Oh how I feel more and more separated from this world…
And the more I am isolated, the more I realize by the grace of God, how wrong things are.
All the popular concepts about personal wellbeing are total garbage..
Me time. Love yourself. Follow your heart. Find your happiness.
They are nothing but dirt and toxins for the soul and spirit.
It’s not about ‘me time’. It’s time spent with God, when we read the Holy Scriptures, when we pray, and ultimately when we celebrate the eucharist that matters. The time spent with Him is our ultimate source of strength in our daily battles.
The gospel of Matthew said ‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind… and… Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.’ There is no ‘love yourself’ anywhere in the gospel.
Self love is the pioneer of selfishness and pride. Remember, it was pride that turned an angel into a demon.
Follow Jesus instead of our heart ‘For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander’ (Matt 15:19).
And following Jesus means only these two things: denial of ourselves and carrying our crosses. Cross is the symbol of suffering. Our lives on earth can not be separated from daily toils which we need to embrace. So, it’s not about pursuing our happiness, my friend. Our happiness may cause sadness for others. We can be happy for all the wrong reasons and with all the wrong ways.
Those concepts may seem harmless and good. Just like the enemy wants it to be…
The father of all lies knows the humans’ weaknesses all too well. His only mission is to distance us from God. He can’t stand the idea of mankind going to Heaven to meet God. Clearly it’s the privilege he doesn’t have.
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