My encounter with Jesus.
To meet Jesus Christ, it is not necessary that you become a prayer book, that you know all the chapters and verses of the Bible (without denying that it is important to know and apply it), with many rosaries hung on your neck accompanied by scapulars, innumerable number of stamps with the images of all known saints stored in your wallet or in the bible that you probably never read, that you know by heart the religious celebrations, that you attend all the Temples in Holy Week, make the journey behind the images of El Nazareno, La Dolorosa, Jesus in the Holy Sepulcher, continue listing would convert this post into an encyclopedia, for the length of the content.
I am not trying to say that what has been described above lacks importance and religious validity (I do it myself); What I intend is to capture what is truly to meet with our beloved Christ Jesus.
Meeting with him is to live according to his teachings, according to what is written in the bible.
Whenever a difficulty arises, the opportunity to help someone known or unknown, get a triumph, ask yourself the following question: What would Jesus do in my place?.
Think that on the day of death we have an appointment with God, at that moment we will be asked about everything we did and also about what we did not do for our brothers. That day we will give an account of our actions and actions.
Not with these reflections I intend to instill fear, on the contrary it is to invite you to live like Jesus, to have it in your life, you never become the same again, because your life belongs to him, HE will whisper to your ear, how to act, his teachings will convert your thoughts in good works, he will surround you with his compassion and thus soften your heart and in the end his infinite love will change your life.
As a believer and convinced that Jesus governs all my life, every day when I open my eyes the first thing I do is give thanks, for allowing me to wake up, when I go to bed I also thank for all the good and not so good that happened during the day and I ask for a quiet night and a holy dead (I do not know if it's my last night).
Would you let Jesus, find you?
"What is mysticism? Mysticism is the acceptance of allegations without evidence or proof, either apart from or against the evidence of one’s senses and one’s reason. Mysticism is the claim to some non-sensory, non-rational, non-definable, non-identifiable means of knowledge, such as “instinct,” “intuition,” “revelation,” or any form of “just knowing.”
Reason is the perception of reality, and rests on a single axiom: the Law of Identity.
Mysticism is the claim to the perception of some other reality — other than the one in which we live — whose definition is only that it is not natural, it is supernatural, and is to be perceived by some form of unnatural or supernatural means."
Ayn Rand, Philosophy: Who Needs It, 62
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I like your article, I permanently use my rosary around my neck, it helps me to concentrate more, at the moment of making my prayers.
It satisfies me you liked my article, our faith is the greatest thing we have. I do not wear the rosary on my neck, but I do use it to make the Holy Rosary
No, meeting with him is to admit you're a sinner, accept what he did on the cross to pay for those sins, and accept him as Savior and Lord.
We're saved by faith alone in Christ alone guided by the Bible alone. Not by infant baptism, good works, and obedience to church rules.
(John 3:14-18 NIV) Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, {15} that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. {16} "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. {17} For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. {18} Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.
(Luke 23:39-43 NIV) One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: "Aren't you the Christ? Save yourself and us!" {40} But the other criminal rebuked him. "Don't you fear God," he said, "since you are under the same sentence? {41} We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong." {42} Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom." {43} Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise."
If you accept Jesus as your Savior and you want to grow as a Christian do these things:
Pray everyday. Use the ACTS model of adoration, confession, thanksgiving, and supplication. Confess your sins to God. Not to a priest. Pour your heart out to God. Don't recite the Lord's Prayer. It's a model. An example. Not something to recite.
Read the Bible. Get a translation you can understand. Like the NIV. I prefer the 1980s NIV Study Bible without the politically correct language. The notes are great. Start in Matthew. Read at least three chapters a day. When you're done with the New Testament start reading the Old Testament.
If there's something you don't understand you can always do a Google search like this: Matthew 10 24 commentary. Check them out. See what they say.
Find a Bible believing church where the pastor preaches from the Bible. The Catholic Church isn't the place for you if that's where you are. Go to church every Sunday. Join a small group Bible study.
Listen to scripture based Christian music. I find that it feeds me spiritually.
Listen to Bible podcasts. The best that I've found is "Thru the Bible". You can download Dr. McGee's 5 year Bible program for free at ttb.org.
Last of all, take obedience seriously. Put into practice what you learn. Get rid of the sin in your life.
I attend mass on Sundays with a catholic priest, his homilies, they always tell me teachings, that he tries to practice throughout the week, I make those prayers that you say of repetitive type but I meditate deeply.
Thank you very much for all the suggestions that you give me, my intention is to continue deepening in Cristojesus. That if I take it as my Savior.
Good post @nayibe you did very well in your first paragraph showing that only religious acts won't get you very far. You must accept Jesus Christ as your Saviour. Then through the Holy Spirit you will get to know Him intimately. He paid the ultimate price for your sin!
Thank you very much friend @scotty777, for reading my post and comments, in these moments I ask the Holy Spirit to let me know Cristojesus.
@nayibe this article is so wonderfully written, I agree with your way of thinking 100% friend, wow this is terrific, thank you so very much sister in Christ ❣️May God bless you
Amen sister.
You really fill my heart with joy by manifesting such beautiful words.
Thank you
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