Flow the spirit

Jesus said, “You have made my house of prayer into a den of robbers.” How did that happen? This is an excellent example for us to evaluate our Christian ministries, churches and Christian websites today.

God may tell you to do a certain thing and others don’t understand because He has not revealed the same thing to them. Many times they look at the situation through fleshly eyes and come to the conclusion that what God has told you to do is impossible; therefore, they try to discourage you from even starting it.

Attachment… bondage… Moha… state as we may but the meaning of all three words remains the same. Christians call it water, Hindus Jala and the followers of Islamic dharma as Paani… the intent and meaning of all the three is the same.

In a group you tend to impress others. Few churches, ministries and Christian Websites teach you how to pray alone. Most of the time you forget you are talking to God. So being alone is the best way to face God.

Don’t allow yourself to become a storage jar in life. Instead, learn to be a channel so love and goodness can flow through you.

Praise is a powerful device divinely established by God as not only weapon to fight the devil but as a way of bringing down the divine presence of God into the heart of men, their gatherings and like to receive from God. When prayers seem tarrying, try praise. When you pray, God send the answers speedily but through an angel. However, when you praise God, you are inviting God Himself. Wow! This is great!

Human beings are bound to face times of difficulties in life and this is what makes life what it is. As far as one lives, limitations to goal achievement will always surface to stop you from getting to the target you have set for yourself. Whatsoever thing may come our way in life, we are to face such with courage and break every limitation.

Silence. A word so powerful it can bring fear or peace; happiness or loneliness; confusion or understanding. A silent world can be a lonely world. Fear that slowly enters the mind can have a profound impact on the existence in a silent world. A siege of negative emotion can flood a time, space reality exaggerating the outcome of a simple event. Silence may also be uplifting, the calm after the storm, the break from chaos and mayhem. It is what it is, the interpretation is the variable.

Our sadhana (daily prayers) might take up an hour each day. But the time that we are actually thinking, acting and associating with others makes up the other 23 hours of the day. These 23 hours are much more important than the one hour we’re doing our sadhanas.

How often do you get “worked up” over what might happen? If you’re like me and most people and you are honest, the answer is probably every day! What a total waste of time. We spend more time worrying about the future or regretting and rehashing the past than we do living in the present moment. We tend to fly through the days on autopilot. Doing things automatically and not really being present and aware. We don’t pay attention! The crazy thing is the only thing we really have is this present moment and we waste more of them than we appreciate and live to the fullest.

A search for meaning in our lives inevitably leads to a search for God. In our search we find something that brings us to a deeper realization and awareness of the Divine within each of us. Meditation is the key that opens the door to our awareness of the Presence that is within.

My husband and I lived a life of unity for the first seven years of our martial life. But, in the course of time, differences of opinion started to arise between us and our family peace was disturbed as a result. We disagree on almost all matters. He does not like my views and I do not like his suggestions. Our house is like a hell now. Is there a way for this situation to change and for our home to become a haven of peace?