{"id":7383,"date":"2011-10-27T01:01:22","date_gmt":"2011-10-27T05:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/?p=7383"},"modified":"2011-08-28T21:04:33","modified_gmt":"2011-08-29T01:04:33","slug":"loving-god-is-something-concrete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/2011\/10\/27\/loving-god-is-something-concrete\/","title":{"rendered":"Loving God is Something Concrete"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the will of God: Our Santification” (1Th 4:3).<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>God has a plan for your life. He wants to make us to the image of His Son! Within this project, The Almighty acts like a skillful architect. Our prototype is Jesus Christ. The painful situations, difficult moments, problems and difficulties.<\/p>\n

“Whoever\u00a0clings\u00a0to my\u00a0commandments\u00a0and\u00a0observes them,\u00a0this is the one who loves me:\u00a0well,\u00a0he\u00a0who loves Me\u00a0will be loved\u00a0by\u00a0my\u00a0Father,\u00a0and I\u00a0in my turn,\u00a0will love him\u00a0and\u00a0manifest myself\u00a0to him “(Jn\u00a014:21).<\/em><\/p>\n

Many say: “I cannot love God with an emotion.” But this does not treat feeling. the beginning of love for the Lord is dry: it brings seriousness and puts into practice His commandments. Loving God is something quite concrete. Loving more with will than with feelings. The will of the Father is that we may follow His commandments and the Word of God contains many orders. We need to bring seriousness to the precepts of the Lord, keeping His commandments. Put them into practice and realizing the love for God. “Whomever clings to my commandments and observes them, this one love me.” The love of God is something concrete: it is bringing seriousness your feelings.<\/p>\n

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The world\u00a0so\u00a0distorted\u00a0our\u00a0mind\u00a0that\u00a0we do not take\u00a0more\u00a0seriously the\u00a0commands of God. <\/strong>We act\u00a0like\u00a0spoiled\u00a0children\u00a0distracted\u00a0and\u00a0even do \u00a0not\u00a0care what\u00a0parents say. God\u00a0the Father\u00a0speaks,\u00a0but\u00a0men\u00a0do not care.\u00a0We do not take\u00a0into\u00a0account His commandments.<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

“Whoever\u00a0clings\u00a0to my\u00a0commandments\u00a0and\u00a0observes them,\u00a0this one\u00a0loves me:\u00a0well,\u00a0he who loves Me\u00a0will be loved\u00a0by\u00a0my\u00a0Father,\u00a0and I\u00a0in my turn,\u00a0will love him\u00a0and\u00a0manifest myself to him.\u00a0Judas,\u00a0not\u00a0Iscariot,\u00a0said\u00a0to him,\u00a0‘Lord\u00a0how is it possible\u00a0you\u00a0that you have manifested this to us and\u00a0not\u00a0to\u00a0the world?\u00a0“Jesus\u00a0replied:”\u00a0Whoever loves me\u00a0will keep my word\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0Father\u00a0will love him,\u00a0we\u00a0come to him\u00a0and\u00a0make our\u00a0home.\u00a0He who does not\u00a0love me does not keep my\u00a0words\u00a0“(Jn\u00a014.21-24).<\/em>
\nDeus o aben\u00e7oe! [God Bless You]<\/p>\n

Monsignor Jonas Abib<\/strong>
\nFounder of the Can\u00e7\u00e3o Nova Community
\n(Excerpt from the book “Voca\u00e7\u00e3o: um desafio de amor” [Vocation A Challenge of Love] by Monsignor Jonas Abib)<\/em><\/p>\n

translated from Portuguese<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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