Apologising does not always mean that you are wrong and the other person is right. It just means that you value your relationship more than your ego. A sincere apology has three components – Please forgive me; It’s my fault; What should I do to make amends?
It is better to err by excess of mercy than by excess of sternness… try being severe to yourself and kind to others.
Obedience, is rightly placed before all other sacrifices, for in offering a victim as sacrifice, one offers a life that is not one’s own; but when one obeys, one is immolating one’s own will.
A talkative soul lacks both the essential virtues and intimacy with God and so, a soul that has never tasted the sweetness of inner tranquillity and silence, is a restless spirit which disturbs the peace of others.
To be silent when we are impelled to utter words injurious to God or to our neighbour, is an act of virtue; but, to be silent in confessing our sins, is the ruin of the soul.
Let neither your wisdom be with pride, nor your humility be without wisdom
This is the very perfection of a man... to find out his own imperfections.
You praise and thank God even in tough times because that's your praise and thanksgiving based on where He is taking you (Jer 29:11; Rom 8:28) and not based on where you are in life now!A very powerful weapon to conquer the devil is humility. For, neither does he know how to respond to it, nor does he know how to defend himself from it. So, arm yourself with this weapon
He who can preserve gentleness amidst pains, and peace amidst worry and multitude of affairs, is almost perfect.
It is wise to occupy ourselves in beholding and bewailing our own imperfections rather than contemplating on the imperfections of others.
If you are what you should be, you will set the whole world ablaze! At least the little world around you!
Do you want to outwit the devil? Never let him catch you idle. Pray, study the Scripture, work, and you will surely overcome your spiritual enemy.
A great means to preserve continual peace and tranquillity of soul is to receive everything from the hands of God, both great and small, and in whatever way it comes.
Nothing afflicts the heart of Jesus so much as to see all His sufferings of no avail to so many.
Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent
He who knows how to forgive, prepares to receive for himself many graces from God.
The deadly cancer of anger makes us unlike ourselves, makes us like wolves; makes us blindly run after other's destruction even as we ourselves hasten towards our own ruin. Destruction of the other man is uncertain, but our ruin is certain.
The confession of evil deeds marks the beginning of good deeds. Good deeds without confession of evil, remains tainted and adulterated.
By the anxieties and worries of this life Satan tries to dull a person's heart and make a dwelling for himself there. Beware!
Extend your mercy towards others, for what hope is there for you if God should withdraw His Mercy from you ?
Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.
While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.
The rich man who gives to the poor does not bestow alms but pays a debt.
If we don't deal with it (you know what!) NOW, it will deal with you for life!
If our vocal prayers can be heard by God, then our vocal angry outbursts, grumbling and complaining can also be be heard by Him.
Our level of willingness to give and forgive reveals the depth, or limitations of our Christianity. There may be no more practical way to bring Christianity to life. Generosity is the heart of the Gospel and Forgiveness is the soul of the Gospel!
When God's word comes to you, there is a need for responding - with your changed lifestyle, because God is personally confiding His thoughts in you and guiding you through His word. You honour or dishonour Him with the kind of response from you.
If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.
When we humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God AND seek to OBEY HIS WORD, the failures of our former & present life can become events of great victory!
Prayer enlarges the heart until it is capable of containing God's gifts... So, when you don't pray, you are denying yourself these great divine gifts.
If the breath of the WORD OF GOD and the lungs of PRAYER are not used DAILY to nourish our spiritual life, we risk SUFFOCATION in the midst of a thousand daily cares.
If you are not a person of prayer, then the claim that you are a Christian, can't be believed.
There is no sin nor wrong that gives people such a foretaste of Hell in this life, as anger and impatience.
The self-righteous scream & shout judgments against others to hide the noise of skeletons dancing in their own closets... That's how you know such a person!
In this extra-ordinary jubilee year of mercy it occurs to me that it's not us who are pleading much with Jesus for mercy, but Jesus who is prostate before us holding onto our feet and begging us to give up our worldly lifestyle, addictions and sinful ways! Visualize Jesus falling at our feet! Does our response meet His expectations?
The CHOICES we make are based on the VOICES we hear - whose voice are you listening to? Are your choices reflective of God's will? Right choices are costly and painful, but they are worth it. Remember, our choices today, affect our tomorrows! Beware!
People suffer because they do what they WANT to do and not what they NEED to do as the Lord desires, in the WOG.
As long as we are full of ourselves and our work and fun, we are of no use to God, even in small matters.
If we don't serve God from wherever we are planted, then we may not serve Him from anywhere.
God wants our availability and not our ability! If we are available, He will make us able!
Our life of repentance and newness MUST be visibly seen by others in our changed lifestyle!
After confessing our sins, it is our RESPONSIBILITY to sustain the newness we have received!
True repentance is being regretful ENOUGH to stop sinning!
In this extra-ordinary jubilee year of mercy it occurs to me that it's not us who are pleading much with Jesus for mercy, but Jesus who is prostate before us holding onto our feet and begging us to give up our worldly lifestyle, addictions and sinful ways! Visualize Jesus falling at our feet! Does our response meet His expectations?
The CHOICES we make are based on the VOICES we hear - whose voice are you listening to? Are your choices reflective of God's will? Right choices are costly and painful, but they are worth it. Remember, our choices today, affect our tomorrows! Beware!
People suffer because they do what they WANT to do and not what they NEED to do as the Lord desires, in the WOG.
As long as we are full of ourselves and our work and fun, we are of no use to God, even in small matters.
If we don't serve God from wherever we are planted, then we may not serve Him from anywhere.
God wants our availability and not our ability! If we are available, He will make us able!
Our life of repentance and newness MUST be visibly seen by others in our changed lifestyle!
After confessing our sins, it is our RESPONSIBILITY to sustain the newness we have received!
True repentance is being regretful ENOUGH to stop s
God has put something IN you and He expects something OUT of you for Himself.. Why disappoint Him?
No excuse is acceptable to Him for disappointing Him and for not obeying His Word.
Let us not lose our way by getting lost in our work and the world, but find "the way" by getting lost in the WORD.
EASTER PEARL
Roll away "the stone" in your life and you WILL soon see the glory of God!
It’s absolutely absurd to say that a person is a follower of Jesus Christ yet not bear the fruit of Jesus Christ.
Humanity is impossible without divinity and without divinity, it sinks to bestiality!
How have you fared?
Peace in the family is not an easy prospect -- it requires greater bravery than does the conflicts.
It is better to err by excess of mercy than by excess of sternness… try being severe to yourself and kind to others.
Obedience, is rightly placed before all other sacrifices, for in offering a victim as sacrifice, one offers a life that is not one’s own; but when one obeys, one is immolating one’s own will.
A talkative soul lacks both the essential virtues and intimacy with God and so, a soul that has never tasted the sweetness of inner tranquillity and silence, is a restless spirit which disturbs the peace of others.
To be silent when we are impelled to utter words injurious to God or to our neighbour, is an act of virtue; but, to be silent in confessing our sins, is the ruin of the soul.
Let neither your wisdom be with pride, nor your humility be without wisdom
This is the very perfection of a man... to find out his own imperfections.
You praise and thank God even in tough times because that's your praise and thanksgiving based on where He is taking you (Jer 29:11; Rom 8:28) and not based on where you are in life now!A very powerful weapon to conquer the devil is humility. For, neither does he know how to respond to it, nor does he know how to defend himself from it. So, arm yourself with this weapon
He who can preserve gentleness amidst pains, and peace amidst worry and multitude of affairs, is almost perfect.
It is wise to occupy ourselves in beholding and bewailing our own imperfections rather than contemplating on the imperfections of others.
If you are what you should be, you will set the whole world ablaze! At least the little world around you!
Do you want to outwit the devil? Never let him catch you idle. Pray, study the Scripture, work, and you will surely overcome your spiritual enemy.
A great means to preserve continual peace and tranquillity of soul is to receive everything from the hands of God, both great and small, and in whatever way it comes.
Nothing afflicts the heart of Jesus so much as to see all His sufferings of no avail to so many.
Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent
He who knows how to forgive, prepares to receive for himself many graces from God.
The deadly cancer of anger makes us unlike ourselves, makes us like wolves; makes us blindly run after other's destruction even as we ourselves hasten towards our own ruin. Destruction of the other man is uncertain, but our ruin is certain.
The confession of evil deeds marks the beginning of good deeds. Good deeds without confession of evil, remains tainted and adulterated.
By the anxieties and worries of this life Satan tries to dull a person's heart and make a dwelling for himself there. Beware!
Extend your mercy towards others, for what hope is there for you if God should withdraw His Mercy from you ?
Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.
While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.
The rich man who gives to the poor does not bestow alms but pays a debt.
If we don't deal with it (you know what!) NOW, it will deal with you for life!
If our vocal prayers can be heard by God, then our vocal angry outbursts, grumbling and complaining can also be be heard by Him.
Our level of willingness to give and forgive reveals the depth, or limitations of our Christianity. There may be no more practical way to bring Christianity to life. Generosity is the heart of the Gospel and Forgiveness is the soul of the Gospel!
When God's word comes to you, there is a need for responding - with your changed lifestyle, because God is personally confiding His thoughts in you and guiding you through His word. You honour or dishonour Him with the kind of response from you.
If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.
When we humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God AND seek to OBEY HIS WORD, the failures of our former & present life can become events of great victory!
Prayer enlarges the heart until it is capable of containing God's gifts... So, when you don't pray, you are denying yourself these great divine gifts.
If the breath of the WORD OF GOD and the lungs of PRAYER are not used DAILY to nourish our spiritual life, we risk SUFFOCATION in the midst of a thousand daily cares.
If you are not a person of prayer, then the claim that you are a Christian, can't be believed.
There is no sin nor wrong that gives people such a foretaste of Hell in this life, as anger and impatience.
The self-righteous scream & shout judgments against others to hide the noise of skeletons dancing in their own closets... That's how you know such a person!
In this extra-ordinary jubilee year of mercy it occurs to me that it's not us who are pleading much with Jesus for mercy, but Jesus who is prostate before us holding onto our feet and begging us to give up our worldly lifestyle, addictions and sinful ways! Visualize Jesus falling at our feet! Does our response meet His expectations?
The CHOICES we make are based on the VOICES we hear - whose voice are you listening to? Are your choices reflective of God's will? Right choices are costly and painful, but they are worth it. Remember, our choices today, affect our tomorrows! Beware!
People suffer because they do what they WANT to do and not what they NEED to do as the Lord desires, in the WOG.
As long as we are full of ourselves and our work and fun, we are of no use to God, even in small matters.
If we don't serve God from wherever we are planted, then we may not serve Him from anywhere.
God wants our availability and not our ability! If we are available, He will make us able!
Our life of repentance and newness MUST be visibly seen by others in our changed lifestyle!
After confessing our sins, it is our RESPONSIBILITY to sustain the newness we have received!
True repentance is being regretful ENOUGH to stop sinning!
In this extra-ordinary jubilee year of mercy it occurs to me that it's not us who are pleading much with Jesus for mercy, but Jesus who is prostate before us holding onto our feet and begging us to give up our worldly lifestyle, addictions and sinful ways! Visualize Jesus falling at our feet! Does our response meet His expectations?
The CHOICES we make are based on the VOICES we hear - whose voice are you listening to? Are your choices reflective of God's will? Right choices are costly and painful, but they are worth it. Remember, our choices today, affect our tomorrows! Beware!
People suffer because they do what they WANT to do and not what they NEED to do as the Lord desires, in the WOG.
As long as we are full of ourselves and our work and fun, we are of no use to God, even in small matters.
If we don't serve God from wherever we are planted, then we may not serve Him from anywhere.
God wants our availability and not our ability! If we are available, He will make us able!
Our life of repentance and newness MUST be visibly seen by others in our changed lifestyle!
After confessing our sins, it is our RESPONSIBILITY to sustain the newness we have received!
True repentance is being regretful ENOUGH to stop s
God has put something IN you and He expects something OUT of you for Himself.. Why disappoint Him?
No excuse is acceptable to Him for disappointing Him and for not obeying His Word.
Let us not lose our way by getting lost in our work and the world, but find "the way" by getting lost in the WORD.
EASTER PEARL
Roll away "the stone" in your life and you WILL soon see the glory of God!
It’s absolutely absurd to say that a person is a follower of Jesus Christ yet not bear the fruit of Jesus Christ.
Humanity is impossible without divinity and without divinity, it sinks to bestiality!
How have you fared?
Peace in the family is not an easy prospect -- it requires greater bravery than does the conflicts.
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