My brethren, bear in mind that our thoughts determine our lives…
In other words, you are what you usually think… and you become one with what your mind dwells on and engages in…
We know that “there is no evil in the world, except sin itself”, for it is the only thing that separates us from God.
All other events are neither evil nor good…
One thing, an event, becomes good or bad according to the stance we take towards it.
Know also that:
Our common enemy, the devil, fights us mainly through our thoughts…
The devil is a brat who enjoys it when he destroys or torments man…
Many a times he puts an evil thought in us and then comes afterwards and whispers to us, “Are you not ashamed to think things like that?” Who? The one who put that particular thought in our minds in the first place(!!!)
In cases like this, we should completely ignore both of these evil thoughts!
If, however, we do not succeed this, we must be aware that since man is a free person, with free will, he is responsible and charged for what he actually wants and not what the other person tries to impose on him…
Therefore, I say to you, do not entangle yourselves in evil thoughts…
And one last thing:
If we just take a look (a glance, so to speak) at the evil thought that the enemy will submit to us, by this momentary lapse that we accord to him, he is filled with joy (he is so mean and foolish!); let alone take him seriously…
Therefore, my brethren be free!
Do not panic, do not engage in an evil thought that may come to you…
On the contrary:
- Do not be sad, but rejoice!
- Do not be anxious, but endure!
- Do not grumble, but always have a good disposition towards God and..
- Do not concern yourself with what concerns the antichrist; concern yourself with Christ!
- Do not be occupied with indecent imaginations, only with decent thoughts!
- Flee from evil and practise good!
- Do not get stuck when you fall (we’ve been over this before in P.A. 780), just get up and move on…
- Think not of evil, but always think of the good!
- Always have positive thoughts, even in the face of an unpleasant or sad thing or
In general, try to see things positively and think of positive parameters…
After all, let us not forget the saying: ‘Take advantage of obstacles, there is good reason that they are coming your way’.
And the words of the Bible: ” All things work together to those who love God” (Rom. 8, 28).
Yes, my brethren, our thoughts determine our lives…
Instead of thinking a lot, pray a lot…, with the multipowered prayer:
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