Today Good shepherd Sunday;stay within the flock.

picture courtesy (graur razvan ionut)

Again today God  calls out to YOU. Dear friends, do not forget where you are going.

 Are you still doing your part within the family? Are you walking with the rest of the flock? Are you listening to the voice of the Shepherd? Do you look up to the holy spirit to lead your steps? Are you walking on the way you should? These are questions we should always ask ourselves in the privacy of our various hearts as Christians.

 Christians, you are urged to serve the Lord with your life. Parents lead your children in prayers, in reverence to the faith that we have in him. Let the young generation have the opportunity to discover God, let them experience a relationship with Him. Tell your children there is God. Please Dear friends, pray that our children do not be deceived to believe otherwise.

 Be the ambassador for Christ in your place of work, on the road, in the bus, on your wheels. Let the goodness of God shine through your vibrancy, smiles and kindness.Be a witness to who you are, be proud of your faith in Christ. Talk about Jesus, his death and resurrection. We are members of the true faith and witnesses to the existence of God through Christ Jesus.

We have the assurance that we are followers of the light - Jesus Christ. Therefore, darkness have no power whatsoever where we are. Christ laid down his life on the cross that we may have life. So stay with Him, keep the faith as firm as possible. Yes you may be having a tough time, but do not be afraid. God loves you and is eager and ready to lend us a hand, to forgive us, and to give us all that we need. Fight the fight to the finish and eternal life will be yours in Jesus name . Amen!

Stand against the disbelieve to succeed.

There is always going to be self doubt and disbelieve. But it is the willingness to succeed that will get each of us as far as he would.  Seeing Obama move the whole of United states, achieving what was before unattainable makes me to even hold firm to this believe.


Today however, I have found even more biblical evidence to strengthen this believe in me, and I love to share them with you. Below are some of the points I found in the bible to get you inspired at times of disbelieve.

1. Get behind me Satan. (Mathew 4: 1-11):

We all know the story of the temptation of Jesus Christ . How the Devil tried to defile his purity. But Jesus with courage ordered him to get behind.
There are several ways that the devil keeps tempting us today, trying to take away all that God has kept for us.  When the urge to lazy about and not take responsibility comes, that is the time to say get behind me Satan. When your friends try to lure you to easy, cheap, immoral, illegal ways to get quick money or wealth, that is when you should say get behind me Satan. When you feel after all others are doing it and are making it through immoral ways, that is when to say get behind me Satan.
Do your best, use your talents for good purposes, and you will and must succeed. It may take a bit longer, but never allow the Devil to tell you otherwise.

2. I can move forward. (Exodus14: 13 - 15):

As the Israelites were marching out of Egypt, they saw the Egyptian Army coming after them. They became terrified and began to cry out to God for help, complaining against Moses for bringing them out here to die. Then the Lord said to Moses, "Why are you crying out for help? Tell the people to move forward."

Dear friends, you too can move forwards despite whatever obstacle you may be seeing. You can get tougher with the strength of your believe and work. The Lord has the power to make even your mistake right. Just believe and do your part. Move forward my fellow believer and you will see what the Lord will do to save you today.

3. I am  strong enough to conquer. (Numbers 13:25-33, 14:1-10):

You remember the story of the 12 spies who went to explore the land which the Lord gave to the Israelites. 10 of these spies came back with false reports that brought fear and moaning amongst the people. They said Oh these people are giants, they will take away our wives and all that belongs to us. But Joshua and Caleb were filled with courage, they said to the people, "we should attack now and take the land; we are strong enough to conquer". This re-echoes the words of Martin Luther  on freedom, that it is never given to the oppressed by the oppressor, rather should be demanded and taken.

Dear friends, never be afraid to follow your own mind. Do what you believe you should do and not what everyone else is doing. Fear is not of God and yields nothing but failure. Go for what belongs to the children of God. It is your right to be the head and not the tail. So be bold and go for what belongs to you. The time is now!

4. I will fight the fight. (1Samuel 17: 1- 58)

Goliath challenged the Army camp of King Saul, and all the soldiers were afraid to withstand him. They said to themselves, he is a giant and has been a warrior.  King Saul himself was frightened. But David was filled with courage, he asked that he be allowed to fight him.
Saul sent for him, and David said, "No one should be afraid of these Philistine; I will go and fight him." And the rest of the story is now a very popular one I guess.

Now tell me, why you should be scared of racism, discrimination,  class, etc. Do not be afraid of anyone. Go into any office, ask to see the personnel manager, introduce your self and hand in your CV. Then leave the rest to God.

Now is the time to stand against the disbelieve. Go now and conquer those obstacles today!

Celebrate the feast of divine mercy with St. Faustina.

Today is the feast of Divine mercy  and I am excited and passionate with this day. When you talk about Divine mercy, you must talk about Saint Faustina and guess what I happened to be Faustina. So today my feast day, I like to share with you the importance of this feast to our faith as Christians.

Years ago on the 28th of January(again my birthday) 1938, the lord appeared to a young Polish girl, just 16, He requested that she told the world of his divine mercy. Also that people should trust in him. He then asked that Saint Faustina drew an image as a symbol of his devine mercy. She wasnt an artist, but she trusted in the Lord. Hence the picture above.

God is still calling on us in various ways, in our everyday lives. In this week of devotion to the divine Mercy,  we are reminded to approach the sacraments of reconciliation and Eucharist, to embrace his unconditional mercy and love towards us.

This is a time to reflect on the life that we lead. Ask God for forgiveness and willingly repent from the things that we have done wrong. Also for the sake of his mercy, would you forgive those who have also wronged you.

Feast of the divine mercy is an opportunity for us to embrace God's free gift of Mercy compassion and his willingness to accept us back to the fold. So dear friends, this is another chance for us to bring our life and  relationship with God to a balance. You may never have another opportunity. Now is the time to access mercy and love and it is free.

Prayer:

Jesus I trust in you .
Jesus I trust in you
Jesus I trust in you.

OR:
Sacred heart of Jesus
I put all my trust in thee.x3

These prayers are miraculous trust me. say them everyday of your life, at the point of need and taste the infinite unconditional mercy that is readily available to you.
For more divine mercy prayers, click here.

Embrace Light from the risen Lord: Not what we see or have but what we believe!

picture credit to: Renjith Krishnan

Faith and trust have the unbeatable power to keep even a dead lion moving. Imagine the risen Lord in the grave where darkness reigns. If He was not already filled with the light generated by His faith and unshakable trust in the Father, He would have been consumed by the forces of darkness.

In our lives, there's always going to be challenges stronger than we can ever imagine. But the strength of faith and trust that we have in the Lord is enough to keep our light glowing and our path clear

Even in the midst of it all, He has promised that he will NEVER let us down. That is what we believe. And indeed He never left his Son at the mercy of the forces of darkness, how much more we who are mortal and weak. He is ever at our side fighting for us.

When the inevitable - death, strikes, it is the amount of light that we have stored in us that will shine through speaking on our behalf. It is not at this moment that we will start scrambling for the light. Rather, it is NOW that we are alive and have the opportunity to make the difference.

Surely, friends will desert you, your family will abandon you, all that you have may be lost, temptations must come, you may even fall at times, the fight may get even more brutal. Whatever happens, the truth remains; never lose the faith you have in the Lord. Stay optimistic, do just your part and he will never let you down.

Hear yourself say it aloud today . I am not going to be dampened, I must win!