Do you know what the opposite of love is?
No, not always hate, but often, even usually, fear.
For it is fear that often causes a spiral toward hatred.
And while love pushes away evil, like a cushion of sanctified air around us, fear draws spirits because they feed off its energy in the same way that rodents are attracted to trash or flies to fluorescent lights.
A safe life is a deep, fearless life lived for God. When we approach each day from the perspective of His mission, instead of our own, we are on the way to opening doors we didn’t even know existed, doors behind which are graces in store for us.
Once received, such graces are enhanced every time we are diligent, overcome a bad habit, confess a sin (making a real effort not to repeat it), turn away from what tempts us, and choose love.
God blesses us to encourage us in good and withdraws blessings to indicate when we are in error. Graces are enhanced every time we turn the other cheek. We have seen a number of cases where what seemed like a disaster caused by the evil of another was simply ignored and followed by graces that greatly exceeded what the evil took away.
Every temptation is a gift because it is the chance to be more like Jesus. This is a fitting Lenten contemplation!
Be real with yourself and do not bind yourself to material things but to God. And do not forget that your life is transitory like a flower.
Do not fear but see it at the root of other negative emotions. Fear is often the reason we dislike others, limit what we do, and isolate ourselves.
The more we overcome negative emotional reactions, the more we begin to feel peace, happiness, and freedom.
Our goal in life, our path to the miraculous, and to Heaven, is to remove whatever boulders may be in the stream of life that has been designated for us. In that way do we quicken the flow, letting the stream come with full fruition instead of perilous whitewater.
From there, we have to let ourselves fearlessly flow with it.
That means releasing many of our tensions, timetables, troubles, anxieties, and routines to God, knowing that He is there when we need Him. He monitors events in our lives much more closely than we ourselves could ever hope to monitor them and while He may take His time, He is never late.
Give everything to God and don’t worry. Jesus said that the “anxiety of the world” makes us “unfruitful.” When we worry, it’s a little stone that collects on top of other “worry stones.” Eventually, there will be a block; fear is like a boulder.
To attract the stream of life, we must shake off fear and become as pure as the heavenly flow. The worst enemy you have may be on your wrist. When we are slaves to time, we are slaves to the flow of what man has created, instead of the flow of God, Who is timeless.
“All for God and all for others” is the slogan of the wonderworker.
If you seek God and work for Him in everything, without fear or pause, the result will be miraculous.
[resources: The God of Miracles]