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[325] Heb 12:4-7, 11-15 Ps 103:1-2, 13-14, 17-18 Mark 6:1-6

Weekly Guide for Daily Prayer The Daily Reflections

Our lives can sometimes be overcome with overwhelming situations.  We may take these instances as punishments for our sins handed down by God, but that is the wrong way to look at it.  God does not punish his people; he instead disciplines them so that they may become more adept to living in his name.  As the bible story today says, “For whom the Lord loves; he disciplines.”  He is merely giving us an opportunity to right the wrongs we have made in our life, and to redirect ourselves back onto his path.  We should embrace these situations as opportunities to better ourselves as beings.  They are not meant to break us down, but instead to build us up.  A wise individual once told me that it is these moments where God shows us what we are truly made of.  He puts these pressures on only those who can handle it and rise again.

We are tempted by these instances to question God and his actions.  We ask why he does this happen to us or how could he perform such a betrayal.  We mustn’t question God’s authority in these instances however.  He is both omniscient and omnipotent, and he has the best intentions for us in mind.  We must keep our faith in him strong, and he will lead us on the path to heaven.

God Bless