Tuesday, July 06, 2004
response to k's reflection
before i forget, i wanted to respond to this comment by k (thanx for starting my week off well, k!):
amen! hence mother mary's fiat, right? that's one of the most difficult tasks for us to let go of. first and foremost, we have to let go of ourselves and understand that it is not really "our" life. if you read purpose driven life, you'll remember that this is the first purpose. we, as people, were made for God's purpose, not ours. He created us to do His will, not our own. so when we become selfish and try lead our life the way WE want to, we end up putting God in a box by making Him like a genie in our lives, only there to grant us our wishes and desires. and then, we get disappointed and bitter when we don't get what we want. but if, instead, we prayed for Him to do His will in our lives, then we wouldn't feel disappointed, because we know that He knows best and we trust His will for us. like i've said before, He has an optimum plan for our lives. while we have free will to do what we choose, He has an optimum plan for us and all we have to do is choose it and choose Him.
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD , "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
~ Jeremiah 29:11
off topic but wanted to share this reflection:
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i remember this talk that i had last Sunday from a lay missionary and wanted to share it with you.
He said that the essence of our christianity lies in these 4 words: "Thy Will Be Done"
Indeed, so many people lose faith in God because they are disappointed that God hasn't answered "their" plans. Very often, we want God (almost like giving orders to Him) to realise our plans, in our own times (in our case, immediately). But God's plans are beyond our own expectations. He has great plans for each and everyone of us, and when we open our eyes , we see that He grants us more than we asked for.
so let's put our trust in God, to offer all our worries, doubts, and expectations to Him, and to make God the center of our lifes.
amen! hence mother mary's fiat, right? that's one of the most difficult tasks for us to let go of. first and foremost, we have to let go of ourselves and understand that it is not really "our" life. if you read purpose driven life, you'll remember that this is the first purpose. we, as people, were made for God's purpose, not ours. He created us to do His will, not our own. so when we become selfish and try lead our life the way WE want to, we end up putting God in a box by making Him like a genie in our lives, only there to grant us our wishes and desires. and then, we get disappointed and bitter when we don't get what we want. but if, instead, we prayed for Him to do His will in our lives, then we wouldn't feel disappointed, because we know that He knows best and we trust His will for us. like i've said before, He has an optimum plan for our lives. while we have free will to do what we choose, He has an optimum plan for us and all we have to do is choose it and choose Him.
~ Jeremiah 29:11
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"To try is to risk failure. But risk must be taken because the
greatest hazard of life is to risk nothing. The person who risks
nothing does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. He may avoid
suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn, feel, change,
grow, live, and love."
~unknown
"It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues."
~ Abraham Lincoln
"live a life that others will remember years from now, NOT because it pointed to you but because of how it pointed to the One who made you."
~ Mark Hart, the Bible Geek
"we grow up learning to become self-reliant, but really we need to be God-reliant"
"we could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors....but they all exist very nicely in the same box"
"never wound hearts that love u, never give them the endless pain, because wounded hearts are like roses that never bloom"
"there comes a time when we have to stop loving someone not because that person has stopped loving us but because we have found out that they'd be happier if we'd let go"
