GOOD GOD
#MercifulPouringGrace Good God, what would we do without You? No way to navigate this life without Your direction and Grace. Our fortress and refuge we can never replace. Would there be no trials? How would we be encouraged to try to pray more, straighten our acts and expand righteous deeds? Without challenges, how would there […]
NOURISHMENT OF THE SOUL
#MercifulPouringGrace Saint John of the Cross claims self- denial leads to perfect union with God. God calls us to Him in different stages, of which “many proceed no Farther than the initial stages, few persevere as far as the spiritual night, while those who attain perfection are but exceptions,” he adds. Receiving the word with […]
GOD HAS THE ANSWER & SOLUTION
#MercifulPouringGrace I was confused about what to believe, whereas what I was told conflicted with my prayer. This person is supposed to know more than me, so I thought. What is correct is important since God said prioritize doing what is right. The short version of the stations of the cross starts, “Oh Jesus, so […]
KEEP HOPE ALIVE
#MercifulPouringGrace Padre Pío had it worst, a beloved mystic Saint living in the era of World war ll. His favorite saying was, “May your will be done.” We don’t always understand the things God allows but know that it is meant to bring about a greater good as has been His providence. Whether great […]
KEEPING CLOSE TO GOD
#MercifulPouringGrace Prayer, prayer, and more prayer. If nothing else works, at least pray and consistently as much as possible eventually, something will give. God is incredibly merciful, and our best effort goes a long way. It also requires hard work by virtue. We seek Him every opportunity by reading the Bible, going to church whenever […]
NO SUCH THING AS LUCK
#MercifulPouringGrace Some people seem to ease through life while others keep running into difficulties. There are those that, despite obstacles or tribulations, everything seems to turn out for the best. I kept hitting a wall, and it seemed that I was cursed until I realized it related to the choices I was making. Until God […]
PRAY WITH YOUR HEART
#MercifulPouringGrace Yes, God asks us to put heart into everything we do, primarily how we treat others and when we pray. It all starts with prayer, the strength to endure the test of time, sight to avoid evil, refrain from the blindness and darkness of sin, and the ability to be steadfast in living out […]
WHAT IS LOVE?
God describes love perfectly in 1 Corinthians 13:4–8a, which states; Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; It is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all […]
SACRIFICES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
#MercifulPouringGrace Part of loving God requires sacrifices as He did for us and even more so. Should God answer prayers just because we simply ask, or does it also take sacrifice? We have to comply with all He said in its entirety—prioritizing doing what is right, resisting temptation, rejecting evil, loving God above everything, unconditional […]
PIECE OF HEAVEN
#MercifulPouringGrace I hear Heaven is a most amazing place. There would be nothing else we need in a place solely filled with joy, love, and harmony; I imagine those in Heaven are so exceptional only the perfect are accepted. After all, it is where God resides, who gave up His only son to be crucified. […]