Thank you, God, for this opportunity to spend time with you in prayer.Let it be my motivation for the day and bring me to live a greater spirit of faith in you and the mission you have entrusted to me. Please, increase my faith.For I know, a habitual interior attitude of faith and gratitude allows […]
Humility
Lord, please grant me the grace of true humility, which is nothing more than knowing and accepting myself as You know and accept me. Help me to remember that You are the Creator and that I am the creature and that You love me no less than you love Your own Son.
Be Grateful
Life is filled with difficulty and joy. Be grateful for both. Do not pray for more joys than difficulties; rather, pray for the grace to accept both as part of God’s will for you. God, grant me wisdom to follow Your will, that I may find in You the courage to face every difficulty, the
“Is not life on earth a drudgery” (Job 7:1) or, if you prefer a non-Biblical reference, “Life is difficult” (Buddha) Don’t be surprised then, when in our lives we end up taking some serious blows, even some hard falls (i.e. hitting bottom). God tells us, in so many ways, to not become discouraged but to
Ten Guidelines From God
1. QUIT WORRYING:Life has dealt you a blow and all you do is sit and worry. Do not forget that I am here to take all your burdens and carry them for you. If you simply “enjoy” freaking out over every little thing that comes your way, now is a good time to stop. 2.
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Real Joy
Real joy doesn’t come from life being easy,or from pleasure,or from riches,or from the praise of others,but from doing God’s will.Find God’s purpose in the present,in everything you do,and you will get out of selfand find real joy.
“Relieve me of the bondage of self”
Self-love and self-absorption (i.e. “bondage-to-self”) only leads to loneliness and isolation. Relieving one from the bondage-to-self is the master key to our happiness and fulfillment. To love others means to seek their true good, serving them out of love for God and God’s way. We need to come out of ourselves and look beyond our
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Passing Judgement
Therefore, you are without excuse, every one of you who passes judgment. For by the standard by which you judge another you condemn yourself, since you, the judge, do the very same things. Rom 2:1-2
Offer an Honest Kind Word
Words can, and often do, hurt others much more than the proverbial sticks-and-stones. People need to be lifted up, not brought down; they need to be motivated and encouraged, not criticized and belittled. Offer an honest compliment, positive words or random act of kindness to as many of God’s creatures as you can. Think, speak
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Acceptance and Surrender
Learn the lesson of acceptance. It is through acceptance that we can take all that happens, the good and the bad, and find peace. Part of surrender is realizing and accepting that we don’t need to look for comfort by trying to understand the “why” of our suffering. Accept suffering, realize that good will emerge
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