Small acts of love and kindness can mean so much. They can brighten another's life in ways you may not know. And most importantly, they make God happy.
When life dumps on you, go confidently to Jesus for help. He will stand by your side with His shovel. I have a plaque that reads, "Jesus, there is nothing that happens today you and I can't handle."
Jesus challenges you to dump your false gods. What are the idols that become more important than God? Is there anything that takes the place of God in your life?
I was privileged to witness medical history being made at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. The transplant doctors performed the first-ever partial liver transplant from a mother to her baby.
If I had to cut off body parts that causes me to sin, there would be nothing left of me. However, keep the knife in the drawer because Jesus is speaking symbolically.
Life is a journey from selfishness to selflessness. God says in Philippians 2:3, "Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves." This is how you prepare for eternal life in God's Kingdom.
Jesus taught that if you truly want to follow Him, you must walk the road that leads to him. That road is called "sacrifice." Sacrifice means, "to give up something that is valuable to you in order to help another person."
Integrity is a virtue that simply means "to do the right thing even when no one is looking." A wise person once said, "Do good things whether others notice or not. It’s the deeds that matter, not the size of your audience.”
God's purpose for you is to live your life in Heaven. Give honor to God now by believing in His Son who will hand over to you eternal life. Then Jesus will hand over to you His Spirit of peace.
So why is Holy Communion important? Because God wants you to be with Him in Heaven. Jesus gave you this great gift of His body and blood as soul food to strengthen you through the storms in life.
My 2014 pilgrimage to Rome where the Pope lives and to Assisi where St. Francis lived had a profound effect on how I live. That visit brought into crystal clarity what God wants me to do.
Faith is believing Jesus wants you. He desires you. Jesus gave up everything to possess you. He gave up Heaven. He gave up the glory of His Divinity. He gave up His life. God has worked so hard to win you back. Now you must work to accept His love.
God created humans with needs. A need is something a human must have not only to live, but to live happily. A very smart man, Abraham Maslow, made a list of those needs in five levels.