My heart grew heavy. I had just reread Mark 6 and this song went hand and hand with the reading especially the lines: “‘Cause I can’t make you love me if you don’t. You can’t make your heart feel something it won’t” and the line from Mark: “So He could not perform miracles there“.

Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One - Have Mercy on me, a sinner. Almighty One, I know that true humility is accepting Your Will in all things.  Sincere humility can only be cultivated in total trust that Your Holy Spirit is guiding all things and that Your Will is completed through Him. You... Continue Reading →

But that is when satan messed up. That moment turned into an hour - one of the most excruciating hours I ever spent. All these thoughts came rushing in trying to totally convince me that God does not exist and if He did, He certainly wanted no part of me.

I went to sleep contemplating the inspiring thoughts and words of one Priest. I woke up to an email with inspiring thoughts from another. I could not help but smile over the similarities and differences in these 2 men of God.

Then He asked me to ask myself - why do you want this so badly? Why do you want this so badly from that particular person? Why is it so important to you? What will you gain if I grant it that you don't already have? Do you really think it will make you a better person? Do you really think that if I granted it, that would bring you closer to Me? Will that glorify Me or will it just make you feel better about yourself? Do you think that if I granted it, that person can offer you more validation of My Will for you than I give to you Myself?

Accentuate the positive. Eliminate the negative. Latch on to the affirmative!