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A Weekly Sharing of Reflection on the Word of God
6th. Sunday
after Epiphany: 12th.February 2006 email: fvamw@tm.net.my
Dear Friends
Greetings in the name of
our Lord Jesus Christ.
Worry and Security - 4
Over the past weeks we have reflected on Jesus
teaching on worry and security and realized where our main worries
are and where we can find our security. Three things we worry most
are health, wealth and success in our endeavors. This week we shall
look at the desire for success in our endeavors.
God has given us a physical body, a mind and a
spirit. A healthy body, an alert mind and a loving and compassionate
spirit functioning harmoniously make us a unique creature able to
adapt to the environment we are in. It is normal to desire to be
successful and this should not be at the expense of ignoring the
commands of God. God has given us life and talents to be developed
and used not only for ourselves but also for the needs of others. We
need to be aware that everything we have comes from God. The very
life we have is given by God and He knows everything about us.
We saw in our reflection in Advent, that God in
His love for us sent His one and only Son Jesus Christ to redeem us.
We shall see this more clearly in the Lent season.
So friends as we strive in our work and desire to
be successful, we can be reminded to do what God asked Joshua to do.
"Be strong and courageous.
Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not
turn from it to the right or to the left that you may be successful
wherever you go. Do not let the Book of the Law depart from your
mouth; mediate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do
everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and
successful." ( Jos.1:7 – 8 )
Jesus told His disciples,
"No servant can serve two
masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will
be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both
God and money."
In the Matt. 19: 16-29. we read of the rich young
man who desired to have eternal life, but chose his riches. Success
in our endeavors brings wealth which is entrusted to us for our use
and for the use of others in need. We are only stewards of what God
has blessed us with. We have only gained them
as a result of God blessing
our work with success. We need to be prudent and careful in the way
we live.
The danger is when being
successful in our endeavors becomes the only basis for our lives on
the earth and we fail to see that what we have achieved by our
efforts is because of what the Lord has endowed to us. We need to be
aware that God is in control and nothing ever happens without His
knowledge. Let us find comfort and reassurance in knowing, God is in
control and that He provides us our daily needs as we pray, give us
this day our daily bread.
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The following questions may
help you in your reflection.
1. Is God relevant in my
life?
2. How has God blessed me?
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With regards,
Fred.
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