{"id":17677,"date":"2016-10-10T01:01:24","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T06:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/?p=17677"},"modified":"2016-08-23T18:40:53","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T23:40:53","slug":"god-chose-us-and-made-us-for-holiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/2016\/10\/10\/god-chose-us-and-made-us-for-holiness\/","title":{"rendered":"God Chose Us and Made Us for Holiness"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Lord calls us to holiness, so let’s assume that we are God’s blessings<\/h2>\n<\/hgroup>\n
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Father John Mark Polak, on Tuesday morning, the program ‘ smiling at Life ‘, invites us to take possession of that we are God’s blessings.<\/p>\n

The word of reflection is in <\/span>Ephesians 1:3-4:13:<\/span>
\n<\/strong>“Blessed be the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavens, in Christ. <\/span>In it, God chose us before the Foundation of the world to be holy and righteous before him, in love. <\/span>In it, you also heard the word of truth, the good news of your salvation. <\/span>Believe in him and receive the promised mark of the Holy Spirit. “<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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I would like that word of Ephesians, that we just read, stayed full \u00a0in depths in our hearts today, because it’s a blessing for us.<\/p>\n

We Partake\u00a0of the living Word<\/h3>\n

Let us open our hearts to accept the power of the word and what it can accomplish in our lives.<\/span>Sometimes we meditate on a biblical passage and think: “this is another preaching”. <\/span>However, we need to understand that if we don’t open our hearts truly for what the Lord has to say, it is just another word. <\/span>We need to take hold of what God wants to accomplish in our lives today.<\/span><\/p>\n

We are God’s blessings<\/h3>\n

In Christ, God has poured upon us every blessing. <\/span>Perhaps, not to accept or consider us not blessed people, but we are, Yes, full of the blessing of God. <\/span>Let us realize that we are blessed by Christ; <\/span>Thus, our life will be different.<\/span><\/p>\n

What we need is to feel blessed?<\/h3>\n

Faced with so many realities that we live and the bruising in our soul, how can\u00a0we feel blessed? <\/span>The certainty is that we will not be fully cured in this our journey. Let us ask\u00a0<\/span>the blessing of God, his grace and mercy in our lives, so that we are\u00a0transformed by the Lord.<\/span><\/p>\n

Assume a different posture in the grace of Christ. <\/span>We are men and women of God, called to live in the grace of Christ. Let us not focus\u00a0<\/span>on earthly things. <\/span>Beyond blessed, we are the chosen ones of God, beloved and dear to him. <\/span>How many times have difficulties of love and forgive! <\/span>So that we can live the love and forgiveness, we need to live the experience of being loved and forgiven by God.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Lord thought about each of us, He chose us and elected us, dreamed of us even before creating anything. <\/span>Even if you don’t accept this choice from him, he\u00a0thought of us, thought of every detail. <\/span>It may be that, along the way, we end up deforming, but He elected us and won’t turn\u00a0back on his decision.<\/span><\/p>\n

God made us to be a blessing in the lives of people, whether in our workplace, in our prayer group and in our House. <\/span>He put in us the brand of the Holy Spirit.<\/span><\/p>\n

How many times do we think: “I’m not chosen of God. <\/span>That’s for other people, not to me “.<\/span>Through this word, we assume a different posture in our lives, let’s assume that we are chosen by the Lord.<\/span><\/p>\n

How to receive God’s grace?<\/h3>\n

Do we accept everything that happens to us. <\/span>We accept our limitations and failures, however, understand that it’s not accept agree nor accommodate, but emerge from our heart the desire to change, to resume our journey.<\/span><\/p>\n

If the word of God tells us that we are blessings, then we say to our heart that we are. <\/span>If it\u00a0says we are chosen, take possession of this election. <\/span>We are temples of the Holy Spirit, loved by God.<\/span><\/p>\n

When we assume that we are elected, we live a time of renewal, for the Lord to convert\u00a0our hearts and our lives.<\/p>\n

A new time for our history<\/h3>\n

You want to look at the situations of our daily lives and assume the posture of living a new time.<\/span>Our history is part of us, and even our wounds and traumas are part of who we are. <\/span>However, if we take possession we are children of God, our lives will be worth more!<\/span><\/p>\n

When we take God’s grace in our lives, our heart is transformed. <\/span>When we allow\u00a0the God of life, Savior of mankind, to enter into our heart, he modifies\u00a0our interior. Assuming<\/span>\u00a0the lordship of Christ, we welcome the blessings in our lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

Love and forgive is the Christian walk<\/h3>\n

I initiated this reflection talking about blessing, because, if you don’t feel loved and blessed by the father in heaven, you\u00a0will not be able to have attitudes of love and forgiveness. <\/span>Only in God can we love and forgive.<\/span><\/p>\n

To love is the experience of being loved; <\/span>to forgive, the experience of being forgiven. <\/span>Life is a project to be built day after day, because the transformation doesn’t happen overnight, but gradually. <\/span>For it to happen, let us ask Father\u00a0that grace.<\/span><\/p>\n

The grace of love and forgive requires us to resilience, courage, sacrifice and determination to reach the goal. <\/span>Sometimes, only the love of Christ that unites us will give us the strength to forgive and love him.<\/span><\/p>\n

We want to be great for God?<\/h3>\n

We bow\u00a0to the truth of the word and accept the blessings of the Lord in our lives. He<\/span>\u00a0transforms our heart and heals our wounds. <\/span>Let’s walk, let’s go out of convenience and let the grace that comes from the top transform our lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

I find it hard to forgive. <\/span>And now?<\/span><\/h3>\n

If we have trouble forgiving, let us turn to the throne of grace. I<\/span>n the presence of Jesus the Eucharist, let us ask God for the grace to give and ask for forgiveness, so he will answer us.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dad educate to faith, forgiveness and love. <\/span>In charity, you can love, fix and forgive.<\/span><\/p>\n

You may not believe more in ourselves or the people, but\u00a0He\u00a0never stopped believing in us.<\/span>Today, for many, is the kickoff for the walk in the faith;\u00a0o<\/span>thers resume. <\/span>Regardless of the degree to which we come, let’s assume that we are the elect of God, and he\u00a0counts on\u00a0us.<\/span><\/p>\n

Father John Mark Polak<\/strong>
\nPriest of the Can\u00e7\u00e3o Nova Community<\/strong><\/p>\n

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