I just realized as I reflected… ever since I really started regular worship and daily prayer, I started to feel a heavier burden towards my surroundings, towards people who are underprivileged and in dire need of the Lord.
I knew that a deeper faith in God would bring about a more sensitive and greater consciousness within me… but only recently did I realize one of the reasons why this has happened…
I went into quiet contemplation and reflected on some of the chapters of the book I read entitled, “Ablaze for God“, which talks about effective prayer. And I learned that a prayer that comes from a painful heart is easily heard by God hence making it more powerful.
The pain I am experiencing is a “spiritual reality”… it is actually brought about by the Holy Spirit. The Spirit allows the pain and sorrow to overwhelm me so that I can channel all of it through prayer… thus creating a powerful prayer to the Lord for those in urgent need of God.
Wonderful, isn’t it? The pain is a gift… because it serves a greater purpose… God’s purpose.
Praise God for these revelations.
Tags: ablaze, catholic, christian, discovery, Faith, gift, God, Holy Spirit, Lord, pain, reality, revelation
kengkay
wrote,
this is a great post chuckie — you created words for those things that i am feeling, too. pain helps us to grow better… i accept that.
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Link | November 22nd, 2007 at 10:40 pm
Chuckster
wrote,
@ Kengkay
Thank you. Pain helps us to become better individuals only if that pain causes us to run to the Lord. God want us to be dependent to Him. And pain is just one of the ways that can lead us back to His love.
Salamat sa pagbisita ulit dito.
Link | November 22nd, 2007 at 11:19 pm
Ambo
wrote,
Chucks, nice read! I am beginning to really love your blog. You contributions and writings are getting deeper. Your sense of emotions are well expressed. This is what i need. Thanks a lot Kapatid.
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Link | November 23rd, 2007 at 1:08 pm
Chuckster
wrote,
@ Ambo
It’s great to know you are enjoying my articles… yeah, it seems like most of my random thoughts nowadays have been quite deeper than usual… just going through my old articles years back, one would notice a gradual (but positive) change.
I’m glad that my articles and contributions are helping you spiritually… if you want more of these kinds of writing, you can check out my spiritual blog called, THE ROAD LEAST TAKEN.
Some of the posts I make over there are re-posted here when applicable… but almost all of my community experiences, spiritual revelations and reflections are posted there.
Do hope you check it out. God bless bro!
Link | November 23rd, 2007 at 2:46 pm
zerovoltage
wrote,
Praise God indeed! With these sensitivities we become better people in his eyes
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Link | November 23rd, 2007 at 7:13 pm
Chuckster
wrote,
@ Zero
True. Some people don’t see it that way. People don’t understand that God’s thinking is far far different that ours…
But that doesn’t mean that we cannot strive to be and think like Him. So when revelations are made evident to us, we should learn to retain them… and to thank Him for allowing it to be revealed to us.
Link | November 23rd, 2007 at 11:34 pm
zerovoltage
wrote,
Hey, tagged you hope you don’t mind ;P
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Link | November 24th, 2007 at 2:59 am
martin aquino
wrote,
hi chuck! It’s been a while!
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Link | November 24th, 2007 at 12:49 pm
Chuckster
wrote,
@ Zerovoltage
No prob bro! Thanks for the tag! I checked it out already… although I think I may have answered something like that na… will double check.
Link | November 24th, 2007 at 2:30 pm
Chuckster
wrote,
@ Martin
Bro! Long time no hear ah! What have you been up to lately? Uy… EB soon ha… next month. Be there!
Link | November 24th, 2007 at 2:31 pm