Purification, Cleansing

What I need and long for these days is a thorough cleansing and purification of my spirit, mind, heart and soul and body - every cell of it. Perhaps the body part is the easiest because the body has a built-in , natural mechanism for flushing out toxins, physical toxins , although sometimes this might not be enough if one abuses the body by taking in really harmful substances , excessively. The mind , heart and soul part I find that one has to be aware of the toxicity and one has the consciousness and the will to do the purification and cleansing. One has to be aware of the negativities that have come in from the outside and that have come from the inside and be vigilant in having a positive inner life. And this needs a lot of prayer and and a lot of awareness of only thinking about what Philippians 3:8 ( if I remember correctly) suggests. And these have to be done on a daily basis or even on a shorter-time cycle so the toxins will not have the chance to fester and harm the inner self. Forgiveness , both inwards and outwards, plays a very big role in this. I understand now why Jesus says to forgive seventy times seventy which I understand to mean , every time a wrong , an offense, a negativity occurs, inside or out. It's a spiritual practicality,much in the same way that the body has an automatic everyday detoxifying mechanism. Forgiveness is that automatic everyday detoxifying mechanism , of the spirit,mind, heart and soul! ADMG. INDNJC!

Life's Purpose

March 30, 2010

I've read the entire Bible once and I've been hearing verses and excerpts during masses and I've been reading ang rereading verses and excerpts but I have not hit upon the answer to the question of why God created me in particular. It might sound and look like a self-centered question, but the answer is the foundation of how I would like to live the rest of my life.Sure, I have plans and dreams for what remains of my life which I am praying to GOD for realization, and I am praying that those plans and dreams are part of God's purpose for my life. Maybe I'm too presumptous to be asking that, but it would be nice to know , me, nearing senior citizenship in a few years.
Jeremiah 33:3 says "Call to Me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things which you have not known. " According to God's word, may I ask, please. Some thoughts have crossed my mind -- such as that God loves me and therefore created me so I could keep Him company; that God wants me to be a showcase of His love and generous abundance and become His 'apple of the eye'. Thinking like a spoiled brat , I admit, but I think it would be wonderful to God's pampered 'spoiled brat' . It is very delightful to be thinking along those lines. On my part , I know that I would like to serve God and obey Him in all things and become a delight to Him.. On the cosmic scale, I really want to feel like 'Daddy's girl' .. Is that being presumptuous?

Imago Dei

March 29, 2010


I've always been intrigued, fearfully so, by this piece of information from the Bible. That God created man in His image is such a huge, mindblowing information. How does one interpret it and apply it to one's ordinary, every day life? I mean, hellow, God is sooooo UP THERE!!! in creative power,strength, love, loving-kindness, forgivingness, generousity and all those good, great character traits and abilities while I'm so painfully aware of my own weaknesses, faults, sins, mistakes, failures, powerlessness, negativities,bad temper and thoughts and all such things ... Then a realization , which presented itself in a wee, almost unnoticeable way, almost like a whisper and the gentlest of breezes, almost like a tingling baby's breath on one's check , came and intimated in the remembered verse about the 'Vine and the branches' , on 'abiding in God and God abiding in one's internal life/spirit', about 'the Kingdom of God being inside you..' .... And behold, it's quite very reasonable, logical and profoundly simple ... that one can only be an image of God if God dwells in one's spirit and innards , one's soul, mind, heart and body which is another way of saying that one loves God with all of one's soul, body, heart and mind and when one connects with God all the time, every moment ...Whew !

21 Day 7 Great Prayers Challenge --- Second Day

Day 2 : ' THANK YOU GOD '

Thank You God for You, for Your Son Jesus Christ, for the Holy Spirit.
Thank You for Your love, mercy, generosity, abundance/prosperity/growth/progress, forgiveness, holiness and for all the beautiful things that You are.
Thank You for Your Creation and the vastness of it.

Thank You for my family, friends and loved ones, the community, and my country.
Thank You for a ‘First World Philippines under You’ !


Thank You for the lessons of the past , the life and living of the present and the realization of future dreams. Thank You for a bright, prosperous, abundant tomorrow. Thank you for the charmed life today.
Thank You for the slow-travel/vacation/pilgrimage in the Holy Land, France, Italy, Spain, Prague, Montenegro.

Thank You for the resources that will enable me to retire from government service and start my new life. Thank You for the resources for my retirement home,car, successful design-related business and that will enable me to do volunteer work for those in need, for Your glory.
Thank You for guiding me in my everyday activities towards the realization of the plans and dreams for the next five years, as stated above.
Thank You for reminding me always through the restlessness I feel inside , that I still have to fulfill my highest potentials. Thank You for propelling me towards my dreams coming true by reminding me to extricate myself from some situations and relationships that drag me down and away from the path to the realization of my dreams and the fulfillment of my potentials, according to Your will.

Thank You for the daily bread. Thank You for everything.

21 - Day Prayer Challenge

I'm taking on the 21-day prayer challenge , inspired by the '7 Great Prayers'.

First Day , Feb 23, 2010 :

'I Love You God'

I love you God for You, the source of all things, the creator of all things.
You are all powerful,all knowing and omnipresent, holy. You are my God, Lord, Creator,Father,Provider, Healer, Peace.

Father God, You created me in your image and in my love for You, I would like to be a showcase ,a channel,an image of Your character, Your loving-kindness, Your abundance and generosity.

Father God, grant that I may know how You see me, so that I can consciously try and become , and also see myself the way You see me.

I love you God and I want to take my identity and self-worth from You, my Creator and not from anything and anybody else. You are my Creator and You know me, what I am the most. I have worth because You created and loved me.
I love you God and I want to obey You. I love you and I want to fill my entire being with you. I am in You and what You are is in me.
I love You because You are You. I love You because …. I just love You.
And I pray please teach me to love You the way You should be loved. And forgive me if I can only love You the way a mere human being can love.


Thank You, Father God.

Have To Fly, Need to Fly

Have to fly, got to fly, need to fly .... my mind is already flying out of this present physical situation, my mind is already out there where I want to be , but the physical body is still here , ties ,especially the negative, to the past have to be completely severed so my emotions and my heart will be free to go in harmony with the mind to the places where I want to fly to, to be

-- Eagle rising ........taking off ........and landing to the places where I want to be ...

Thank You, Father God ....Ad majorem Dei gloriam ! In nomen Domini nostre Jesu Christi --- To the greater glory of God , in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ !!!

Messages from Jesus Through Anne

On the first of every month, Our Lord gives Anne a new message about His call to service.
September 1, 2008
Jesus
Dear apostles, I want you to know joy. Eternal joy will be yours in heaven, of course, but I want you to know joy now, during your time of service. If you do as I say, as I am asking you, this heavenly joy will become more and more available to you and you will share this joy more and more freely. You will be a true representative of heaven in your joy and others will be attracted to the heaven that you represent. I want you to believe Me when I tell you that you can trust Me. If you could not trust Me, dear apostles, why would you continue to follow Me? The answer is that you can trust Me, of course, or you would fall away as others have fallen away. You do trust Me. You rely on Me and you are safe with Me. You have made a wise decision by putting yourself into My care. It is always the best decision to rely on the One who loves you perfectly and holds, in His heart, the perfect plan for your time on earth. Why would you let fear diminish your joy? Why would you let anxiety for yourself or others eradicate the joy that is available to you in the present moment? My dearest apostles, you live in the present, not the future. If the present is difficult, I am there. If the future becomes difficult, I will be there, too. You will not be abandoned and your loved ones will not be abandoned.
Ultimately, the greater the trust in Me, the greater the joy in each moment. I want you to abandon fear. I want you to cast yourself into the providence that surrounds you. Fear is a snare for you or I would not treat it so seriously. Ask Me now for greater trust and I will give it to you.
Ask Me now for greater joy and I will give that to you, also. It is important that others see in you an accurate reflection of the graces heaven makes available to apostles. Do not hide these graces away. Let these graces flow out from you to those around you. Share what is good, dear apostles, not what is bad. Share what comes from Me and you will help to draw others back into our family. I am telling you that I have greater graces available to you so make your Jesus happy and ask for these graces.
You will be blessed with all that you need and joy will be yours. Be at peace. I will never abandon you.


On the first of every month, Our Lord gives Anne a new message about His call to service.
August 1, 2008
Jesus
My dear ones, I am with you in your struggles. How can I help you to understand that your struggles are necessary to your holiness? Perhaps you should simply trust Me and view your struggles as evidence that I continue working to perfect your soul. If there were no struggle, My little apostles, there could be no possibility of advancement. This is a time to make great gains in holiness but gains are only possible with effort. I am making every effort toward you. Are you making efforts to move closer to Me? Ask yourself today and each day, ‘Where is God asking me to be holier today?’ Perhaps it is charity, perhaps patience, possibly trust, maybe you should practice concentrating on your holiness and refrain from examining the work needed in other souls. Oh, My dear apostles, if you could only see how desirable holiness is to heaven. If you could only see how beautiful you are when you are looking up to heaven with an honest desire to become holier. When you become distracted, My heart sighs. And yet I am patient with you. I know that My little ones want to serve Me. I know that My little ones struggle to absorb the truth about holiness. And that is why I am patient. I am patient because you are trying. Continue trying, dear apostles. Walk bravely into holiness. Be fearless in examining your condition. If you do so, I will surround you with love so that you do not become discouraged but emboldened. You will become emboldened to strive for greater and greater heights of holiness and greater and greater heights of humility. How heaven will rejoice as the King’s apostles relinquish their ties to the world and attach themselves more fully to heaven’s work.
Heaven’s work will always involve two goals, one, the holiness of the apostle, two the coming of the Kingdom. My apostles must concern themselves primarily with their holiness and then I, the King, can best see to the coming of God’s Kingdom. Be at peace. Rejoice. I am with you and My plan is advancing.


On the first of every month, Our Lord gives Anne a new message about His call to service.
July 1, 2008
Jesus
My heart never stops loving and not for a moment does My heart stop craving love in return. I crave love from you, My dear apostle. You love Me, I know. You serve Me with steadiness, I know. ‘What is it that Jesus wants from Me that I am not giving’, you ask. I will tell you. I want you to show Me that you understand My love for you by trusting Me. I am hurt when you do not trust Me. Look at your time of service. Would you agree that I have provided you with everything you need to see to your part in My plan? Would you agree that I have given you consolation when you were afraid? Have I not guided you when you were unsure? What have I withheld from you? You are growing in holiness and I am answering your prayers for your loved ones with heavenly prudence and steadiness. The part you are called to play in My plan is important and I need your service but I would never ask you to serve to the detriment of your holiness. If you are not increasing in holiness, My dear apostle, it is because you are not allowing Me to direct you. Perhaps you are increasing but not as quickly as you would like. That is another matter altogether. It is for Me to decide how quickly to advance you. It is for you to cooperate. I am speaking today so that I can urge you forward. My apostles must be willing to benefit from the guidance I am sending. You must sit in silence with Me each day, asking Me where you can improve in holiness. What habits are you holding on to that you need to relinquish? What new habits should replace them?
Apostles,
it is not to stand still that you are called, but to move forward in holiness. This advance is necessary for these times or I would not be calling you to it so seriously. I am looking for you to change. I want you to grow. Many of you are saintly now, walking closely with Me in each day.
I rejoice in you, it is true. You know that I do. And yet, I allow you to remain on earth, to work, yes, but also to become even holier. One of the ways you can become holy in a short time is by trusting Me in everything.
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small child does not worry about one meal shortly after she has been fed another. She trusts her parents to provide for her, particularly if she has never gone hungry. You, dear apostles, have never been without My providence so there is no reason for you to fear. You can trust Me. I have proved this to you many times. I desire that you serve in joy and confidence and only through trusting Me will that be possible. Return My great love for you by trusting Me in everything.

On the first of every month, Our Lord gives Anne a new message about His call to service.
June 1, 2008
Jesus
I am here, with you at all times. I watch you struggle for holiness and I encourage you to continue along on the path you have chosen. When you are discouraged, you sometimes look to other paths, chosen by other people.
>From where you are looking, their path might look smooth and easy,
>happy
and fulfilling. Perhaps their path does not include the sacrifices that you find are necessary to travel along the path I have marked out for you.
Perhaps their path does not appear to be as steep, as filled with obstacles, and perhaps their path appears to include more worldly acclaim and acceptance. Poor little apostles. Here is what you cannot see when you admire the apparent easiness of the paths of others who are not chosen as you are chosen. You do not see that others, who have not made the same level of commitment, are not enjoying the same level of unity with heaven.
Yes, their struggle seems less. Yes, their rewards seem immediate and plentiful. But you have something that nobody else has in the same way and that is Me. Nobody has the same relationship with Me that you have. You are My beloved apostle and I love all of My apostles. But the love I have for you and the plan I have for you is unique. It will never be repeated. I need you to continue on in your service to Me. I need you to remember that you are called to live differently, that your life, which may not be proceeding exactly as you planned, is proceeding exactly as I planned. Can you accept this? Can you remind yourself that you have allowed your Saviour to navigate your earthly journey? Can you rejoice in the path that I have marked out for you, even if it includes suffering? Please, My beloved apostle, try. I will help you with this. Rejoice in your apostolic commitment to Me. I will send you graces in each moment. These graces are unrepeatable, meaning that if a person rejects My grace in this moment, that grace moment cannot be recaptured. Time passes while you are on earth.
Opportunities also pass. You are taking advantage of your time on earth for the family of God and for your loved ones and for you, yourself. You are so precious to Me. I am caring for you, I promise. When you are tempted to discouragement, remember that I am with you in each moment, sending perfect graces and blessings to you and through you. Be at peace in My will for you and I will protect My plan for you. You are loved by all of heaven and you are loved by Me.