Your tears may show you the pathway

Pay close attention to your tears.
Those tears will point you to your destiny.
For it is through tears you understand what you have or do not have, what or who makes you happy or not.
When you have identified & have cried out to the LORD, He alone will step in & put you on the right path to your destiny.
That's also when you have a confrontation with your lifestyle - a change of heart will lead you to align your life to the way of GOD.
"He redeems me from death & crowns me with love & tender mercies. He fills my life with good things....!”(Ps‬ ‭103:4-5‬)

Keep faith in testing times

When someone truly comes into their wealthy place, it is the reward of their faithfulness during seasons of testing.
Obeying when you don't understand, believing when you don't see, will cause your “Pharaoh” to be buried in the Red sea & dismantle the armies that have risen against you.
God's timely visitation will bring about such a profound & sudden change that, even your haters will have no choice but endorse that indeed, you have been favoured by the Lord.
"For every child of God defeats this evil world, & we achieve this victory through our faith..."(1 John‬ ‭5:4‬)

Give and you will receive

If someone has a need you can meet, help them.
God gives us a harvest of abundance, not so we can hoard it, but so we can share it.
When you have the heart to give, God will make sure you have the resources to give too.
God's way of prospering you is to prosper your soul first through a revelation of the Word of God.
He gives the provision as He desires for you to have abundance to bless others.
"Give & you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full - pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over & poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back..."(Luke‬ ‭6:38‬)

Be a devout dissolver of doubt

There is power in personal faith.
Faith matters in church, in business, in politics & every area of life..
Gain a reputation, as Daniel, to catapult you into the lives of people who never noticed you before, by making interpretations & dissolving doubts.
You must develop the ability to manage & deal with people on different levels to fulfill your highest potential as a faith fuelled Child of GOD!

"This man Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar, has exceptional ability & is filled with divine knowledge & understanding. He can interpret dreams, explain riddles, & solve difficult problems"(Daniel‬ ‭5:12)

Open Our Minds to the Scriptures

The readings of the 3rd Sunday of Easter (Year B) reflect on the fulfillment of what was written about the Christ in the Law of Moses, by the prophets and the psalms. All these scriptures find their meaning and fulfillment in the Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ – the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

We should pray to God for his graces to open our minds to understand the scriptures, so that we can truly celebrate the Liturgy of the Word at the celebrations of the Eucharist as well as in every moment of our lives.

Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe

Jesus appeared to the Apostles, who were behind closed doors in fear of the Jews. Jesus granted the Apostles peace and breathed on them so that they may receive the Holy Spirit. The Apostles present there were joyed by his presence. However,  St. Thomas who was not present at that time refused to believe that Lord Jesus had risen from the dead. When Jesus appears again to the Apostles and shows his wounds, St. Thomas proclaims his faith by crying out "My Lord, My God!". Then Jesus says to him "You believe because you can see me. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe".

How many times have we too refused to believe in the Lord, when we are faced with trouble. We lose hope and we look down in to the hole of problems. We wait for a sign or a miracle to happen. However, we miss the sign because we are looking down in to the problems.
We need to look up for the solutions. Look up with hope and keep faith in the Lord, even when there are no visible signs. Blessed will be us, for believing though we have not seen.

Reflection - 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (8/2/2015)

It is important that we have total dedication to the Lord in our day to day lives.
We may go through great suffering like Prophet Job - He was tried and tested by the Satan because of his commitment and obedience to God. And, we may go unrewarded for our hard work, like St. Paul went unrewarded.
If we are dedicated to the Lord through prayer, he will harness us spiritually to discern which path to take and be our master and our way.