Message for July 29, 2011.
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Work is a noble duty that you shouldn't shirk. It is a means to keep your dignity as a person. Without work, you won't have something to eat and pay your bills. Sow so you can reap. Gone are those days when you will wait for something to grow and you will just reap it.
The world is different now, there are so many people wishing to be idle but still yearning for food from out of nowhere. The ground is fertile but men allowed it to fallow too long, so it hardened and lost it's nutrients necessary for good produce. There are also lands that have been overused producing the same result of low fertility.
The old farming practices were good but slower, so are the seasons. Good farming should follow the rhythm of the seasons, it cannot be hurried, because it was predestined. Men don't understand nature as much as he pretends he knows it. He is just superimposing his supposed knowledge to the real pattern or seasons hoping it will coincide with the actual truth.
What a shame, no one knows the seasons better than Me, why do men try to insist on his foolishness? When will he realize that his brilliance is stupidity compared to mine? If only he listens and seeks My advice on things, his labors will be more fruitful and productive and not just a waste of his precious time.
In all of your plans, make Me a part of it. Consult Me before consulting anyone first, by praying and being silent to hear My advice. It will come like a flash in your mind or a whisper in your heart or a prompt by the Holy Spirit to make you do things you have never done in your life.
But, at first you will doubt as whether your prompts are real and not just your imagination. Test it first, if it is good and doesn't hurt someone, then it comes from Me. Don't worry, follow the goodness of your heart and you will never go wrong. That is why it is important that when you come to Me, you must have a clean and pure heart. A heart rid of envy and malicious ambition. Make it a heart filled with love, compassion and justice for the poor and you will be of My own heart.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Birthdays
Message for July 28, 2011.
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Birthdays are grand events for everyone, even if there is no party to celebrate it with. They are grand because it is a celebration of another year that you completed. it is a time to take stock of yourself, what you have become, where you are now and what you have accomplished. It is a start of another year for you to look forward to new blessings, new surprises, new challenges and opportunities that hopefully will lead you closer back to Me.
As you grow older, I would wish that your heart have been drawn closer to Me, slowly detaching yourself from the material world. I wish the same for all of My children, for your birthdays are My birthdays too in a way because it is the day I gave you life and it is a special day for Me in heaven, to give you My breath, so you will live.
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Birthdays are grand events for everyone, even if there is no party to celebrate it with. They are grand because it is a celebration of another year that you completed. it is a time to take stock of yourself, what you have become, where you are now and what you have accomplished. It is a start of another year for you to look forward to new blessings, new surprises, new challenges and opportunities that hopefully will lead you closer back to Me.
As you grow older, I would wish that your heart have been drawn closer to Me, slowly detaching yourself from the material world. I wish the same for all of My children, for your birthdays are My birthdays too in a way because it is the day I gave you life and it is a special day for Me in heaven, to give you My breath, so you will live.
Watching TV
Message for July 27, 2011.
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TV shows are fine as long as you regulate your viewing hours. That is why it is called an idiot box because if you spend most of your time glued to the television, your motor and functioning reflexes will become automatic, like an idiot, not thinking, just staring in front of the television.
What good can it give you, if you spend most of your waking hours in front of it? Will it pay your monthly bills? Will it increase your IQ? Will it improve your character?
Do not be a couch potato and let the world move on without you taking an active part of it. Go out, interact with real people, play and share with them the joy of real living.
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TV shows are fine as long as you regulate your viewing hours. That is why it is called an idiot box because if you spend most of your time glued to the television, your motor and functioning reflexes will become automatic, like an idiot, not thinking, just staring in front of the television.
What good can it give you, if you spend most of your waking hours in front of it? Will it pay your monthly bills? Will it increase your IQ? Will it improve your character?
Do not be a couch potato and let the world move on without you taking an active part of it. Go out, interact with real people, play and share with them the joy of real living.
Treating people right
Message for July 26, 2011.
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Money is everything to some of you, and you judge and befriend people by how much they have. For those who have less than what you have, they become your whipping toy for jokes and sarcasm, they are for you, less than human, therefore to be treated less than how you treat your richer friends and associates.
Does money serve as your heart? Does it function well because you have plenty of money in banks and safes? Does it beat as it should because of your material wealth or has it become as hard as the metal coin or as flimsy as the paper money?
Money, or your abundance or lack of it should never be used to judge a person's character because it will be a serious mistake to put a person who has no money for now, as someone who has no future or someone insignificant who doesn't deserve your attention.
Remember, always remember that life has its ups and downs. Even if you feel rich now, you will eventually have "downs" too and what shame and mortification you would feel, if the person you have dismissed as insignificant before, will be the one to help you up again.
Be careful with how you treat people, the world is small and you will meet up again.
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Money is everything to some of you, and you judge and befriend people by how much they have. For those who have less than what you have, they become your whipping toy for jokes and sarcasm, they are for you, less than human, therefore to be treated less than how you treat your richer friends and associates.
Does money serve as your heart? Does it function well because you have plenty of money in banks and safes? Does it beat as it should because of your material wealth or has it become as hard as the metal coin or as flimsy as the paper money?
Money, or your abundance or lack of it should never be used to judge a person's character because it will be a serious mistake to put a person who has no money for now, as someone who has no future or someone insignificant who doesn't deserve your attention.
Remember, always remember that life has its ups and downs. Even if you feel rich now, you will eventually have "downs" too and what shame and mortification you would feel, if the person you have dismissed as insignificant before, will be the one to help you up again.
Be careful with how you treat people, the world is small and you will meet up again.
Understanding friends
Message for July 25, 2011.
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Friendship does not have boundaries in nationality, religion, social standing or backgrounds. It transcends human barriers because it recognizes a kindred soul.
Friends see the purity of heart of another and seeks to be with someone who knows how to take care of their friendship. Friends are intertwined from birth, linked from My heart so that they will return to Me one day. Friends are there to continually remind you of Me when you have fallen, interchangeably, you will pull each other up when you are weakened by your struggles on Earth.
Don't give up on friends that have been there for you since you were young, be patient with them and try to understand them better. Don't leave a friend who is down and alone because of a misunderstanding, for all you know, they are even more in need of help than what you think.
Be patient, kind and understanding. Look behind the reasons why they are acting differently from what you expect them to behave. Look at them from a different perspective and see them through the eyes of a different person, not from an angry, old friend who knows all of their character flaws. Seek to understand one another because they are there to help you become a good and better person.
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Friendship does not have boundaries in nationality, religion, social standing or backgrounds. It transcends human barriers because it recognizes a kindred soul.
Friends see the purity of heart of another and seeks to be with someone who knows how to take care of their friendship. Friends are intertwined from birth, linked from My heart so that they will return to Me one day. Friends are there to continually remind you of Me when you have fallen, interchangeably, you will pull each other up when you are weakened by your struggles on Earth.
Don't give up on friends that have been there for you since you were young, be patient with them and try to understand them better. Don't leave a friend who is down and alone because of a misunderstanding, for all you know, they are even more in need of help than what you think.
Be patient, kind and understanding. Look behind the reasons why they are acting differently from what you expect them to behave. Look at them from a different perspective and see them through the eyes of a different person, not from an angry, old friend who knows all of their character flaws. Seek to understand one another because they are there to help you become a good and better person.
Dead memories
Message for July 24, 2011.
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Memories are just that, memories. They won't change into becoming good memories or bad because they already happened. When a person dies, let the bad memories die with them too because they have no power to defend the wrong they have done anymore.
Let them die peacefully in your hearts with the good memories you have shared with them. Speak well of the dead even if they were not exactly good to you, as a sign of respect for the sanctity of the soul and body I gave to them.
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Memories are just that, memories. They won't change into becoming good memories or bad because they already happened. When a person dies, let the bad memories die with them too because they have no power to defend the wrong they have done anymore.
Let them die peacefully in your hearts with the good memories you have shared with them. Speak well of the dead even if they were not exactly good to you, as a sign of respect for the sanctity of the soul and body I gave to them.
Getting to know your love
Message for July 23, 2011.
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Marriage is a sacred union, a blessing for new couples to start a new life together. Anniversaries should never become "anniversories" in a couple's journey together with their children. How blessed are those who have kept their marriage vows pure and honest! They are the lucky ones who look forward to another year of togetherness, of being in love with each other.
It is not easy to love another person with a personality and background so different from yours, that is why there is a courtship period, so that you will get to know the person you are intending to spend the rest of your life with very well.
Yes, there are personal flaws that will come out only when you live together but it is not an excuse to engage in pre-marital sex first. The personal libido of the person will always be the same but the character flaws are always covered up in courtship time to appear good and desirable.
Get to know your intended through different social situations. Be watchful and mindful of how they interact with your family, friends, relatives and neighbors. Expose yourselves in situations that will test your character, do not spend most of your time by yourselves alone, socialize and interact with others. Through that, you will get glimpses of character that will help you get to know each other well.
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Marriage is a sacred union, a blessing for new couples to start a new life together. Anniversaries should never become "anniversories" in a couple's journey together with their children. How blessed are those who have kept their marriage vows pure and honest! They are the lucky ones who look forward to another year of togetherness, of being in love with each other.
It is not easy to love another person with a personality and background so different from yours, that is why there is a courtship period, so that you will get to know the person you are intending to spend the rest of your life with very well.
Yes, there are personal flaws that will come out only when you live together but it is not an excuse to engage in pre-marital sex first. The personal libido of the person will always be the same but the character flaws are always covered up in courtship time to appear good and desirable.
Get to know your intended through different social situations. Be watchful and mindful of how they interact with your family, friends, relatives and neighbors. Expose yourselves in situations that will test your character, do not spend most of your time by yourselves alone, socialize and interact with others. Through that, you will get glimpses of character that will help you get to know each other well.
Do what you Promise
Message for July 22, 2011.
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Promises are made to be kept, not broken. If you can't fulfill your promise on time, don't just leave it at that. Try to accomplish what you've promised to do at a later time or date. Better late than never is good rather than breaking your word and the trust in someone's heart.
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Promises are made to be kept, not broken. If you can't fulfill your promise on time, don't just leave it at that. Try to accomplish what you've promised to do at a later time or date. Better late than never is good rather than breaking your word and the trust in someone's heart.
The emptiness we feel
Message for July 21, 2011.
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Modernization is good, it has provided many opportunities for men to improve their way of living and improve their social status. It has brought about so many worldly standards that men seek to have and want to belong. In the chase for being accepted and belonging to a certain group that they desire, some men have lost their scruples, paid up dearly for worldly fame and fortune. How much of themselves did they lose to the world? How much of the pure him, still remains?
As a child, the pure joy of belonging to Me is inherent and fills the soul, but, gradually as the child matures, it slowly fades. Lucky are they, who realize what they've lost in the early stages of maturity and seek to restore what they feel as an emptiness in their soul or being. How sad for those who continue in their life's journey seeking to fill the emptiness in their life without knowing what it is that they are looking for.
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Modernization is good, it has provided many opportunities for men to improve their way of living and improve their social status. It has brought about so many worldly standards that men seek to have and want to belong. In the chase for being accepted and belonging to a certain group that they desire, some men have lost their scruples, paid up dearly for worldly fame and fortune. How much of themselves did they lose to the world? How much of the pure him, still remains?
As a child, the pure joy of belonging to Me is inherent and fills the soul, but, gradually as the child matures, it slowly fades. Lucky are they, who realize what they've lost in the early stages of maturity and seek to restore what they feel as an emptiness in their soul or being. How sad for those who continue in their life's journey seeking to fill the emptiness in their life without knowing what it is that they are looking for.
Cleansing rain
Message for July 20, 2011.
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The rain is falling hard, but, don't worry, it is My way of cleansing the Earth of filth, of people, of animals, of everything that should no longer be there. What a huge trash land the people have made the Earth. what a mockery they've made of My beautiful land, water and air that were made for their survival.
Would they rather want to live in a muddy trash land and inhale toxic fumes instead of clean air, drink and swim in murky waters instead of the clear, blue seas I've made? Men, the people I have created to populate the Earth wants to destroy the life force that was freely given to them.
What ungrateful children they have become. They are proud with the strength and intelligence I gave them for free and yet, they are using their gifts to destroy the ultimate gift the Giver has given to them, a wonderful place to live!
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The rain is falling hard, but, don't worry, it is My way of cleansing the Earth of filth, of people, of animals, of everything that should no longer be there. What a huge trash land the people have made the Earth. what a mockery they've made of My beautiful land, water and air that were made for their survival.
Would they rather want to live in a muddy trash land and inhale toxic fumes instead of clean air, drink and swim in murky waters instead of the clear, blue seas I've made? Men, the people I have created to populate the Earth wants to destroy the life force that was freely given to them.
What ungrateful children they have become. They are proud with the strength and intelligence I gave them for free and yet, they are using their gifts to destroy the ultimate gift the Giver has given to them, a wonderful place to live!
Hospitality
Message for July 19, 2011.
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Hospitality without sincerity is heavy on the heart and difficult to do, but, if it is done wholeheartedly, everything will be easy. Accommodate family, friends and relatives well, give them the best space to sleep on, make them comfortable so that they will remember your kindness to them.
Do not remember the bad deeds they have done to you and your family, remember to be kind always and think of Me because whatever you do to the least of My brethren, you also do unto Me.
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Hospitality without sincerity is heavy on the heart and difficult to do, but, if it is done wholeheartedly, everything will be easy. Accommodate family, friends and relatives well, give them the best space to sleep on, make them comfortable so that they will remember your kindness to them.
Do not remember the bad deeds they have done to you and your family, remember to be kind always and think of Me because whatever you do to the least of My brethren, you also do unto Me.
Equal in death
Message for July 18, 2011.
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Death is an equalizer, whether you are rich or poor the worms eat your flesh, even if someone is buried inside an expensive casket. Why do people have to show off their wealth by buying expensive coffins? Can't they see that in My kingdom it doesn't matter whether they are buried inside cheap or dear caskets?
A heart that is pure shines brightly and glows with the Father's love even if they died as a beggar. A heart that rose from the being inside the most expensive casket whose life was without compassion for others will not shine as brightly.
Which then will I choose to enter My kingdom? It would be the heart of the poor which reflects the glow in My heart. A heart similar to mine will be drawn to the glow emanating from My heart.
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Death is an equalizer, whether you are rich or poor the worms eat your flesh, even if someone is buried inside an expensive casket. Why do people have to show off their wealth by buying expensive coffins? Can't they see that in My kingdom it doesn't matter whether they are buried inside cheap or dear caskets?
A heart that is pure shines brightly and glows with the Father's love even if they died as a beggar. A heart that rose from the being inside the most expensive casket whose life was without compassion for others will not shine as brightly.
Which then will I choose to enter My kingdom? It would be the heart of the poor which reflects the glow in My heart. A heart similar to mine will be drawn to the glow emanating from My heart.
Condolence
Message for July 17, 2011.
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Empathy towards a person shows that you are sensitive to feelings especially in grief. It is difficult to condole with someone who has lost a family member with words. Somehow, saying, "Condolence" rings a hollow bell, making the one condoling feel it is not enough especially when he sees the grief in the family. Often, just being there provides comfort for the bereaved.
The presence of friends and family somehow lightens the ache because one feels the load of grief being shared by the people with them. So, be with friends and family who are in grief of someone passing away from their families. Show them your compassion and be there to comfort their aching hears. That is enough to show them your sympathy and condolence.
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Empathy towards a person shows that you are sensitive to feelings especially in grief. It is difficult to condole with someone who has lost a family member with words. Somehow, saying, "Condolence" rings a hollow bell, making the one condoling feel it is not enough especially when he sees the grief in the family. Often, just being there provides comfort for the bereaved.
The presence of friends and family somehow lightens the ache because one feels the load of grief being shared by the people with them. So, be with friends and family who are in grief of someone passing away from their families. Show them your compassion and be there to comfort their aching hears. That is enough to show them your sympathy and condolence.
Luck
Message for July 16, 2011.
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Luck comes only once in a lifetime for some people, so it is important that they should be receptive when it comes. There are prompts from the Holy Spirit that you just can't ignore, so, if it persists, then act on it. You'll never know what it will bring.
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Luck comes only once in a lifetime for some people, so it is important that they should be receptive when it comes. There are prompts from the Holy Spirit that you just can't ignore, so, if it persists, then act on it. You'll never know what it will bring.
Death
Message for July 15, 2011.
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Death comes unexpectedly and in a way and manner no one knows. We don't know how we will be taken by the Spirit and when for like grass in the field that appears for a moment and then disappears, life is the same.
It is important that we prepare ourselves all the time for the eventual meeting with Christ so we won't be caught unprepared. My children, every moment you should anticipate My call and not hesitate to come back to Me. Oftentimes, there are those who die but doesn't want to let go of their manly existence so they remain roaming the earth waiting for a vacant body to enter. What a pity that they don't want to be with Me yet.
I am very sorry for those souls who keep on wandering, wanting to have a human body, so they can still remain on earth. It is important that while still alive, you practice being detached to the material world so that it will be easy to transition from this world to mine.
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Death comes unexpectedly and in a way and manner no one knows. We don't know how we will be taken by the Spirit and when for like grass in the field that appears for a moment and then disappears, life is the same.
It is important that we prepare ourselves all the time for the eventual meeting with Christ so we won't be caught unprepared. My children, every moment you should anticipate My call and not hesitate to come back to Me. Oftentimes, there are those who die but doesn't want to let go of their manly existence so they remain roaming the earth waiting for a vacant body to enter. What a pity that they don't want to be with Me yet.
I am very sorry for those souls who keep on wandering, wanting to have a human body, so they can still remain on earth. It is important that while still alive, you practice being detached to the material world so that it will be easy to transition from this world to mine.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Trust
Message for July 14, 2011.
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Trust is a trait or a virtue of your character that makes someone confident that you will always do good in everything that you do, never forsaking credibility in exchange of material gain.
Trust is hard to earn but once you have it, it will be hard to break and if broken, it will be doubly painful for those who trusted in you. Guard the trust the people you know have in you. Protect it all you can to preserve it.
Trust is like a broken crystal whose clarity and beauty will be marred by even a minute crack that you try to hold together with an adhesive.
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Trust is a trait or a virtue of your character that makes someone confident that you will always do good in everything that you do, never forsaking credibility in exchange of material gain.
Trust is hard to earn but once you have it, it will be hard to break and if broken, it will be doubly painful for those who trusted in you. Guard the trust the people you know have in you. Protect it all you can to preserve it.
Trust is like a broken crystal whose clarity and beauty will be marred by even a minute crack that you try to hold together with an adhesive.
God's infinite resource
Message for July 13, 2011.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------My providence does not come from the source that you are asking me to grant you. My resources are infinite and eternal and I have so many angels to help you. They are instruments that the Holy Spirit picked to help someone in need.
When you pray and ask something which I know beforehand, everything will be set in motion towards giving what you asked for. Sometimes, it will be delayed because the instruments are not ready yet to play their part. But, when each of you are ready and receptive, the stuck up mechanism will roll slowly and smoothly towards the finished product line, ready for packing and delivery.
Like an assembly line, which is long and winding from heaven, there are kinks and machine trouble, and absent instruments that delay the delivery of goods to the recipient. You are part of the assembly line for someone's end product too. You must always be present and alert for your role. Being receptive to the Holy Spirit's prompts make you aware of your duties or role for someone.
So, pray and listen closely to your heart, you might miss a call and cause the delay of someone's grace.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------My providence does not come from the source that you are asking me to grant you. My resources are infinite and eternal and I have so many angels to help you. They are instruments that the Holy Spirit picked to help someone in need.
When you pray and ask something which I know beforehand, everything will be set in motion towards giving what you asked for. Sometimes, it will be delayed because the instruments are not ready yet to play their part. But, when each of you are ready and receptive, the stuck up mechanism will roll slowly and smoothly towards the finished product line, ready for packing and delivery.
Like an assembly line, which is long and winding from heaven, there are kinks and machine trouble, and absent instruments that delay the delivery of goods to the recipient. You are part of the assembly line for someone's end product too. You must always be present and alert for your role. Being receptive to the Holy Spirit's prompts make you aware of your duties or role for someone.
So, pray and listen closely to your heart, you might miss a call and cause the delay of someone's grace.
Better slow, than sorry
Being decisive and quick about it, is a trait we admire in our leaders and persons we look up to. Is it really a sign of wisdom? Were they really sure of the outcome of their decisions or did they compromise something to please higher ups?
Whatever it was that made them decide in favor of something over the other, I hope it was for the greater good and benefit of the majority and not just a few favored people.
Message for July 12, 2011.
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No, don't do the things that comes into your mind right away. Being impetuous is not My way. Weigh things carefully if it will serve My kingdom well and bring it honor and glory. If it does, do it, if it won't, stay away from it.
You have to test opportunities with the way how it will affect My church first and that is your brothers and sisters in the family, neighborhood and community. How will they be affected if you do help? Will it be good for them? How will they benefit from your actions?
You see, you will have to include your neighbors because everything that each of you do will affect everyone. You won't be able to see or notice it immediately but over the years, you will come to realize this. Be careful then of everything you do and say, you are accountable to it and will come back to you eventually.
Whatever it was that made them decide in favor of something over the other, I hope it was for the greater good and benefit of the majority and not just a few favored people.
Message for July 12, 2011.
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No, don't do the things that comes into your mind right away. Being impetuous is not My way. Weigh things carefully if it will serve My kingdom well and bring it honor and glory. If it does, do it, if it won't, stay away from it.
You have to test opportunities with the way how it will affect My church first and that is your brothers and sisters in the family, neighborhood and community. How will they be affected if you do help? Will it be good for them? How will they benefit from your actions?
You see, you will have to include your neighbors because everything that each of you do will affect everyone. You won't be able to see or notice it immediately but over the years, you will come to realize this. Be careful then of everything you do and say, you are accountable to it and will come back to you eventually.
Test of friendship
When we are in a temporary financial squeeze, we expect friends to be there to help us in the spirit of friendship, giving and loving. But when a friend does indeed help in exchange for making you their temporary servant, it becomes a painful experience for the one in need.
Will friendship be the same afterwards? Will you still go to the same friend when you will be in a temporary setback again? Were they really your friends?
The true test of friendship comes when you are financially unstable, true friends will help without question nor blame but will just help to make you stand up again.
Message for July 11, 2011.
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When you give, don't expect something in return, give from the love of your heart, from compassion, not from a manipulative spirit that will suit your own needs. Be mindful of the dignity of a person and not reduce them to slaves just because you were able to help them.
Give, like the Father gives, not withholding anything back, unconditional giving from unconditional loving. Be like Me, my children and you will experience pure joy that comes from a giving and loving heart.
Will friendship be the same afterwards? Will you still go to the same friend when you will be in a temporary setback again? Were they really your friends?
The true test of friendship comes when you are financially unstable, true friends will help without question nor blame but will just help to make you stand up again.
Message for July 11, 2011.
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When you give, don't expect something in return, give from the love of your heart, from compassion, not from a manipulative spirit that will suit your own needs. Be mindful of the dignity of a person and not reduce them to slaves just because you were able to help them.
Give, like the Father gives, not withholding anything back, unconditional giving from unconditional loving. Be like Me, my children and you will experience pure joy that comes from a giving and loving heart.
Our journey
Our journey in life differ from each other because it was destined to be so. Many times I would wonder why others are wealthy while others are poor when seemingly they were walking the same way. The same religious fervor are observed in each person but somehow they differ in their social status, why?
It maybe because while they are all religiously pious, someone is lacking in good deeds or the piousness is just for show for the other one. Whatever the reason, only God knows because He alone can see the hearts and read the minds of His children.
Message for July 10, 2011.
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Today, you are of this world but when I will come to you and ask you to follow Me, you will have to forsake everything worldly to be able to really follow Me. My path is so much different, a pinhole that only a few would like to follow rather than forsake the broad, paved highway of the world. So many will profess their willingness to follow Me but only in words not in deeds.
My church is full especially during feasts of the church's patron saint but many of them come only for their petitions, not because they are truly My followers. You see, many associate their devotion to some services as My way, but it is not how many times you attend Mass and receive Holy Communion that sets you apart from the rest of the world. It is your actions that make you truly a good Christian.
Don't become so proud that you are always present in Church, attend processions and novenas and whatever church activities that you go into. Don't be a modern pharisee, be truly My sheep and follow Me into My sheep hold.
You know the correct way, why don't you follow instead of making your own way? For each of you, I have set different paths to My kingdom, don't make detours or make another route because you will only go back to where I wanted you to go. Trust in Me, follow the road I've prepared for you.
It maybe because while they are all religiously pious, someone is lacking in good deeds or the piousness is just for show for the other one. Whatever the reason, only God knows because He alone can see the hearts and read the minds of His children.
Message for July 10, 2011.
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Today, you are of this world but when I will come to you and ask you to follow Me, you will have to forsake everything worldly to be able to really follow Me. My path is so much different, a pinhole that only a few would like to follow rather than forsake the broad, paved highway of the world. So many will profess their willingness to follow Me but only in words not in deeds.
My church is full especially during feasts of the church's patron saint but many of them come only for their petitions, not because they are truly My followers. You see, many associate their devotion to some services as My way, but it is not how many times you attend Mass and receive Holy Communion that sets you apart from the rest of the world. It is your actions that make you truly a good Christian.
Don't become so proud that you are always present in Church, attend processions and novenas and whatever church activities that you go into. Don't be a modern pharisee, be truly My sheep and follow Me into My sheep hold.
You know the correct way, why don't you follow instead of making your own way? For each of you, I have set different paths to My kingdom, don't make detours or make another route because you will only go back to where I wanted you to go. Trust in Me, follow the road I've prepared for you.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Tithing
Giving a tenth of your income to the Giver of Life, is small in comparison to what He is giving to us. But, we have forgotten this Biblical rule, most especially in the Catholic church because they are not strict with their members in the amount they should give during the offering.
It is only right to give back to God because without Him nothing is possible.
Message for July 9, 2011.
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Debts, bills, monthly expenses - how pressing they are to one's heart when the time for payment comes and you have nothing to pay. There is a lesson to that, live within your means, sow so you will reap and save something for the "slow" days.
Give a tenth of your income to Me and I will see to it that you will not be in want. That is the beauty of tithing, in giving My share heartily, you are storing something in Heaven. Your gratefulness is not unseen, so from the bounty you gave back to Me, I am giving you more than what you gave.
When you tithe, don't grumble nor complain. Give with a heart filled with gratefulness for the strength, talents and time you've been given to become successful. Just remember that I cannot be outgiven because a grateful heart is always rewarded ten fold or even a hundred fold.
It is only right to give back to God because without Him nothing is possible.
Message for July 9, 2011.
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Debts, bills, monthly expenses - how pressing they are to one's heart when the time for payment comes and you have nothing to pay. There is a lesson to that, live within your means, sow so you will reap and save something for the "slow" days.
Give a tenth of your income to Me and I will see to it that you will not be in want. That is the beauty of tithing, in giving My share heartily, you are storing something in Heaven. Your gratefulness is not unseen, so from the bounty you gave back to Me, I am giving you more than what you gave.
When you tithe, don't grumble nor complain. Give with a heart filled with gratefulness for the strength, talents and time you've been given to become successful. Just remember that I cannot be outgiven because a grateful heart is always rewarded ten fold or even a hundred fold.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Household help
Household helps can get the better of you sometimes with their lack of care for things that are valuable to you. But then, how will they know if the tapestry that you carefully folded so that you will hand wash it yourself is worth much, much more than the floor rugs she dumped it with when she did the laundry?
Shocked and angry that she did what I didn't ask her to, I tried so hard not to rave and nag! Being a good Christian is not easy, so much more to do to become Christlike.
Message for July 8, 2011.
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Household helps should be treated kindly, they are not animals or robots that do manual labor without getting tired. Do unto others what you want others to do unto you.
Be gentle but firm to guide them to what you want them to do. They don't value the things that you do because they have no idea of it's worth. How can they appreciate a diamond in the mud if they don't know how a diamond looks like?
Be patient and kind with them, they have so many things in life that they are deprived of.
Shocked and angry that she did what I didn't ask her to, I tried so hard not to rave and nag! Being a good Christian is not easy, so much more to do to become Christlike.
Message for July 8, 2011.
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Household helps should be treated kindly, they are not animals or robots that do manual labor without getting tired. Do unto others what you want others to do unto you.
Be gentle but firm to guide them to what you want them to do. They don't value the things that you do because they have no idea of it's worth. How can they appreciate a diamond in the mud if they don't know how a diamond looks like?
Be patient and kind with them, they have so many things in life that they are deprived of.
Friends
Who are your friends? We know so many people that we call our friends, but are they really friends? Friends come and go in our lives, each leaving a mark that makes you remember them for how they treated you, how they encourage you to become a better person.
There are also lukewarm friends, hot when everything is going right with you but cold when you come into a misfortune. Now you see them, now you don't!
Life is lonely without friends, no one to laugh with, no one to share your thoughts and feelings, no one to hang out with. True friends, call each other to know how you are, they make an extra effort to do so especially when they know you are feeling down. Friendship can not be forced, it must come from the heart.
Message for July 7, 2011.
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Friends know how to help even if unasked. Kindred souls know how someone else feel. There will be a lot of acquaintances but just a few really close friends, choose them well. Seek out those who have fear in Me and do what I ask each of you - to practice loving kindness, compassion, justice and humility.
There are so many who profess loving Me but find it difficult to show their love for other people. The perfect way to know if someone really loves Me is to observe how they are with the less fortunate. If they give willingly without so much fuss, silent givers and silent keepers, these are My beloved children.
There are also lukewarm friends, hot when everything is going right with you but cold when you come into a misfortune. Now you see them, now you don't!
Life is lonely without friends, no one to laugh with, no one to share your thoughts and feelings, no one to hang out with. True friends, call each other to know how you are, they make an extra effort to do so especially when they know you are feeling down. Friendship can not be forced, it must come from the heart.
Message for July 7, 2011.
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Friends know how to help even if unasked. Kindred souls know how someone else feel. There will be a lot of acquaintances but just a few really close friends, choose them well. Seek out those who have fear in Me and do what I ask each of you - to practice loving kindness, compassion, justice and humility.
There are so many who profess loving Me but find it difficult to show their love for other people. The perfect way to know if someone really loves Me is to observe how they are with the less fortunate. If they give willingly without so much fuss, silent givers and silent keepers, these are My beloved children.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Heavenly help
We got a friend in God the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit, a powerful triumvirate to have on our side always but we forget to call them first! How forgetful we sometimes become of these heavenly help that surpasses all our worldly friends!
Message for July 6, 2011.
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Tell me all your needs, confide to me as if I am your best friend. Don't let My physical absence and silence be a barrier between us for I am with you always. Don't you see, I am there in everything that happens in your life, I am a silent spectator.
When you cry, I am holding you, but you don't feel Me because there is someone else you long for to hold you in their arms. I am with you when you laugh, enjoying your mirth if it doesn't mean harm to someone else. I take pride in the work of your hands, beaming at your work.
When you are working, I am standing at your side ready to help, if you need Me. But, you seem to manage it by yourself alone and if you need help it is always someone else that you call. Why not Me, my friend, my child?
Message for July 6, 2011.
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Tell me all your needs, confide to me as if I am your best friend. Don't let My physical absence and silence be a barrier between us for I am with you always. Don't you see, I am there in everything that happens in your life, I am a silent spectator.
When you cry, I am holding you, but you don't feel Me because there is someone else you long for to hold you in their arms. I am with you when you laugh, enjoying your mirth if it doesn't mean harm to someone else. I take pride in the work of your hands, beaming at your work.
When you are working, I am standing at your side ready to help, if you need Me. But, you seem to manage it by yourself alone and if you need help it is always someone else that you call. Why not Me, my friend, my child?
Being kind to beggars
Alms giving is a virtue but there are beggars who annoy, especially if they look strong and healthy and fit to work. I admit, I won't give to someone who is fatter and younger than my mother even if they use a snooty baby as their props.
There is a rule against mendicancy in one of our cities when an ethnic group from another region suddenly increased in the streets. They grouped themselves in three or four to approach someone, if the person refuse to give they will murmur in their language and make funny faces at you, but if you give in to the pressure, another group will come to beg too!
Is it wrong not to always give to beggars?
Message for July 5, 2011.
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Rejoice in the good news of others, do not be envious, do not compare yourself to them, for what is good to them might be bad for you. When your friend or someone else enjoys a bountiful life, rejoice for from that bounty you might be given a share of their blessings or from their bounty, I might ask them to help you.
My children, you should always help one another, share what you have received with those who have nothing. Be generous for I have been generous with you. Remember that saving treasures here on earth can be eaten by moth and rust but nothing can destroy the treasures you have stored in heaven.
Don't be skimpy when you give or be grouchy to those who ask, because if they have the means, they will not lower their dignity for your angrily given cents. Be kind to those who beg, they are also ashamed to do so. Even those professional beggars have their pride and shame and at night they silently cry.
Do not think they are unaffected by your scorn, they also get hurt. If your refuse, do it politely. Yes, I know there are others who beg for a living, it has become a part of their culture, my poor children misled by their shepherds.
Be generous and loving to them, even if they don't belong to the same church as you, they are still your brothers and sisters.
There is a rule against mendicancy in one of our cities when an ethnic group from another region suddenly increased in the streets. They grouped themselves in three or four to approach someone, if the person refuse to give they will murmur in their language and make funny faces at you, but if you give in to the pressure, another group will come to beg too!
Is it wrong not to always give to beggars?
Message for July 5, 2011.
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Rejoice in the good news of others, do not be envious, do not compare yourself to them, for what is good to them might be bad for you. When your friend or someone else enjoys a bountiful life, rejoice for from that bounty you might be given a share of their blessings or from their bounty, I might ask them to help you.
My children, you should always help one another, share what you have received with those who have nothing. Be generous for I have been generous with you. Remember that saving treasures here on earth can be eaten by moth and rust but nothing can destroy the treasures you have stored in heaven.
Don't be skimpy when you give or be grouchy to those who ask, because if they have the means, they will not lower their dignity for your angrily given cents. Be kind to those who beg, they are also ashamed to do so. Even those professional beggars have their pride and shame and at night they silently cry.
Do not think they are unaffected by your scorn, they also get hurt. If your refuse, do it politely. Yes, I know there are others who beg for a living, it has become a part of their culture, my poor children misled by their shepherds.
Be generous and loving to them, even if they don't belong to the same church as you, they are still your brothers and sisters.
God's way is the best
Our dreams and our plans oftentimes don't coincide with what God has in mind for us, but still we struggle and persevere in reaching our goals only to return to where we started because we realized along the way that God's way was the best.
Message for July 5, 2011.
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Working to fulfill My wish or working to do what you want? There is a marked difference when you are doing what I asked you to do. With My grace, everything will come out fine, but if you do something against My wishes, you will struggle to finish it.
Learn to follow and obey, my child for it is only your good that I have in mind.
Message for July 5, 2011.
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Working to fulfill My wish or working to do what you want? There is a marked difference when you are doing what I asked you to do. With My grace, everything will come out fine, but if you do something against My wishes, you will struggle to finish it.
Learn to follow and obey, my child for it is only your good that I have in mind.
Sunday is for the Lord
Sunday is for the Lord, attending Holy Mass and a rest day from the week's labor. But then Sunday, has become like any other day for us, nothing special, just another day in our lives.
We have forgotten that on this day most especially during Mass, we are giving thanks to our Creator, Provider, Healer, Refuge and Strength. Forgive us, Lord if we haven't been so thankful to you on your special day.
Message for July 3, 2011.
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Return to Me, my children, you have lost your way. Make My day special, make it our weekly reunion. Can't I have an hour of your time? Can't you look forward to it as if you were going out to meet someone special?
Don't I deserve to have a little of your time in church? How can you not visit Me for at least an hour to listen to My word, to connect with your brothers and sisters in the community? Please make Sunday, a day for Me. Reserve it in advance for our weekly reunion.
We have forgotten that on this day most especially during Mass, we are giving thanks to our Creator, Provider, Healer, Refuge and Strength. Forgive us, Lord if we haven't been so thankful to you on your special day.
Message for July 3, 2011.
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Return to Me, my children, you have lost your way. Make My day special, make it our weekly reunion. Can't I have an hour of your time? Can't you look forward to it as if you were going out to meet someone special?
Don't I deserve to have a little of your time in church? How can you not visit Me for at least an hour to listen to My word, to connect with your brothers and sisters in the community? Please make Sunday, a day for Me. Reserve it in advance for our weekly reunion.
Ask God first
Who do you turn to first when you have a problem? Is it God or your friend?
I am guilty of seeking friends' advice first before asking God sometimes, ok, most of the time because talking to friends, already lessens the load somehow. What if I "talked" to God first? Well, the load will not be taken off my back but He will give me the grace to see the solutions to solve my problem anyhow.
Message for July 2, 2011.
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Come to Me, yes, I invite you to come to Me when your burden is getting heavy for you. Come to Me first, not to your friends or family, but Me! For am I not the Master of the Universe? I made everything for you, why shouldn't you ask Me first for what you want?
Come on, it is not because I can't talk to you that you don't seek Me first, it is because I am not in your heart. If I am part of you, you won't find it difficult to call on Me first. Make it a habit, make it a choice, a solution to your problems.
Don't make Me the last recourse, for by then what was simple had become complicated and you would have stressed yourself out unnecessarily.
I am guilty of seeking friends' advice first before asking God sometimes, ok, most of the time because talking to friends, already lessens the load somehow. What if I "talked" to God first? Well, the load will not be taken off my back but He will give me the grace to see the solutions to solve my problem anyhow.
Message for July 2, 2011.
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Come to Me, yes, I invite you to come to Me when your burden is getting heavy for you. Come to Me first, not to your friends or family, but Me! For am I not the Master of the Universe? I made everything for you, why shouldn't you ask Me first for what you want?
Come on, it is not because I can't talk to you that you don't seek Me first, it is because I am not in your heart. If I am part of you, you won't find it difficult to call on Me first. Make it a habit, make it a choice, a solution to your problems.
Don't make Me the last recourse, for by then what was simple had become complicated and you would have stressed yourself out unnecessarily.
Friday, July 1, 2011
Why do we get sick?
Sickness, even if it is not grave is often viewed as a setback to our plans because it confines us to our bed or our homes for a time, making us anxious of unfulfilled obligations. It is an annoying disturbance to our well scheduled daily activities so we become irritable with the unplanned limitations to our activities.
When forced on our backs, it will come to us to ask ourselves, "why did I get sick?" Usually, we get sick because of stress and fatigue. Is that all? Maybe not, because illness is also God's way of reminding us that we have forgotten Him in our haste to catch up with life. It is His way of pulling us back from the disaster we are heading, a time to renew our relationship with Him.
Message for July 1, 2011.
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Sickness is meant for you to take a pause and take stock of what is happening in your life and the things you haven't done. They are meant to make you lay down on your bed and look up to Me in supplication and ask for guidance. They are also meant to strengthen you, to refresh you.
Don't look at sickness as a punishment from Me, it is your punishment to yourself, for who would inflict harm on your body system other than its master? Others can't make you sick, if you do not allow them.
Be careful of the company you keep, if it is corrosive and toxic, get the hell out of there! But if it is your mother, be the one to adjust to your situation.
You are the master of your body, I am the owner. If you don't take care of your body well, I will take your life, that is how grave sickness occur.
When forced on our backs, it will come to us to ask ourselves, "why did I get sick?" Usually, we get sick because of stress and fatigue. Is that all? Maybe not, because illness is also God's way of reminding us that we have forgotten Him in our haste to catch up with life. It is His way of pulling us back from the disaster we are heading, a time to renew our relationship with Him.
Message for July 1, 2011.
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Sickness is meant for you to take a pause and take stock of what is happening in your life and the things you haven't done. They are meant to make you lay down on your bed and look up to Me in supplication and ask for guidance. They are also meant to strengthen you, to refresh you.
Don't look at sickness as a punishment from Me, it is your punishment to yourself, for who would inflict harm on your body system other than its master? Others can't make you sick, if you do not allow them.
Be careful of the company you keep, if it is corrosive and toxic, get the hell out of there! But if it is your mother, be the one to adjust to your situation.
You are the master of your body, I am the owner. If you don't take care of your body well, I will take your life, that is how grave sickness occur.
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