is what it is. Our eyes are deceived to believe the lies of the world.
Life is fun, if lived the right way, the way God expects of us.
When you look at something you want to have it. And sometimes there is nothing wrong in it. And sometimes everything wrong is committed to covet it.
Every sin that is committed happens because we see. (The lures of the world). New innovations keep popping up every now and then, there is so much one desires to possess and the list is endless.
We see we want. The devil uses precisely all these lures of the world. He tried it with Jesus.
Matthew 4:3-4 “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’”
Matthew 4:8-10 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them; and he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” Then Jesus said to him, “Begone, Satan! for it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.’”
Why do you think the devil needs to update himself with doing everything to manipulate and get people hooked on to one thing or the other. Look at the first temptation and the second one. It is still the food and places of the world. Updated versions would be dining in hotels and restaurants, it is a new obsession. And our newest trend of obsession to eat, of course place an order. Anything new comes in the market-we want to try. I mean is eating wrong? No it certainly isn’t. Because then God wouldn’t feed Mana from Heaven or send the Quails to feed His people in the desert. They relied on God and God provided. We are to rely on the Word of God that is true food to our Soul. A beautiful life begins with obedience to the Word of God.
There are so many offers these days, buy one ticket with an airline and you get to travel one-two destinations free. Certain companies when hiring promote themselves with a line stating that if you come to work with them you will get to travel to two places every year. We are captivated with living lavishly and the travel and tourism industry-roaming the world. Again nothing wrong with travelling?
But the emphasis is ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart'.
And the first of the Ten Commandments, ‘I am the Lord your God, you shall have no other Gods before me’
We are ready to spend umpteen money to travel the world. Isn’t it a lure? We give into the desires. To have money to spend is a blessing. Make good use of all the blessings, God has blessed you with. Waste none.
Because if people saw what Hell was they would never want all the things the world can give.
Just think about it, will you? Why the lures, why can’t we be satisfied? Why are we so restless? Why can’t we be happy?
Satan needs souls and he can buy them with all the luxuries of the world. If everybody were satisfied and content, he would run out of business. He would have nothing to propagate. He is not advertising hell-nobody in their right senses would take it for free. He is just leading everyone on the path to what could likely lead many souls astray? That is the lure. He won’t show what Hell looks like or what life after this world really is? No he covers it up with all the fascinations of the world. All the glitter of the life of the rich and famous.
People go for it nail hook, line and sinker.
We are to depend on God, live a surrendered life. Surrendered life is not a prison life, it is a beautiful life. Try it! It is difficult at first, but I’ll tell you everything gets beautiful with time.
Heaven is beautiful! It is the home of God and our home too. God waits for us there. We have to come by faith. God does not have to bribe anyone. To save us from deception and damnation, Jesus came to this world that we might be able to see the Truth with His love. No luxury in this world will ever come close to the wonderfulness of Heaven!
When you look at nature in all its beauty, untouched by man, when you see it and as amazed as I am, I think God has made this place and if this is so beautiful, how must Heaven feel like.
I see pretty flowers and the different shades to them.
I look at the scenes and they are picturesque, beautiful hills and valleys beyond and the rivers and streams that run through them.
I look at the Stars and how they glisten at night,
A look at the Moon and it awakens the dreamer in me,
The sky looking yonder into the infinite space.
The seas that roar majestically and at times are calm.
Unfathomed waters of the Sea, Infinite sky.
Who has heard the beat of Abba Father’s heart?
And I wonder of the beauty of our HOME in Heaven!
There are so many offers these days, buy one ticket with an airline and you get to travel one-two destinations free. Certain companies when hiring promote themselves with a line stating that if you come to work with them you will get to travel to two places every year. We are captivated with living lavishly and the travel and tourism industry-roaming the world. Again nothing wrong with travelling?
But the emphasis is ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart'.
And the first of the Ten Commandments, ‘I am the Lord your God, you shall have no other Gods before me’
We are ready to spend umpteen money to travel the world. Isn’t it a lure? We give into the desires. To have money to spend is a blessing. Make good use of all the blessings, God has blessed you with. Waste none.
Because if people saw what Hell was they would never want all the things the world can give.
Just think about it, will you? Why the lures, why can’t we be satisfied? Why are we so restless? Why can’t we be happy?
Satan needs souls and he can buy them with all the luxuries of the world. If everybody were satisfied and content, he would run out of business. He would have nothing to propagate. He is not advertising hell-nobody in their right senses would take it for free. He is just leading everyone on the path to what could likely lead many souls astray? That is the lure. He won’t show what Hell looks like or what life after this world really is? No he covers it up with all the fascinations of the world. All the glitter of the life of the rich and famous.
People go for it nail hook, line and sinker.
We are to depend on God, live a surrendered life. Surrendered life is not a prison life, it is a beautiful life. Try it! It is difficult at first, but I’ll tell you everything gets beautiful with time.
Heaven is beautiful! It is the home of God and our home too. God waits for us there. We have to come by faith. God does not have to bribe anyone. To save us from deception and damnation, Jesus came to this world that we might be able to see the Truth with His love. No luxury in this world will ever come close to the wonderfulness of Heaven!
When you look at nature in all its beauty, untouched by man, when you see it and as amazed as I am, I think God has made this place and if this is so beautiful, how must Heaven feel like.
I see pretty flowers and the different shades to them.
I look at the scenes and they are picturesque, beautiful hills and valleys beyond and the rivers and streams that run through them.
I look at the Stars and how they glisten at night,
A look at the Moon and it awakens the dreamer in me,
The sky looking yonder into the infinite space.
The seas that roar majestically and at times are calm.
Unfathomed waters of the Sea, Infinite sky.
Who has heard the beat of Abba Father’s heart?
And I wonder of the beauty of our HOME in Heaven!
In
spite of all the headlines about riots and war, in the difficult moments of
life, Jesus is here, to impart hope and to forgive our sins. He is here to
reconcile us to God.
We
all need somebody who believes in us and who will encourage us. Sometimes we
see potential in other people but sometimes we fail to see it in ourselves.
We need to keep the fire alive and pray the Lord to watch over all of us.
We need to keep the fire alive and pray the Lord to watch over all of us.
We need to be
a light to others. Let your light so shine.
We
need to see ourselves as valuable, the way God sees us. We cannot let other people’s
condemnation affect our life or our way of thinking.
We need to pray to the Spirit of God for the ability to discern between the good and the bad. We need to pray to be guided and filled with the grace of God.
Pray. Don’t rush with prayer. There is a deeper meaning to each word. I have seen people rush through prayer, especially through the Rosary. I understand for everybody there is a time constraint. But if you have to pray, take the time to reflect on the mysteries of the Rosary. Every Our Father, Hail Mary, Holy Mary with the Glory Be have deeper meaning. Say it like you mean it.
Let it not be a competition for who leads it on the mike and whose turn it is? It looks really bad. I see this in the church during the feasts, the first Saturdays when I would go and the list is endless. What does it matter who leads the prayer? It makes a difference only, when it is done for people as audience. Remember: GOD IS WATCHING US!
Let it not be a competition for who leads it on the mike and whose turn it is? It looks really bad. I see this in the church during the feasts, the first Saturdays when I would go and the list is endless. What does it matter who leads the prayer? It makes a difference only, when it is done for people as audience. Remember: GOD IS WATCHING US!
Gideon thought of himself as weak, but God called him a 'mighty man of fearless courage.'
God can accomplish great things through us
if we forget our weaknesses and follow His guidance. God
has equipped us with everything we need to fulfill our destiny. God bestows on
us grace upon grace to be able to do what He has called us to do. All things are possible to him who believes.
This poem on 'HOPE' is one of my favourites. I love this poem. I hope you like it.
1 Corinthians 13:13 And
now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the
assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
This verse is the closest to my
heart. 11/1 is my birthday.
The Value of Faith
Hebrews 11:6, "And without faith it is impossible to
please him. For whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and
that he rewards those who seek him."
Without faith, we couldn't walk in obedience to God. Faith motivates us to move forward when the odds are against us. I learnt faith watching my parents. I choose to remember the very many instances in my life. And that too is the grace of God. I remember the Hand of God in all our trials and I remember how He was with us and how He strengthened us and when we did come out of the circumstances, of how His blessings followed immediately. I choose to remember everything. Faith is closely related to Hope.
Without faith, we couldn't walk in obedience to God. Faith motivates us to move forward when the odds are against us. I learnt faith watching my parents. I choose to remember the very many instances in my life. And that too is the grace of God. I remember the Hand of God in all our trials and I remember how He was with us and how He strengthened us and when we did come out of the circumstances, of how His blessings followed immediately. I choose to remember everything. Faith is closely related to Hope.
The Value of Hope
I love Sparrows, I love watching
them, I love listening to them in the morning, as they chirp their way into my
heart. To me Hope is like my little Sparrows, who sing unfailingly, glorifying
God. All creation sings His praise.
There are times God sends me different species of birds. It's so wonderful to watch them. Just two weeks back I saw two little birds (smaller than the Sparrows) come to my kitchen window. They were a beautiful muddy brown in colour and had a small parrot like curved beak. I was emotionally down at that moment and when I saw them, my Hope soared up. God does the most wonderful things for us. Choose to always remember. The smallest things are always the most beautiful, because they take your breath away! God is amazing! There is no God like our God!
There are times God sends me different species of birds. It's so wonderful to watch them. Just two weeks back I saw two little birds (smaller than the Sparrows) come to my kitchen window. They were a beautiful muddy brown in colour and had a small parrot like curved beak. I was emotionally down at that moment and when I saw them, my Hope soared up. God does the most wonderful things for us. Choose to always remember. The smallest things are always the most beautiful, because they take your breath away! God is amazing! There is no God like our God!
I did some painting on our glass
window for Christmas. When cleaning the paint out, I left the little candle on
the glass, letting Abba Father know that the Candle is me and the flame is the
Hope in my heart. I never cleaned it off. That is hope.
Hope keeps us going when the
situation we face seems impossible. Hope is the expectation that we will obtain
something specific to what we desire. Think of how life would be without hope.
Hope is a gift from God that can bring joy in the midst of very difficult
circumstances. Hope encourages us that victory is imminent.
I wouldn't want to live a life
without faith, and I wouldn't want to live a life without hope. However, in
spite of how wonderful and important both faith and hope are,
The Bible states that love is greater than both faith and hope.
The Greatest is Love
Love is so amazing. It is what
motivated the Father to send His only Son to die for us. Without love, there
would have been no redemption for mankind. Without love, there would be
no faith and no hope. Nothing matters, without love. Love is of the essence.
There are words that have been written on Love. In a world that moves at a rapid speed how would one explain something as simple as love? I believe that you give your life completely, in essence, you lay your life down. There is no other, the world sees it as two, but two hearts beat as one.
Jesus gave us a commandment, Matthew 22:39 "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
Nobody can bad mouth themselves, can they? A valuable point right. We want to talk good about ourselves or showcase our goodness before people. We love ourselves like crazy, right? Jesus has asked us to extend that love towards whoever we come in contact with, that could be our brother, sister, friend, enemy or a perfect stranger.
Luke 6:35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return;
We always withhold our hand from giving to the poor. We don’t mind spending lavishly on things that we may use once or twice and then discard. Our poor actions make very little sense.
Love of God means love of neighbour. When anybody fails to love their neighbour, it means they hate. When you hate your neighbour, you can’t love God.
We are meant to share our resources with our poor brothers and sisters. We are meant to never discard anybody no matter how we feel about them. The opposite of love is hate. When you don't love, it means you hate. And hate is a strong word. When you withhold from giving what you have in plenty, you have no love in your heart.
John 3:16- For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son,
God never withhold anything from us. He gave us His best, His only Son, Jesus Christ! We must do likewise. We must give our best to God and each other. Failure to love our brother or sister and to do the right thing for them means we do not love God. Our love for God is a lie.
There are words that have been written on Love. In a world that moves at a rapid speed how would one explain something as simple as love? I believe that you give your life completely, in essence, you lay your life down. There is no other, the world sees it as two, but two hearts beat as one.
Jesus gave us a commandment, Matthew 22:39 "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
Nobody can bad mouth themselves, can they? A valuable point right. We want to talk good about ourselves or showcase our goodness before people. We love ourselves like crazy, right? Jesus has asked us to extend that love towards whoever we come in contact with, that could be our brother, sister, friend, enemy or a perfect stranger.
Luke 6:35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return;
We always withhold our hand from giving to the poor. We don’t mind spending lavishly on things that we may use once or twice and then discard. Our poor actions make very little sense.
Love of God means love of neighbour. When anybody fails to love their neighbour, it means they hate. When you hate your neighbour, you can’t love God.
We are meant to share our resources with our poor brothers and sisters. We are meant to never discard anybody no matter how we feel about them. The opposite of love is hate. When you don't love, it means you hate. And hate is a strong word. When you withhold from giving what you have in plenty, you have no love in your heart.
John 3:16- For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son,
God never withhold anything from us. He gave us His best, His only Son, Jesus Christ! We must do likewise. We must give our best to God and each other. Failure to love our brother or sister and to do the right thing for them means we do not love God. Our love for God is a lie.
A
friend of mine sent me this song today morning, the 26th of
February, 2019. I add this here-You Don't Love God if You Don't Love Your Neighbour. The message is simple.
There are many peoplewho will say they're Christians
and they live like Christians on the Sabbath day
But come Monday morning, till the coming Sunday
they will fight their neighbour all along the way
they will fight their neighbour all along the way
Oh you don't love God, if you don't love your neighbour
if you gossip about him, if you never have mercy
if he gets into trouble, and you don't try to help him
then you don't love your neighbour, and you don't love God
In the Holy Bible, in the Book of Matthew
Read the 18th chapter in the 21st verse
Jesus plainly tells us that we must have mercy
there’s a special warning in the 35th verse
CHORUS (above in BOLD)
if you gossip about him, if you never have mercy
if he gets into trouble, and you don't try to help him
then you don't love your neighbour, and you don't love God
In the Holy Bible, in the Book of Matthew
Read the 18th chapter in the 21st verse
Jesus plainly tells us that we must have mercy
there’s a special warning in the 35th verse
CHORUS (above in BOLD)
There's a God almighty, and you've got to love him
if you want salvation and a home on high
if you want salvation and a home on high
If you say you love him while you hate your neighbour
then you don't have religion, you just told a lie
CHORUS (above in BOLD)
Oh you don't love God, if you don't love your neighbour
if you gossip about him, if you never have mercy
if he gets into trouble, and you don't try to help him
then you don't love your neighbour, and you don't love God
Then you don't love your neighbour, and you don't love God
then you don't have religion, you just told a lie
CHORUS (above in BOLD)
Oh you don't love God, if you don't love your neighbour
if you gossip about him, if you never have mercy
if he gets into trouble, and you don't try to help him
then you don't love your neighbour, and you don't love God
Then you don't love your neighbour, and you don't love God
REMEMBER:
In the words of Fr. William, ‘Love will bind us together’.
