DWQA Questions › Tag: Jesus ChristFilter:AllOpenResolvedClosedUnansweredSort byViewsAnswersVotesIn the introduction, Sister Elizabeth Siepak wrote of Saint Faustina, “The austere lifestyle and exhausting fasts that she imposed upon herself even before joining the Congregation, weakened her organism to such an extent that already during her postulantship (her probationary period) it became necessary to send her to a hospital treatment center to restore her health.” This kind of asceticism is common in monastic life and settings. Why is this kind of life widely thought necessary for spiritual advancement and lofty attainments? What is Creator’s perspective?ClosedNicola asked 2 years ago • Divinely Inspired Messengers148 views0 answers0 votesSaint Faustina presented an interesting dilemma as a person. She at once possessed a deep and profound, indeed unshakable belief in the divine, while also possessing an almost entirely antithetical and profound lack of faith and confidence in herself. Since Creator has said time and again that both faith in the divine and faith in oneself as worthy of interacting and petitioning the divine are both necessary for effective and powerful prayer, can Creator share with us what kind of past life history led to Saint Faustina’s exaggerated dilemma?ClosedNicola asked 2 years ago • Divinely Inspired Messengers192 views0 answers0 votesSaint Faustina, as revealed in her diary, clearly believed herself “unworthy” of divine favor while, at the same time, desiring it desperately and with every fiber of her being. Her asceticism, fervent and unrelenting prayer were clearly almost desperate-at-times efforts to reconcile herself to the divine, and meet what she believed were nearly unattainable standards of perfection demanded of anyone seeking divine favor. And even though there was a divine mission planned for her, it seems her dilemma almost required the extreme level of daily divine involvement in her life such that Jesus himself had to try and be her therapist, as no one else, literally, was qualified to help her “get past herself?” What can Creator tell us?ClosedNicola asked 2 years ago • Divinely Inspired Messengers168 views0 answers0 votesSaint Faustina was one of the most risk-averse people anyone can study in detail. There is almost nothing in her life that she did of her own initiative. In fact, she was of the opinion that having ANY initiative of her own was evidence of moral and spiritual failings. She actually believed her lack of initiative was a VIRTUE and celebrated it as such throughout her writings. Saint Faustina wrote in her diary, “I feel I am wholly God’s property, I experience this in a way that can be physically sensed. I am completely at peace about everything, because I know it is the Spouse’s business to look after me. I have forgotten about myself completely.” She further wrote, “I must refer everything to God and, in my own eyes, recognize myself for what I am: utter misery and nothingness.” Also, “O my Jesus, keep me near to You! See how weak I am! I cannot go a step forward by myself; so You, Jesus, must stand by me constantly like a mother by a helpless child – and even more so.” What is Creator’s perspective?ClosedNicola asked 2 years ago • Divinely Inspired Messengers165 views0 answers0 votesIn her diary, Saint Faustina said that one day, the Lord said to her, “My child, you please Me most by suffering. In your physical as well as your mental sufferings, My daughter, do not seek sympathy from creatures (other people). I want the fragrance of your suffering to be pure and unadulterated. I want you to detach yourself, not only from creatures (people), but also from yourself. My daughter, I want to delight in the love of your heart, a pure love, virginal, unblemished, untarnished. The more you will come to love suffering, My daughter, the purer your love for Me will be.” To be completely honest, this sounds more like an Anunnaki psychic talking than it does Jesus. What can Creator tell us?ClosedNicola asked 2 years ago • Divinely Inspired Messengers159 views0 answers0 votesSaint Faustina wrote that the Lord said to her, “Even the devils glorify My justice but do not believe in My Goodness.” What is Creator’s perspective?ClosedNicola asked 2 years ago • Divinely Inspired Messengers181 views0 answers0 votesSaint Faustina wrote, “A general principle. It would be a very ugly thing for a religious to seek relief from suffering.” What is Creator’s perspective?ClosedNicola asked 2 years ago • Divinely Inspired Messengers154 views0 answers0 votesMonastic life seems to require that great hardships be intentionally undertaken and embraced to make oneself worthy of divine communion. Can Creator share how Empowered Prayer and the Lightworker Healing Protocol offer an alternative path to achieving the same ends?ClosedNicola asked 2 years ago • Divinely Inspired Messengers175 views0 answers0 votesMerriam-Webster’s Dictionary has a number of definitions for the word “holy.” The first one is, “exalted or worthy of complete devotion as one perfect in goodness and righteousness.” Collin’s Dictionary defines it as: “If you describe something as holy, you mean that it is considered to be special because it is connected with God or a particular religion.” What is Creator’s perspective and definition of the word “holy?”ClosedNicola asked 2 years ago • Human Potential193 views0 answers0 votesIn the King James Bible, Romans 12:1, St. Paul says: “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” What is Creator’s perspective?ClosedNicola asked 2 years ago • Human Potential172 views0 answers0 votesJerry Bridges said: “We are 100 percent responsible for the pursuit of holiness, but at the same time we are 100 percent dependent upon the Holy Spirit to enable us in that pursuit. The pursuit of holiness is not a pull-yourself-up-by-your-own-bootstraps approach to the Christian life.” What is Creator’s perspective?ClosedNicola asked 2 years ago • Human Potential166 views0 answers0 votesFrederick William Faber said: “Happiness is a great power of holiness. Thus, kind words, by their power of producing happiness, have also a power of producing holiness, and so of winning men to God.” What is Creator’s perspective?ClosedNicola asked 2 years ago • Human Potential155 views0 answers0 votesMonica Johnson said: “Holiness through Christ’s Spirit is the accountability every Christian should be striving towards.” What is Creator’s perspective?ClosedNicola asked 2 years ago • Human Potential161 views0 answers0 votesRicky Martin said: “Buddha’s teachings are very simple, you don’t have to break your head to understand the message. The part that I like the most from Buddha’s teachings and from His Holiness, The Dalai Lama, is that the most powerful weapon is to not attack, to be able to have self-control.” What is Creator’s perspective?ClosedNicola asked 2 years ago • Human Potential194 views0 answers0 votesMother Angelica said: “Every Christian who strives for holiness of life experiences dryness of soul. It is to most people a heart-rending experience. It is a paradox, for the soul becomes confused when it realizes the harder it strives the further away Jesus seems to be.” What can Creator tell us?ClosedNicola asked 2 years ago • Human Potential189 views0 answers0 votes
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