Tuesday, March 1, 2011

MY opinion,so don't bother judging me cause I'm not going to care.

Ever since the O Level results came out and also since people began going to new schools/college, a few questions or problems have arise from people I know . "I feel lost',"Where is God?","I can't trust God" and I even read someone saying "I don't see what God can do for me, I got 8A's without even being a good Christian,all on my own"

First to anyone who have the same feelings as the last person, how wrong can you be. I don't care how smart, popular, "awesome", rich you are, Luke 9:25 says "For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world, and loses his soul?" I hope you do realize fame,popularity,grades and richness are temporal, when you die and you WILL trust me God isNOT going to look at any of those, bloody hell his not going to look at your O/A level results to see whether you can enter heaven. I believe His going to ask two questions,"Do you know me?" and "Who did you bring with you?" What do I mean? Why should He allow you to go to heaven when you are a Christian but CHOOSE not to know him? And why should He let you enter Heaven when you don't share your faith with others? Anyone who is NOT a missionary is a IMPOSTOR. We are suppose to evangelize the world. Not close with him, don't think going to Church is important? Don't care about the sacraments? Reject God/Jesus in front of others? Matthew 10:33 says "but whoever denies Me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven." Yes Jesus said that Himself. Don't care about the Sacrament of Reconciliation or don't want to forgive anyone? Remember this three verses then, Romans 6:23"For the wages of sin is death" please take note that "sin" is singular,so 1 sin and you CAN BE condemn to HELL FOREVER, Matthew 18:35 "My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart." and my favorite, Revelation 20:15 "If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire." all those 3 verses that I've mention are all link together.

Since the remaining questions can be summarize into trusting God or and direction which is basically link together I'll mix them both here. Life is filled with many difficulties and challenges that cause us to worry. Each day we are confronted with many events that may cause us to become apprehensive.What is worry? The dictionary says that when we worry, we torment ourselves with disturbing thoughts. The solution can be found in the Gospel last Sunday.

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds in the sky; they do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are not you more important than they? Can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your life-span? Why are you anxious about clothes? Learn from the way the wild flowers grow. They do not work or spin." - Matthew 6:24-34

In times of troubles and even during times of happiness we must always pray without ceasing this is according to 1 Thessalonians 5:17. Why? Prayer is a form of communication between you and God, tell Him how you feel, if your angry with Him tell him that, if your disappointed with him, tell Him that, He knows how we truly feel but respect our privacy until we tell Him ourselves, so why lie in the first place? Just be honest with Him. Yes it IS a struggle to pray everyday daily especially when your current problem or worry is not getting any better, everyone struggles it is human nature.

But you see prayer is a two way communication, you talk to God and He talks to you in return. Now the you talking to God is easy but the latter not so. It is one of the greatest challenges that we encounter, our inability to see and to listen to God. We can be caught up in the distractions of daily life that prevent us from really encountering God. However, without a serious spiritual life, anxiety and fear will overwhelm us.

So how do we listen to God? Contemplative prayer, daily Mass or a prolonged visit before the Blessed Sacrament, daily Rosary and the frequent use of the Sacrament of Confession.It is difficult to be alone in our contemporary society. Even when we are alone, the noise of our own worries and fears drown out the silence of God's voice. We all need moments of solitude. Spending a quiet time before the Eucharist, reading the Scriptures during a peaceful moment at home, daily prayer and of course if you want to fulfill the "Pray without ceasing" part there is the Liturgy of the Hours or also known as the Divine Office.

It is true God helps those who helps themselves and don't worry about results and situations..Do your best and leave the results up to God. Well whoever reads this I HOPE that you, in one way or another found some useful things and those who are going through a tough time, my prayers are with you.

"God, we lift up to you our problems, out anxieties, our anger, jealously and worries up to you O Lord, we do not ask that you lessen it but only give us the strength to handle them,the right way. We ask something in your ability to understand, to forgive and to be patient even though it is hard we pray for faith too. Give us peace of hearts as well as peace of mind. Be there for us O God not only during the sad times but also the good times because anything without You is nothing. All these we ask through your son Jesus Christ who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever.Amen"