Lessons from St Francis of Asis

Today I was moved to read the story of St Francis of Asis.Here is what i observed and learnt.

Observation
1.St Francis of Asis took the Word of God literally i.e—not in a narrow fundamentalist sense, but by actually following all that Jesus said and did, joyfully, without limit and without a sense of self-importance. 

2.He was told by Christ ,"Francis, go out and build up my house, for it is nearly falling down." Francis became the totally poor and humble workman. 
He gave up all his possessions.
He was, for a time, considered to be a religious fanatic, begging from door to door when he could not get money for his work, evokng sadness or disgust to the hearts of his former friends, ridicule from the unthinking.

3.During the last years of his relatively short life (he died at 44), he was half blind and seriously ill.
4.Two years before his death, he received the stigmata, the real and painful wounds of Christ in his hands, feet and side.

5.On his deathbed, he said over and over again the last addition to his Canticle of the Sun, "Be praised, O Lord, for our Sister Death." He sang Psalm 141, and at the end asked his superior to have his clothes removed when the last hour came and for permission to expire lying naked on the earth, in imitation of his Lord.
 

Lessons
i)The Grace of God can enable us to do things we would never have done by ourselves;good and great things.
ii)To have genuine faith in God and be willing to do just what the Lord says in his Word without minding much of what others are saying or thinking of you.
iii)When he was told to go and build the Church,it had a deeper meaning so we all need to be praying and asking God to show us ways and how he actually wants us to serve him.
iv)As believers we can sometimes be faced with physical illnesses and pains of which God allows for his own good and meaningful reasons.
v)To be persistence in prayer (with praise and thanksgiving) even when in deep troubles and pains as he continued to pray regulary the 141 Psalms and the praises he sang.
vi)To be humble always and guide our mouth especially when we pass through great troubles and pains and sorrows.(Ps 141)

Prayer:
Lord,now I can somehow see why at sometime you gave us St Francis of Asis as our Patron for the ministry you have given us.You have called us to rebuild broken walls while following your Word.Help us to do your will always,in Jesus Name,Amen.

For in him .....

Word for the day:
For ‘In him we live and move and have our being,’^* as even some of your poets have said, ‘For we too are his offspring.’ Acts 17:28

--in him---!!!very beautiful,beatiful in deed!

Testing Character

Did you know that there are times God let us go our own ways so that to test our character? 2 Chr 32:30-31

How a woman can enjoy her family

Woman! 1.Choose to serve with joy 2.Plan well 3.Work hard 4.Control your tongue 5.Take care of yourself 6.Remember your audience. These,among other things will help you enjoy your family and dedicate yourself to it for the Glory of the Most High. May God bless us all.

SECRETS OF SUCCESS

1.Be true and open to the Holy Spirit every time

2.Allow the Holy Spirit to teach you through vast ways(the Holy Spirit can use so many ways,so many circumstances to teach us things).

3.Living what you have learned i.e put it in to practice

4.Plan and organize well with the Holy Spirit and have discipline in fulfilling the plans.

4.Be aware that you also have a spiritual life and you should walk in it confidently

5.Trust God always and have confidence in him.Be calm when faced with difficult/hard times

6.Develop yourself in your carrier and be confidence as you work through it.Be competent enough

7.Be thankful always for the Holy Spirit can use even the most frustrating situations for our best and sometimes we do not see things in their broad perspectives

WHY THANKING

Thanking God all the time and in all things signifies our faith we have to God the Almighty concerning his faithfullness in fulfilling his promises known to us through his word.

Daily Reflections

Regular daily reflections helps us examine our conscience in a more fruitful way

Inner strength-unseen but a valuable treasure

Seen and unseen(seen from unseen)
life is not all of what we can see-it is not build up of only what we can see;There is a great contribution of the what we can not see:
basically all what we can see have a root and foundation from what we can not see;if you allow the what can not be seen to build up well and strong enough it will no soon reveal itself to what we can all see for the seen is temporal and the unseen eternal as the later it is the base for the former

Daily inspiration

In baptism and confirmation you were given many graces: Faith is a huge one, but you have to activate it and use it, or it grows weak for lack of exercise.

from Minutes meditation in www.americancatholic.org

A WAY OUT

There is always a way out of any situation.It does not matter how the situation is,whether terrifying,astonishing,frustrating or any how,just let your mind settle and you will surely see a way through.God who created us gave us abilities to handle all things and situations that come on our way and thats why he lets us face them cause he knows we can handle them.He can never bring a situation to anyone that is greater that the ability he has given to that person and so my dears never say this is too much for me!!!settle down and you will be ammazed when you find our what you are capable of