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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