WHAT WILL JESUS DO...

So a friend gisted me how she went for a night vigil and they were all told by the pastor to write down their problems on a piece of paper and start flogging that piece of paper in order to destroy or kill that problem. This they practically did all night. The next day she was so sore she couldn't even write. The hand she used to "flog" her problems hurt her so much she had to use medication before she could write with same hand.

This story though sounds funny gave me a lot to reflect on. A phrase came to my mind which is popular in the churches… ”what will Jesus do?” Did Christ tell us to flog our sorrows away? I doubt it.

I remember some of the words of Christ one being “Love your neighbours as yourself” another is “Seek ye first His Kingdom and His Righteousness, all other things shall be added unto you” yet another is “Thy Will be done on earth as it is in Heaven”. Amidst these sentences and some others he gave the solution to what we should do when in need.

Whatever you focus on, you attract to yourself hence the admonition Seek ye first His Kingdom and His Righteousness. Once you focus all your energy on the Lord, you attract all the good things of life that you need, if you focus all your energy on your problems, they remain with you.

Why spend a night vigil focusing on your problems when you can use same time and energy to look upwards in gratitude to the Immeasurable Grace and Love of the Lord. God is Love and with genuine Love in your heart for your Creator, your neighbours and yourself you please the Lord.

“Thy Will be done on earth as it is in Heaven” I don’t believe and I don’t think anyone believes that in heaven we spend our days fighting our ‘enemies’ and destroying our problems. I believe there is joyful activity, worship, bliss, peace, love, etc. So why don’t we practice same here on earth in order to fulfil this prayer?

The Book of Matthew especially chapters 6 and 7 should be read and put into practice by all who claim to be Christians and the World will be a better place. Christ has said "Not everyone who calls out to me Lord! Lord! will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the Will of my Father in Heaven will enter" I pray we seek The Will and do it. Amen!