The Truth will set you free

There is only one truth. God is the only one who knows it all. There is only one God and that is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Not all religions are equal. Serving many gods is a lie, they are demons pretending to be gods.

Many people are saying ‘my truth.’ There can’t be many different truths. There can only be one truth, especially when they conflict with one another. In all the Denominations, there are many different beliefs on how to interrupt scripture. I understand that we are doing our best and have different views. But if we learn to humble ourselves and call on God with an open heart, God will open our eyes to what scripture is actually saying. If we live a holy life that please God. We will know deep mysteries about Him, because He will visit us. We must live a holy and humble life that please Him. I believe we all can do it through His grace, if we really want to. God always hears the cry of His people.

Ecclesiastes 2:26. God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to those who please Him.

John 18:37…. The reason why I come into the world is to testify to the truth. Anyone committed to the truth, hears my voice.

I particularly like the way it says ‘anyone committed to the truth, hears my voice.’ There are plenty of people that aren’t that committed, because they deliberately refuse to follow Jesus on His terms. They say they are believers, but when you listen to them and look at the way they live, they are no different to non-believers. Matter of fact some non-believers are more Christ like then they are.

The closer we follow Jesus the more we feel that we don’t fit in, because we are too different from everybody else. We have different standards. One of them is we don’t use Gods’ name in vain. We love Him too much to hurt His feelings, and we have a holy fear of Him that keeps us from straying from His laws.

Many people know what the teachings of the Bible are and yet choose to water down or change its meaning or even delete them. You know that is what heretics are made of. When and if we do that we are no longer on Jesus side. We no longer walking with Jesus. If we not walking with Jesus we are actually walking with the devil. It is a horrible thought.

The more we love Him the more we want to know Him. And that comes from obeying Him. We please Him, and then we are open to the wisdom and knowledge of God more and more. God rewards us in many different ways. You may start to have visitations from Jesus and sometimes angels. When this happens your love grows even more and more, and you then want to obey Him more and more. You become a different person altogether, who won’t compromise the truth, because it is true, the truth will set you free. Then you receive even more visitations from God and so on it goes. While this is going on, the world will hate you as they hated Jesus. People of the world are not interested in the truth. They want to live for themselves. In their lives they will find no peace, because true peace comes only from Jesus, and He gives it to those who truly follow Him.

Repetitive Prayers

I find some prayer groups actually do very little praying. Mostly gossiping instead. I do admire people who can confidently pray from their hearts in public. There are many of us however are very shy at praying in public. We think everybody is judging us. Then there others who pray very long prayers for show. Their prayers to me are usually very boring, because they are not giving God any glory.

I know many Protestants are against saying the Rosary. I feel because they are misled into thinking it is all about Mary. She is not being worshiped as many supposed, but rather God is. Some people call the Rosary ‘the Bible on strings,’ because that is what is being meditated on.

Saying the Rosary in a group I love, because it doesn’t matter how shy you are, everybody says the Rosary together. I love it also because we pray non-stop for approximately twenty minutes, that is if we only saying one mystery. There are four mysteries in told. Another reason I love it, it is intense praying. It is not wishy washy. You put your heart into it and offer up your meditation to God for a specific purpose. Maybe it is for your country’s conversion, or maybe it is to stop abortions etc. saying the Rosary is a powerful weapon against Satan’s attacks. I know that personally. My mother and I were put into a position where somebody was oppressed by a powerful demon and all we could think of doing was to say the Rosary over her. The young person calmed down half way through the Rosary, then was able to deliver herself from the demon. It was a scary moment, but by saying the Rosary Mary came to our rescue. Demons are afraid of her.

Matthew 6:7-8. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

In this verse many people think the Rosary is full of babbling prayers, because of its repetition. They forget Psalms 135 repeats itself over and over again. ‘For his love endures forever.’ The NKJV Bible says ‘For his mercy endures forever.’ When you honouring God over and over again it can hardly be called babbling. I think those people who say those boring long prayers, for their own benefit not for Gods’ are babbling.

My main goal in this article is to get people to intensively pray. Sometimes we have plenty to pray about, and then there be times we have nothing to say, or we are all dried up. That’s when saying the same prayer over and over again is very helpful. It puts you in a calm relaxed state so that you feel closer to God. If you too nervous to give the Rosary ago, there are many other prayers you can say using the Rosary beads. Lately I have been saying ‘Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done on earth as it is in heaven,’ over and over again for the martyrs to be strong and to persevere to the end. You can offer it up for anything. If you pray with fire your faith is very active and you know your prayers has been heard. This kind of praying is energetic.

There are many different ways of praying and they are all excellent. Whatever way that brings you closer to God and builds your faith up is perfect. I don’t always repeat my prayers over and over again. Many times I just talk to God with my own words as well. That is necessary to build a relationship up with God. But in groups I prefer to say the Rosary. There are people on YouTube saying the Rosary. I particular like the Scripture Rosary. Some people meditate using Scripture verses, other people prefer to use their own meditation on Jesus’s life. Whatever brings you closer to God, makes God happy.

Many Have Answered the Call to be Martyrs for God

Not everyone will be called to give up their physical lives to God. Though we are all called to die to ourselves. Meaning to give up all our evil ways and imitate the virtues of Christ, and do the will of our Heavenly Father. Now that’s been said, martyrs do have a special place in Gods’ heart. It is only natural to think that.

1 John 3:16. This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down His life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.

To follow Jesus is not an easy task. It’s both full of joy and sorrow. The joy in our Lord is our strength. We can conquer all things through the merits of Jesus Christ. We have to learn to deny ourselves the passions of our flesh, which is hard enough. But when we see how many lost souls there are, who will go to hell if they are not rescued in time, is a very painful truth to a true believer of Christ. They would naturally want to do what they can to help them saved. Even if all they can do is pray and fast for them.

I was watching a video of true martyrs being tortured. It sadden me to think people can be so cruel to another human being. I was saddened all day long. So I eventually turn to the Lord and this is what He had to say to me. “I want you to repeat after me, that the more souls willing to sacrifice their lives for me, I will shower mercy on continents.”

Many people might have difficulty believing God said that to me. Have your own way. God doesn’t always say what you want Him to. I am however perfectly happy with that statement.  I have read a book “The Way of Divine Love.” Many years ago, by Sister Josefa Menendez. Tan Publication. That book changed my whole life around. It is still available on the internet if you want to purchase it for yourself. It will open your eyes wide.  It gave me a real look at the graces God gives to somebody who is selfless and willing to pay any price to save souls for God. She was a living sacrifice for God and God alone. I wish I can be like her. Her life influenced me to offer myself up to God, to become a martyr for Gods intentions. I tell you what, no sooner I offered up myself, Jesus appeared and He was so happy. I believe He was carrying His cross, but I am not so sure, because I was more interested in what He was looking at. Even though I couldn’t see it, I believe He was looking at all the souls that will benefit from my sacrifice.

Many will probably argue that Jesus redeem all mankind, why would He want us to offer ourselves to become martyrs to save souls. I tell you the book I mention earlier would explained it far better than I can. All I know is any kind of sacrifice we offer up cheerfully with faith can move mountains, including saving stubborn souls. Jesus wants us to imitate Him as much as possible. It is true God is setting up safe havens, for these times and many of Gods children will go there and be safe from persecutions. God wants me to put them at peace, who maybe feeling guilty that they are not able to be martyrs for the salvation of souls. They will be used by God mightily according to their faith. God will continually bath them with His love. And He doesn’t want you to be sorry, but be at peace.

For those who are to become martyrs for God, my advice is pray every day for yourself and current and future martyrs, to persevere to the end. Pray that they will receive all the graces they need to be strong and faithful in the Lord. God gives mercy to those who are merciful. If we look after Gods interest He will look after ours, as the saying goes. What I saw in that video was horrific and it would be unkind not to pray for them also.

Praying to God is the first Priority

Proverbs 16:3. Unless the Lord builds the house, they labour in vain who build it; unless the Lord guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.

This verse means a lot to me. God, in His goodness and mercy lets us go our own way. So that we find we do indeed need to rely on God for everything. Many times we mess up our own lives, because we fail to pray that God will give us direction and bless our activities. I have for so long tried different things only to fail, because I haven’t consulted God first. I finally given in and are now asking God for direction and perseverance to stay on track. So that I will accomplish Gods’ Will for me. It is never easy handing your will over to God. We want to be in control. To hand over our reigns means we have to trust God completely. God wants to stretch our faith and trust in Him. We need to believe in miracles many times throughout our lives.

Prayer life is so important. This truth can never be exaggerated. We often dive right in and not take the precaution to pray to our Father, who loves us so much that He wants to bless our lives with good things. But we have this tendency at times to think we know best. And we think sometimes we know better than God, what will make us happy. You see this in families. Parents trying to guide their children in the right direction, only to find their children can be quiet rebellious at times.

I believe in so strongly only when we do this from love, our prayer life is the most important part of serving God. I believe in doing good works comes second in importance. If we try to serve God without praying about it first, might prove to be unsuccessful. Because we are relying on our own strength and our own so called wisdom. But when we turn to God, we give God great pleasure in doing so.

I can remember when my mother and I were in the middle of moving house and we were terribly worried, how to get our animals up to our new home. So I turned to God for help and He showed up, as they say. And He was so honored that I asked Him for help, that it shocked me. I said to myself who can I turn to, but you God. God showed me by that experience He is so, so honored when we ask Him for help. Even if it is the most natural thing to do. Nothing can be wiser than to turn to God for help. There are great many things about Gods’ character that will both surprise, delight and amaze us if we only knew about them.

Doing Gods’ Will fulfills us

My father lived a good life. He was a carpenter and he helped the family and friends out when they needed help using his skills as a carpenter. When he was dying he said over and over again I wasted it, I wasted it. Meaning he wasted his life on earth. He had an encounter of the Crucified Christ and I believe he felt he could of done a lot more to please God in his lifetime. I am bringing this up because even though he was a generous man in many ways, he still saw that he could have done a lot more for God. I want us all to live fully for God and be happy with our lives, that when we die we know we have made the best use of our opportunities to serve God. God was very gracious to my father, He heard his prayer and I believe He extended his life a few more months longer, to make up for lost time.

Both my mother and myself was told by God, that what my father went through in those few months, is what saints usually take a life time to reach. So I am proud of my father the way he became so holy in such a short time. After great tribulation we also can become holy, compassionate, merciful, forgiving and affectionate to one another, just like how God wants us to be. I know realistically we wouldn’t be entirely happy. The more we grow in love with God, the more we want, which is excellent. That is a sure way to grow more pleasing to God.

I want to be great in heaven, and I want us all to be great. We are working for a whole eternity. The closer we are to God here on earth, the more intimate we will be with God in heaven for a whole eternity. We can all do it if we truly want it. Like my fathers’ cry to God was answered at his death bed. Lets’ not wait until then. Lets’ start crying out to God now. God does have favourites. The more we resemble Jesus on earth the more we are loved by God. Many people will disagree with that. We all can get there, we all can be Gods’ favourite. There is plenty of love to go around. We are so unique and so is our calling, if we choose to follow Jesus to become great in heaven. Don’t be lazy and really reach out to God begging Him, to make you great in heaven. If you do, expect trials that will purify you, and if you hang onto Gods’ reassuring promises you will prosper. Anything that is worth something is hard work, but you won’t be saying on your death bed I wasted it, I wasted it. But enter into His glory.

You know in heaven there are all different levels of spiritual wealth. The more pleasing you are to God on earth the more spiritual wealthy you become in heaven. One thing I am glad to hear in heaven there is no jealousy among the inhabitants of heaven as they are here on earth.

One guy went to heaven and he told his brother who was his guide, that he wanted to see the cities in heaven, and his brother told him they aren’t cities, but mansions. I want a mansion in heaven. Many people in heaven, haven’t got a mansion or a home, because basically they didn’t use the many opportunities God gave them to grow in His Spirit, and do the works that Jesus did.

God is inviting us all, even the worst sinner of all time, are invited to come nearer to God and be Gods’ favourite child. Jesus has paid the full price for all our sins on the cross, and is willing to give us graces that will cleanse our hearts from the desires of this world, to a holy desire in pleasing only God. The closer we come to Him the more we desire Him. He is so beautiful. Our eyes are open more as we get closer. Often we have encounters of Jesus while we are still on earth that strengthens our desires for Him more. There is a price to pay and that is learn to surrender to Gods’ every wish. Of course we fall many times, but we get right back up again and repent and all is forgotten by God our Father. Thanks to Jesus paying the full price for our salvation.

I am ever so grateful for all the saints that have inspired me to follow Jesus more closely than I would of otherwise have done. I would have missed out on so much.

Love Yourself as God wants you to

Very few of us love ourselves as we are called to. We listen to, too many lies from the devil and the proper gander of the world, and not what God is trying to tell us. The opinion of the world is back to front from what God is telling us. We judge ourselves too harshly as a genuine rule. We tend to expect ourselves to live up to an impossible task of what the world and those around us expect of us.

God wants us to be ourselves, and know the difference between loving ourselves the right way from the wrong way. We are allowed by God to be kind to ourselves and know it takes time to get our spiritual house in order. We fail many times before we can break bad habits, but if we keep persevering with Gods’ help, we will break bad habits with a positive attitude. Too many times we expect instant success.

I wasn’t very good at many of the subjects that the school was teaching me. Because God gave me different gifts that that school didn’t teach. So I had an inferior complex which should have never happened. My mother use to go to different schools when she was young. One school, sports was all important. If you were good at sports they made a great fuss over you. Another school my mother went to, the academic studies were more important. So if your talent was sports they weren’t impress with you. You see what I am getting at. Depending on what crowd you are in, they expect you to win their approval, but not Gods’. And God is the one who made us. He is the one who hands out gifts to His children. Not one gift is less precious than the other. They are all important to serve Him in His Kingdom purpose. God has a perfect plan for all of us.

 But we need to listen to the Holy Spirit and ask God to direct our lives where we should go. I believe if you have a dream that doesn’t go away, God has put it there. Usually it is impossible without Gods’ supernatural help to accomplish it. Because God wants all the glory. I was told by God He has a greater dream than I do of myself, and that includes you also. It requires believing in Gods’ special love for you alone and are willing to go after your dream with much prayer and waiting for the right time, place and people to help you arrive. And also doing what you can to make it happen. We need to speak positively about ourselves and our future. Declaring and decreeing as much as possible. Like the Bible says there is power in the tongue. And like it also says, “decree a thing and it shall be established.” I am not sure where that is in the Bible, but it is in there.

Don’t be harsh on yourself when you can’t be the person you want to be. You are in Gods’ eyes the perfect child of God all ready. You and I need to really know that all the time. If we doing our best despite of our failures that is all right. Jesus spoke to a nun called Sister Josefa Menendez that He prefers someone who has fallen many times, but humbly repents, from someone who hasn’t fallen much, but is full of pride. Remember Gods’ love is nothing like mans’ love. We love most of the time conditionally, but Gods love is never ending. And we are in love with God, serving Him the best way we can, is very pleasing to Him. We must remember we are the head and not the tail. Shows on T.V. makes out they are the smart ones, but in truth they preach from their shows lies. Only truth will stand. When the storms of life hits, lies will crumble and fall down with a loud noise. But those who are righteous in the Lord will be able to stand through any storm, because they trust God with all they have. They don’t lean on their own understanding, so that makes them teachable and bendable for the Holy Spirit to work through them. When God fights for us, we always win.

Because I failed to fast properly for a couple of days I got upset with myself. This is what some of the things God had to say to me. “How I wish you would consider how many times you have completed a fast? Sue you are wrecking your chances when you address yourself as a failure. Are you not my child? You awakening to your faults. They always were there, but now you see them better.”

In other words the more light is poured into us by the Spirit of God, we are going to see faults that we didn’t know about. So we can work on that area. Just imagine if God was to show us all our faults at once, it would kill us. So sometimes we are actually advancing when we see more, to work on. I have to warn you that not always this is so. The more you see doesn’t always mean you are advancing, only when you are truly fighting for Gods’ Kingdom to come. There are of course those who don’t want to improve and they live in sin, because they choose to do so.