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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

WHAT’S YOUR STUMBLING BLOCK? - Daily Reflections August 19,2014


WHAT’S YOUR STUMBLING BLOCK?
 
Our weaknesses are the points where Satan will attack us. This is why we should be honest with ourselves so that we can be alert when our weaknesses are in play. This is also where being a member of a faith community can be a great advantage because we can share our weaknesses with others and they will help us be vigilant against the works of Satan in our lives. However, if we do not admit our weaknesses, then Satan is laughing as he will be able to attack us there. He can easily win us over to his side if we do not protect ourselves from him as we should.
       Jesus tells us that the first will be last and the last will be first. If we admit our weaknesses, we will more readily triumph in the long run. Those who insist on their own greatness, relying too much on their strength, will discover that eventually they will succumb to the wiles of Satan and the road back will be a long and winding one. The honest and humble person, while perhaps without a spectacular array of gifts in play, will be a better bet to make it through the trials and tribulations of his faith journey.
       Another aspect of strength and wealth is that they do not make us entrust our lives easily into the hands of God. People like this are self-sufficient. Self-sufficiency is the archenemy of holiness. The work of holiness, from the point of view of the individual, is the process of surrendering everything to the work of the Holy Spirit. It is not we who make ourselves holy; we have to rely on God to do that. It is critical that we realize this. Until we surrender everything into God’s hands, we are crippled in our ability to achieve holiness. Fr. Steve Tynan, MGL
 
REFLECTION QUESTION: What are your weaknesses?
 
Jesus, help me to be honest with myself in identifying and accepting my weaknesses. May I more readily surrender them to You that You might be my strength in these areas of my life.

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