Sunday, August 31, 2008

Deny yourself, take up your cross and follow Christ




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My brothers and sisters in Jesus...it is important to see Today's Gospel as words of trust "without seeing".

Trusting without seeing means we may not get that sign (i.e. smell, rose) from my notes and letters that I have received...they count on those signs to know they were heard from above. God wants us to trust Him without any doubts. He already gave us a sign...He gave us Jesus, who suffer and died to save us. Hang on to that sign when you are struggling with doubt, fear and longing for an answer from above...hold on the the sign of Jesus dying on the cross for us.

My precious brothers and sisters in Jesus...offer your pain, suffering, unanswered prayers to God for His purpose...for the salvation of many. Give it all to God, place it at the foot of the cross...with all of your being and leave it there.

Letter to the Romans 12,1-2. I urge you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, your spiritual worship. Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect.

I can promise you that the words of Jesus will come back and bless you over and over again. He takes care of His children, we need to give Him our worries and TRUST HIM. The letting go is the same as you would let go if there was a fire and the relief you get when the fireman come...or the relief you get when you treading water and see the life boat coming to save you.

That is the letting go you need to do when you offer ALL THAT SUFFERING TO GOD...AS SOON AS YOU DO YOU CAN BREATHE A SIGN OF RELIEF...BECAUSE GOD TAKES OVER...HIS KNOWS YOUR HEART, YOUR TROUBLES, YOUR PAIN WITHOUT YOU SAYING A WORD...HE WILL TEND TO YOUR NEEDS AS YOU OFFER YOURSELF AND YOUR SUFFERING UP TO HIM.

Take a deep sigh of relief, as you give God all that you are hanging on too...finances, pain, sickness, brokenness of heart and mind. God will take You up in His arms and heal and bless you...Amen

For those of you who may ask me how do you know this...I know in a very small way...I have not suffered as many of you have but in my suffering my physical pain and emotional pain...when I give my pain to Jesus and tell Him to use it for His purpose...I am blessed. Jesus even blesses you in your pain...God is such a gentleman He does not even let you suffer when you decide you will for Him...He takes the pain away...the impact of the pain is no longer a focus in your heart and mind...the focus becomes Jesus. You let Him in Your heart mind, soul and body totally and completely...from there you are traveling the road that walks with Jesus...Amen.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 16,21-27. From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer greatly from the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised. Then Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, "God forbid, Lord! No such thing shall ever happen to you." He turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle to me. You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do." Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? Or what can one give in exchange for his life? For the Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father's glory, and then he will repay everyone according to his conduct.

Thank you my precious friends and love ones for allowing me to share Jesus with you. Love, Prayerflowers