Random Lessons

I'm currently doing one of my favorite activities: decluttering. ♥

Among the helpful stuffs that I saw were three pieces of paper on which the following things were written:

Random Lesson # 1: Be OPEN. (From the homily on the gospel about the healing of a blind man.)

We all experience blindness in our lives, more than the physical, there's the spiritual blindness. In times like those, we just need to be OPEN:
Obedient. Patient. Enlightened. Nothing (Be humble).

Random Lesson #2: Oo sa Panginoon. Oo sa simbahan. Oo sa kapwa.
You can't say yes to God without saying yes to His body (the Church) and to your brethren.

Random Lesson # 3: God's reign is limitless, not bounded by time and space.

The essence of kingship is service. Jesus came to serve not to be served. Therefore, unlike any other king, his kingdom has no end.

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I also cleaned up my inbox and here are three messages of inspiration and encouragement. :)

Dear My child,

Does a country send its soldiers to war without giving them ammunition? Does a parent send his child to school without paying for her tuition? In the same way, I do not send you to serve Me without equipping you with the gifts and graces you'll need to complete your mission.

Your Commander-in-Chief,
God

P.S. My child, when you think you are ill-equipped, call on Me for more provisions.

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There is no situation so chaotic that God cannot, from that situation, create something that is surpassingly good. He did it at the creation. He did it at the cross. He is doing it today. (Moule)
God made every day a wonderful day. It's up to us to see it that way. Hold on to His promise! He has a wonderful and amazing plan for you. Let go of your worries and let God take over your life.

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God's five purposes for your life on earth:
He made you to be a "member" of His family, a "model" of His character, a "magnifier" of His glory, a "minister" of His grace, and a "messenger" of His great news to others.

Live your purpose!

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No matter how simple and random these lessons are, I chose to post them still because they can help me become a little wiser, a little better. :)

I'm forever a student...
of life. :)

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