Tag: temptation

apesoformythoughts:

“Moral posturing is part and parcel of temptation. It does not invite us directly to do evil—no, that would be far too blatant. It pretends to show us a better way, where we finally abandon our illusions and throw ourselves into the work of actually making the world a better place. It claims, moreover, to speak for true realism: What’s real is what is right there in front of us—power and bread. By comparison, the things of God fase into unreality, into a secondary world that no one really needs.”

— Pope Benedict XVI: Jesus of Nazareth, From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration

Holy Love Message – 10/18/2018

Once again, I (Maureen) see a Great Flame that I have come to know as
the Heart of God the Father. He says: “Children, trust carries you into
the inner recesses of My Paternal Heart.  Trust is the virtue not always
seen by others, but confided to Me.  The deeper the trust in the soul,
the more the soul can accept My Divine Will.  It is then that My Divine
Will becomes one with the free will in the heart of the soul.”

“Challenges then become a way of showing a deep affection for My
Will.  Temptations to sin are then seen as unacceptable and quickly
dismissed.  The soul that trusts in My Will for him already shares in My
Victory.”

“My Victory is a foretaste of Heaven.”

Read Ephesians 5:15-17+

Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise,
making the most of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not
be foolish, but understand what the Will of the Lord is.

+ Scripture verses asked to be read by God the Father. (Please note:
all Scripture given by Heaven refers to the Bible used by the
visionary.  Ignatius Press – Holy Bible – Revised Standard Version –
Second Catholic Edition.) 

http://holylove.org/messages_printer.php?msg_id=10704

colette-assaf:

Do not grieve over the temptations you suffer. When the Lord intends to bestow a particular virtue on us, He often permits us first to be tempted by the opposite vice. Therefore, look upon every temptation as an invitation to grow in a particular virtue and a promise by God that you will be successful, if only you stand fast.

~ St. Philip Neri