The words of our Lord Jesus Christ
then also flashed in my mind as I further pondered on the veracity or
truthfulness of the said answer: “Whoever
does the will of God is brother and sister and mother to me.” (Mark 3:35)
Life on earth is, indeed, a series
of activities. Day in and day out I do a
lot of things, some planned, others unplanned.
Knowing why I should do each activity is important, for without an
appreciation of the purpose I would be just like a robot doing things not
knowing why I do them. I realize then
that ‘focusing on the Will of God’ is a simple way of making every act in my life significant.
This, however, requires an Act of
Faith arising from the following convictions:
1. That
God is the Supreme Being who created everything in this world, and that without
Him nothing can exist.
2. That
God is all- knowing and all-powerful, so that for Him nothing is impossible.
3. That
God is the ‘Alpha and Omega’, the Beginning and the End of everything in this
world.
4. That
God created the world out of love, so He can share His everlasting happiness to
all those who would love Him in return.
5. That
Jesus Christ is God’s Son Who became Man to redeem men from sin and enable them
to be reconciled with God.
With these convictions I base the rationale of
focusing on the Will of God as a simple way of unifying all my
actions towards a grateful response to the love of God for me. When in all sincerity I do everything in
accordance with the Will of God, I believe this is what pleases God, and this
is my humble response to God’s love for me.
In the past few days I have tried to
be more conscious of focusing on the
Will of God. So, every now and then I
ask myself: “Is this what God wants me to do?”
When I realize and accept that it is what God wants me to do, I
then try to do it in the best way I can
to please Him. This simplifies my life.
By: Buddy Cagurangan
Jan. 9, 2012
By: Buddy Cagurangan
Jan. 9, 2012
