LIFE IN HOLY SPIRIT

PART V

“Your life in Christ makes you strong and His love comforts you.  You have fellowship with the Spirit, and you have kindness and compassion for one another.”  (Phil 2:1)

Patience

“Abba Father, the greatest forgiver, Your Name be honored and Your Will be done forever.” Amen

God is the source of forgiveness. His constant love and mercy make us worthy to breathe the air. His marvelous forgiveness bestows numerous blessings upon us through the Holy Spirit. The infilling of the Holy Spirit bestows us with the recognition of our misbehavior and the depth of our selfishness. Only those who seek the heavenly wisdom and realize its true value continue to implore God for forgiveness.  Troubles of our life produce endurance, which also signify patience.

Let’s turn our attention to the Holy Scriptures:

A 17 year old young man Joseph, full of Holy Spirit was also blessed with the gift of interpretation. His brothers, who were jealous of him, in a fit of rage, conspired to kill him. They took their young brother, ripped off his robe and threw him into a dry well. The Merciful Lord saved him and later he went on to become the Governor over Egypt. By a famine in Egypt God formulate the young man to help his family. Without keeping any vengeance against his brothers, Joseph helps his father and family. Even after the death of his father, Joseph continued to take care of his family.

One day the brothers bow to him and ask for forgiveness from Joseph, who tells them, “Don’t be afraid; I can’t put myself in the place of God.  You plotted evil against me, but God turned it into good, in order to preserve the lives of so many people who are alive today because of what happened.”(Gen 50)

Here we see how Joseph not only  forgiving but also comforting and taking care  of his brothers, who once considered him as their enemy.

Number of times, the Sovereign Lord moved patiently and forgave the hard-hearted and stubborn Pharaoh. 

It teaches us that we are bound to forgive our brothers numerous times and patiently.

Stephen, who was full of Holy Spirit, even at the instance of being stoned to death is seen praying to the God for Pardon for his enemies. (Acts. 7)

The 40 days of temptation of Jesus Christ by the devil after His Baptism is indeed worth meditating.  Lord Jesus patiently endured the troubles overcoming the test by confessing the appropriate Word of God is a valuable example and a deed we ought to practice. 

When we patiently and softly confess the Word of God, the devil tends to react in similar way. Regular reading of the Holy Scriptures and reciting prayers loudly assists us in concentrating more in the divine practice, which shield us from the traps of the devil, thus grieving and weakening him.

Lord Jesus full of patient and obedient once knelt down before Judas, the man who had planned to betray Him. This deed of the Divine Lord provides us with the grace to forgive and forget even if we are right. This must be an ongoing process in our daily life so as to facilitate us to live in union with God and transform us to an individual of kindness and patience. God’s fortune and prosperity will rest upon such an individual.

The Apostles of Jesus were full of Holy Spirit and they gained the prolonged patience and endurance, which strengthened them to joyfully accept martyrdom.  Praise the Lord!  Alleluia.

One who neglects the Holy Spirit the origin of patience will not be given forgiveness.  Whoever says something against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven now or ever.  (Matt 12:31)

The Bible says, ‘If you don’t forgive others, then your Father will not forgive the wrongs you have done’. (Matt 6:15)

Whoever stands against patience is indeed rejecting the Holy Spirit.

You must have heard the saying, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth’ but our Christ Jesus taught us not to take revenge on someone who wrongs you.’ 

Another saying that goes like this ‘Love your friend, hate your enemies.’  There too the Lord Jesus corrected us, ‘Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may become the son of your Father in heaven. Remember God makes his sun to shine on bad and good people alike.  Why should God reward you if you love only those who love you?  And if you speak only to your friends have you done anything out of the ordinary.  Even the pagans do that.’

By practicing the above Lord’s law, He wants us to be perfect just as Abba Father in Heaven is perfect. 

Last but not the least: Even in the most acute agony and anguish, while hanging on the Cross, Lord Jesus did not forget God His Father and kept on praying to Him without any rage or malice towards those who were cruel to Him. He knew they had done all these harm due to the instigation of the devil. As His life was ebbing out He wished that God the Father’s punishment should not fall upon them and exercised the Power of Forgiveness- Patience.

Being the Lord’s devotee, we too walk in His way by forgiving others whole heartedly and patiently. Let us practice whispering “He/she did (whatever harm) to me in their ignorance. I urge forgiveness in the name of Jesus”  and when we do so we are fit to receive God’s grace and pardon that enables us to shine in His Presence.

So devotees of Christ, let us clothe ourselves with joy, peace, patience – to all these qualities add love which binds all things together in perfect unity. Praise the Lord! Amen!

                                                                                    …… (to be continued)

Time to go through some testimonies:

I lived a life relishing alcohol for past 25 years. Married for the past 11 yrs, I never bothered to love my wife, my children or family members and was successful in acting decent and cheating her parents too. Never cared to satisfy my family’s needs or fulfill my responsibilities towards them and kept on torturing them with my harsh and abusive words. My hands would reach out to the little money that my wife earned to meet our children’s needs. Alcohol sunk eyes of mine failed to see the pitiable  state of my family that was reduced to wearing torn clothes due to sheer poverty, rewarded by my alcoholism.

My wife and children would patiently pray in tears for me, who would bite back at them like a snake.

Amidst the huge waves of suffocation at home, my wife once left a small booklet ‘LIVING WORD’ beside me. Not remembering the exact motive behind me lifting the book but the moment I held it in my hand, suddenly a special strength overpowered me. Just as how I gulped alcohol continuously and with greed, I began to complete reading the contents of the book. I was conscious about some transformation taking place within me and that moment the same strength withdrew me from the alcoholic power.

The next Saturday 31.12.1994 I told my wife that I too shall accompany them to KLWC prayer meeting. Thus for the first time I attended the prayer service. During the prayer, I sensed terrible pain in my chest and the whole body was shivering. In an uncontrollable manner tears began to roll from my eyes as I silently obeyed the instructions and submitted myself in prayer. I was unaware of so many bondages and obstacles that existed in me. Dear friends, I began to experience weightlessness and soon was free and satisfied. I kept on wondering how the numerous efforts and ways that could not change my life, but these little petals could do in the twinkling of an eye.

As I silently participated in the prayer, I realized that it was the Divine strength of Christ that prepared ordinary people into His anointed ones for God’s service. The same strength had worked in me too to prepare me for the service of Christ.

Though I gave up alcohol in one day, I did not experience any side effects or uneasiness. My whole body that used to shiver due to lack of alcohol intake is now filled with a new strength and it was a cause of surprise for my friends. Today, I am able to confess my sins in front of my family and asked for forgiveness for the days I misbehaved with my wife and her family.  The habit of judging, anger, revenge, grudge, stubbornness, self harming nature and torturing others all dissolved in God’s love. I am able to give more love and care to my wife, children and my family members.

The knowledge imparted through the Word of God preaching at KLWC inspires me to be filled with the Holy Spirit and transform myself into a new servant of Lord Jesus.

Today our home is an abode of prayer, peace and love. The family which was living like a hell was transformed by my Lord into a heaven- like a True Christian Family.  The Lord who delivered and saved me from such a big slavery and who can deliver you from all your problems is just beside you. So take refuge in Christ Jesus who can deliver us and destroy our sinful bondage.

                                    ----Published in March 1995 Issue, LWE 2000

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I had helped my brother to go abroad but a few months of his stay there he stopped contacting me. His behavior troubled and disturbed me deeply. The anger, sorrow and selfishness prompted me to accuse and complain about him to all my friends and relatives. Yet through all this I did not acquire any relief and ended up losing my peace and being sick. Through one of my friends I came to KLWC- the shore of God’s love. I was blessed with an opportunity to meet Respected Sister and lodged my complaint to her. Filled with serenity, she laid her hand on my head and said, “Just forgive Him in Jesus Name. He is contacting you.” The peace and comfort I obtained that moment is inexpressible. That day I returned home happily as all my grudges and anger rolled off with just one pray-over. The very next day, I received a call from my brother after 7 long years.

Conversing with him, I shared my experience at KLWC and I asked for forgiveness and comforted him.

                                                            ----Published in March 1995 Issue, LWE 2000

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I was deeply in sorrow and sunk in depression due to the behavior of my son. Because of this, I came to attend the KLWC prayer meeting.  I came to know that Christian faith in itself is a mighty grace and also learned how to proceed unfaltering in it.  Due to this my uneasiness drifted away.

The life of my son ruined my desire and hopes to live, but the word of God regained in me the desire to live. Being filled with the Holy Spirit was a divine experience which I was unaware of and now it enables me to receive the Holy Sacraments more significantly.  The knowledge of the Word of God enlightened and transformed my heart and brain which was rigid, dull & always filled with negative thoughts.

I would blame, ignore others and was unable to accept the welfare of those around me. The Word of God preaching at KLWC, pointed that these habits were cause of my physical illness which I was suffering from 9 years and that I need to transform myself. As I began to acknowledge my faults and began to plead for forgiveness, all my aches and pains began to depart from me. Praise the Lord!! Alleluia!!

I never used to listen to others when they spoke.  I was affected by severe infection & pain in the ear for the past 22 years.  The doctor who had advised me to go for an operation was surprised by examining my ear after my healing.  Along with this God gave me a listening ear and helped me to listen and comfort others. 

I glorify the Lord Jesus who through His anointed servants showed love, concern and hope to live a life for Christ. Thank you Jesus!  Praise your Jesus!

--(published in March 1995 Issue, LWE 2000)

                                                                                                                                                                                                           LORD OF PARDON

            The Lord says, “I will never turn away, anyone who comes to me.” (  Jn.6:37)

 This is the supplication of a man, who has offended God, his Creator.

God is just --- He rewards the good and punishes the wicked. He is also merciful as born out of book of Books and history of mankind.

He has made assurance of pardon to sinners who are repentant. God asked sinners  to be humble and to acknowledge their sins and to be sorry for them. "If  we acknowledge our sins , He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all iniquities." (1 John 1:9)

If we say that we have not sinned, we make God out to be a liar, and His Word is not in us.

We shall not hesitate to seek pardon and mercy of God. We should go to Him, the moment we fall into sin.

"Delay not be converted to the Lord and differ it not from day to day, for His wrath shall come on a sudden." (Eccl 5: 8-9)

God listens to the prayers of a humble penitent sinner.

 "A humble and contrite heart O God! Thou will not despise." (Psalm 50:19)

Be frank to admit your sins and hide them not when you confess them and ask forgiveness for them. 

"He that hides his sin shall not proper, but he that shall confess and forsake them shall obtain mercy." (Prov 28:13)

The Lord Himself spoke of the joy of a pardoned sinner. "There will be joy in Heaven over one sinner who repents more than over ninety-nine, who have no need for repentance." (Luke 15:7)

The Apostles themselves understood the measure to obtain pardon.

"Repent therefore and be converted that your sins may be bloated out." (Acts. 3:19)

Since we all are sinners it is required to approach  the channel of grace of pardon in the Sacrament of Penance. Our Lord Christ after His Resurrection appeared to the Apostles and given them the power to forgive sins. 

"Receive the Holy Spirit, whose sins you shall forgive, they shall be forgiven and whose sins shall retain, they are retained. (John 20:23)

                                                STORIES OF PARDON

Keep in mind dear ones in Christ, that these stories concern the goodness of our Lord, who is always dispose to forgive, repentant sinners.

Story I
There was  once a man with two children. The younger one went to his father saying, "Father, give me the property that shall belong to me." So then the father divided his possession between the two children and the younger of the two went afar; travelling to another town, where he wasted the possession which he inherited. Famine reigned in that place and the young man suffered so much that he had to get employment in a piggery.The time came, he had to eat even what was offered to the pigs.

In his moments of quiet and contemplation, he began to think about his home. "In my home there is abundant food, while here I am suffering from hunger. It would be better  that I return to my father to ask him forgiveness for my foolishness." And he kept his promise to return to his home. Meeting his father he said," Father, I am not worthy to be called your son because I have  sinned against you and Heaven".

Father was profuse in grant of pardon to his son, who was repentant of his sins.

He even prepared a banquet to celebrate the return of the son who had left him and sinned. The elder son became envious and told his father, "Father, for many years I have stayed with you, serving you but you have not prepared such a banquet as you have offered to my brother. 

The father pacified him saying, "Son, we have to rejoice because your brother had been separated from us and he has now come back to our midst."

Synopsis

The Father in the story is the picture of our Sovereign Lord. The prodigal son is a mirror of man who have sinned against Him. 

A sinner who repents of his sins and goes back to God and promises to live a new life in His grace will obtain pardon for his sins.

Story II

There was a man in Jerusalem about 38 years of age, who was suffering from a scare disease. He was one of the sick who went to the pool of Bethzatha. Many who were deaf, lame, blind and paralytic were waiting for the descent of an angel of  God, who would cure them of their ailments. 

Jesus was passing by and He saw the man down his disease. "Do you want to get cured?" asked Jesus and the answered, "Lord, nobody will help me to go down the pool because I have always been left behind whenever the water moves."

Jesus told him, "Arise and Walk!"

Immediately the sick man stood up and got healed. But it was a Sabbath day --- a day of rest for the Jews. They therefore got mad at Jesus asking the cured man, "Who was it that healed you?"

The same man went to the temple and Jesus met him. The Lord told him," Now you are cured and don't ever sin again for something worse may happen to you."

Synopsis

This story again is one of pardon granted by the Sovereign Lord, to those who admit their weakness and are repentant of their sins.

After being sorry for the sins and obtaining pardon of the Lord, it is wise that the sinner does not go back to the place or occasion of sin.

The Lord is merciful to those who really repent. 

Beads of the Sacred Heart

Soul of Christ, sanctify me

                                                    Body of Christ, save me

Blood of Christ, inebriate me

Water from the sides of Christ, wash me,

Passion of Christ, strengthen me.

Good Jesus, hear me, within Your wounds, hide me 

Suffer me not to be separate from You,

From the Malignant enemy, defend me and

Bid me come to You that with Your Saints  

                              I may praise God for all eternity. Amen. 

Jesus meek and humble of heart

Make my heart unto yours.

Sweet Heart of Jesus, Be my love

Sweet Heart of Mary, Be my salvation. 

              

LIFE IN FULLNESS

PART I

           "Those whom the Resurrected Lord wants to come to Him,

                        He sends His Holy Spirit and calls them."

During the public prayer service in the year 1994 I had started a small booklet in my own writing as per public request. One day I was trapped by confusion, regarding the message to publish, sat quietly and asked the Holy Spirit and Mother Mary to guide and set me free from confusion, confessing “My Lord is not the Lord of confusion”.  As per the guidance of  the Holy Spirit, I picked up one petition from the box; I wish to share it to you as it may also lead you to the kingdom of God.

               

"Dear Aunty, when I reached the prayer ground, all my heaviness and travelling tiredness and even my deep sorrows vanishes. During prayer service I get transformed totally as a new person. And also your little magazine is too powerful and it gives life whenever I touch it . I wish to have such life throughout. How can I avail it?"  

Here God says “So then, you gentiles are not foreigners or strangers any longer, you are now fellow-citizens with God’s people and members of the family of God. You too are built upon the foundation laid by the Apostles and Prophets, the corner stone being Christ Jesus himself. He is the one who holds the whole building together and makes it grow into a sacred temple dedicated to the Lord. In union with him you too are being built together with all the other into a place where God lives through His Spirit.” (Eph. 19:22).

   Let me glorify the Lord for the inquisitive queries. Majority of the younger generation aspire to abandon the cosmic powers and from the destructive trap that it withholds and to take refuge in the mystic truth. Through the work of the Holy Spirit many have began to experience the true joy of repentance and renewal has already been done. Praise God!

Dear believers, No hard work is required to enter the kingdom of God. Allow Jesus Christ to be your master and automatically He takes the responsibility of your life. The Lord says, as the branches stay united to the vine, so we are to stay united to Jesus. If one branch is away from the tree it will get dried up, so also, if we are separated from the life giving master, we will become like the cut off branch.

The Bible says “And so we shall all come together to that oneness in our faith and in our knowledge of the Son of God, we shall become mature people, reaching to the very high of Christ’s full stature” (Eph. 4:13).

            When we adorn our Master in the center of our heart, he takes charge of the entire control of our life with our total approval. Trial and tribulations will constantly confront us. There will be numerous instances when our mind will bring back the memories of short lived joy due to worldly lust. In short, if we have a taken a decision to, rebuild our body, a temple of  God, never forget that, Jesus has been affirmed as the corner stone. 

         The Bible tells us,” Since you have accepted Christ as Lord, live in union with him” (Col. 2:6)

Lord Jesus who incarnated as a perfect man was anointed by Holy Spirit, lead to the life full of sacrifices, wherein he stayed for 40 days fasting and praying. similarly a person who has truly encountered Jesus through the Holy Spirit, will also lead to a sacrificial life.

    Here I would like to share about my initial days of renewal life.  I can undoubtedly testify the fact that like Lord Jesus, we too can exist in the proximity and presence of the heavenly father and also the Joy in Holy Spirit.

    It was on 9^th March 1991 that I received new baptism through water (i.e Word of God) and the Holy Spirit during my first retreat. My past life too was deeply involved in prayer. From childhood as per my mother’s teaching I had a habit of offering even little deeds to Jesus Christ. Unconsciously these habits of mine brings more awareness of what I think and do, should please God. Of course, we often commit mistakes; but these consciousnesses helped me to get up soon and do a small penance.

  Though we know God exists everywhere, but we strongly believe that He resides in the church and he comes into our heart whenever we receive Holy Communion. I had lots of queries about the faith mysteries and often suppressed anxieties of mine and the queries used to be rejected if they were to put forward. The nature of seeking these I often loved to stay alone.

Dear believers, but the joy that I experience even today (after 24 years) is marvelous. It was never even expected in my dreams. Never shall I be contented in praising the Lord, the rest of my life for this divine experience which neither can be forgotten nor can vanish away. The first experience of  the in-filling the Holy Spirit, I spent almost six hours in the heavenly glow of his divinity. 

          On the second day of retreat at 9 pm, during the holy mass, reverent priest specially prayed for the in-filling of the holy spirit for retreaters. My open eyes saw a great ball of light coming from far, suddenly my eyes were closed and the same experience lingered on. The queries which I carried on for almost thirty five years of life came out suddenly like a poem. I continued asking silently, Are you my God? Are you the Holy Spirit? Many queries….

         At that time I heard a very soft voice saying “YES, I AM”. Still in my mind I asked if You are the Spirit of God, why don’t you tear the sky apart and come down?  It was my desire that the One who lives in Heaven, should also come from heaven. At the very moment the light disappeared, I tried to open my eyes which as it was, still I could not open my eyes as if it was sealed. There appeared a vision from  the sky filled with dark clouds and the same Divine Light tore the sky apart and came down towards me, I went down from my chair to worship Him. Yet again, my desire began to increase, I said “Holy Spirit, I like to see you in the form of a Dove too…Halleluiah!!! Praise God!!!

   Believers in Christ, at that time, a Dove filled with expressions of inexpressible awe, glory and innocence appeared. It was flapping its wings and flying around me. Closing its wings the Dove stooped down to me. My eyes began to over flow in tears, however even today the Divine anointing fondle strengthens heals and comforts me. 

The Holy Scripture Says, “How much more then, will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him”. (Lk. 11:13). 

As the divine strength descended on me, my doubts and queries disappeared forever. I was absolved in peace. I experienced that my heart and entire body were fully burning as though I were placed in a burning oven. But still confusion fear or anxiety did not come into me; instead I was filled with tremendous feeling of peace protection, care and hope that I had never felt before my life.  
                                                                                                              ....TO BE CONTINUED

PRAISES TO THE HOLY SPIRIT 

Holy Spirit, My Father's Spirit,

            Holy Spirit,who helped Mother Mary see her Son on the cross,

Spirit of Love, Spirit of My God, My Lord

Spirit of True Revelation

Holy Spirit, banishing all unwanted things, 

Holy Spirit,who helped my Jesus to die for my sins on the cross.

Holy Spirit, True Guide of life and death,

Holy Spirit,secret door of Lord Jesus' courage

Holy Spirit, Key of riches' bank.

Holy Spirit, Source of Thirst Quenching Well's water,

Holy Spirit, Coal of fire from God,

Holy Spirit, who stops the devil's poison from entering our blood.

PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

Holy Spirit-- Omnipotent Spirit of God above,

Make me Thy disciple.

Guide me , illuminate me and sanctify me.

Bind my hands that I may not do evil,

Cover my eyes, so I may not see evil,

Sanctify my heart that evil may not rest within me.

Be Thou my God, Be Thou my Guide

Wherever Thou leadest me,whatever Thou forbidest,

I will renounce and Whatever Thou Commandest in my strength.

I will do . Amen!!

Glory be to the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit!

GOD OF VICTORY

"May the grace of Jesus Christ dwell in you to grasp this short and heart touching wisdom note."

In the ears of this human race in which unfortunate incidents are ever increasing the Lord says, "Listen dear son! dear daughter, do hear, your life is not to be destroyed or to be ended by committing suicide. The One who grants you victory, is with you."

The human mind is always striving hard to reach the topmost position, to get fame, enjoy life by immersing in bodily passions and to gather money. Amidst this busy life, most of the people disregard this gentle voice as unpleasant and aimless. Ultimately they land up in the depth of failure and become lifeless. Even then the saying voice of the Creator, is unimportant to many people.

What is the reason for this? 

In every person's life, right from childhood itself the whole attention of the family itself lies in the numerous ambitions and dreams regarding studies, physical growth and talent. There are only high hopes and positions in the mother who bears a child in her womb.

But what happens? 

When the child grows up, he nurtures different dreams than that of his parents, who's dreams are shattered. After that, there occurs failures in his own liking. He becomes mentally depressed. Someone seems to destroy the air castles that gave him great hope. The business which was done with the aim of only making profits, begins to reap losses. Those who had desired to live a healthy life begin to suffer from incurable diseases.The human mind is self centered and always seeks to obtain worldly comforts, pleasure, honor and fame. It has come to a very pitiable state. 

The Lord says to those who are only pleasing their bodily lust and living in worldly passions, "Do not work for the food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life which the Son of God will give you." (John 6:27)

The Holy Bible says, "Man makes plans, God has the last word." (Prov. 16:1)
The deeds of God are imperishable.

In this pages, the Lord desires that I shall share some of the plans that I had in my life. 

Dear Ones, it was the greatest desire in my life to join in any one of the good convent and serve the people who are rejected by the community. 
However, according to His plan, the Lord lead me into a family life. My heart had never liked to go out of India to work. But God sent me abroad. Thus when I desired to continue to live there for some more years and fulfill some of my dreams, Lord packed me to Mumbai by rewarding me as a perpetual patient.  

Being tired of city life, I was planning to live in some remote place in Kerala but the Lord threw me on the shore of the ocean of Word of God. 

As I thought of drowning and ending my life in that sea, just as Jonah was vomited out on the shore, the Lord anchored me to the shore of renewal. 
By giving a new life along with a new heart and spirit and wisdom according to  his plan, the Lord protected and made me a new tree which could bear good fruit. I glorify the Lord for His prosperous and wonderful plan. 

"If  He passes through and imprisons and assembles for judgement who can hinder Him."                  (Job 11:10) 


Yes dear ones, even if we calculate our decisions, truly it is He who leads our steps to goodness. When I reached the shore of renewal, I happened to see a precious jewel which I was seeking right from my childhood. Because it was very precious and since I was seeking it right from my childhood, I desired to make it my own. I had to sell everything that I had gathered till that day, to obtain that valuable jewel. Abandoning everything, in order to buy that valuable jewel, I immediately wrote a letter and informed my life partner expecting encouragement and co- operation. But the lamp of hope in me was put off, as if by strong wind.

 But the Lord, who had superior plans for me, did not let the lamp diminish. 

When in distress, I approached the prayer methods which were a source of refuge to me. By the help of Mother Mary, I was saved from facing many obstacles in my path. The Lord gave me the strength and ideas to write letter to my partner again. 
He fulfills everything according to His will and to His plans in Him; the Lord chooses and anoints us in Him in advance. This Word of God was fulfilled. 

"Compared with the light, wisdom is found to be superior, for it is succeeded by night, but against wisdom evil does not prevail." (Wis 7:30)

The illustrious God's plans lead us into His Divine Will. The Lord in His mercy gave us the anointing of wisdom to win victory over the evil that comes to divert and catch us cunningly. The Lord has molded us in such a way that we are unable to give place to anything in front of God's Highest plan.

The Lord says, "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts."  (Is. 55:8-9)

I never thought that the Lord has so much plans and interest in the life of this little vessel, who is born and brought up devoid of appreciation in an ordinary family. If Lord Jesus, the King of kings has so many plans regarding the least among the worm of  worms then, certainly your life is also a blessed one. The calculations of the Creator are truly incomparable. 

While sitting on the shore of renewal, I experienced and realized that the Lord loves me and made me His own. I also realized that the great love that the Lord pours on those who lead the new life in Jesus Christ is to mould and use them. Among the messages given by the Holy Spirit, undoubtedly the most important Word of God that I consider is,  'In your surrenderance to God, offer your body, organs, talents, faith, desires and plans as a complete sacrifice to God.'

No person should consider that he belongs to himself. Instead he should think that he is an instrument of God. We are clay pots in the hands of the potter who is God, and if we reject Him surely we become liable to be destroyed. Like obedient servants we ought to surrender ourselves
in the Lord's hand.

St. Paul exhorts,"You do not belong to yourselves, but you have been bought with a price."         (1 Cor. 6:20)

Jesus Christ has given His own life for us and made us His own. He taught me in great depth this divine mystery that Lord Jesus died for me on the cross, and for the sake of His love I have to sacrifice my life. 

The Lord does not desire a life according to this worldly fashion. Our Creator does not wish that we become restless devoid of hope, when this world and worldly passions depart away. Standing aloof from this wicked world, if we constantly fight and win against the evil, only then can we be able to obtain the victory prize for rowing our life boat. 

"If  he tears down, no one can rebuild; if he shuts someone in, no one can open up." (Job 12: 14)

May the obedient nature of Jesus Christ and power of listening follow the readers who believe in Him.

Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him. (Psalm 37: 7)

Conclusion Prayer: 
Loving Father I believe that you are living in me. Through my ardent faith I can see and feel your wonder works in me. Jesus My Redeemer, you have washed all my iniquities and guilt while I went through this post. Through the ocean of your mercy, you create a new and healthy heart in me. I offer you tons of garlands as a thanksgiving. 
Jesus, My true shepherd, as you say, "My sheep listen to My voice" help me to be a good listener and an obedient sheep . May the triumphed God be adored for ever and ever. Amen!

                                                    Soul of Christ, Sanctify Me. 
                                                      Body of Christ, Save Me