Come and be a part of #CityAwake2018 in namma Chennai!
Couples for Christ India - Chennai in association with CFCI Singles - Bangalore, invites the young and single, boys and girls of the city to a weekend stay-in retreat for those between 20 and 35 years of age.
When I looked deep into my soul,
I realized I needed someone.
Someone who could make me whole,
I cried! "Help me!" But there was no one!
Consumed by deceit and pride,
I lay there worthless and dry.
All hope lost, all strength spent,
Ever so still, perfectly silent?!
No matter what I’ve done,
I’m loved by the son.
For He is the one,
Who compares to none.
Unreachable and tough,
Many think He is.
So mistaken are they,
He seeks those that are His.
When I was surrounded, by trouble,
And the lions roared loud.
All I could hear Him say was,
Stand firm my child, don’t be lost in the crowd.
Beloved child
I love you so.
That to gain a place in your heart,
My life I did let go.
You are my chosen one,
A potter’s work of art,
My precious salt, my perfect light,
You’re the joy of my heart.
Holiness cannot be pursued on our own, but is made possible by the love of the Father, the cross of Christ and the constant help of the Spirit working in us. Hence, we see that apart from God, Holiness is impossible, and that it consists of abiding in His love and mercy. By virtue of our baptism we have been grafted onto Jesus the vine, and so we are His branches.
We may not be satisfied with the fruit we are bearing but many of us would come up with excuses as to why we can't be more fruitful, why we don't have enough time and how our weaknesses keep getting in the way. While God understands our frailty, He is fully aware that we are not limited by it. Instead He shows us our way of holiness.
It may seem difficult, even impossible, to live a Holy life but the truth is:
"For mortals it is impossible, but for God all things are possible." (Matthew 19: 25-26 )
Jesus promised us the Holy Spirit and said that it is good that He goes so that the Spirit would come and dwell within man (John 16:7). Jesus wants us to have the Holy Spirit within us, rather than just know about Him, or for Him to act without our involvement. Whether we have had a physical "experience" of the Holy Spirit or not, if we have been baptized, God has already poured His Spirit into us and He will not abandon us. When the Spirit dwells in us, He gives us the "pledge" or "first fruits" of our inheritance: the very life of the Holy Trinity, which is to love as "God [has] loved us. This love is the source of the new life in Christ, made possible because we have received "power" from the Holy Spirit . Because we are God's children, by the power of the Spirit, we can bear much fruit (the fruits of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control ).
Lust of the Flesh
What is the meaning of the Lust of the Flesh?
The lust of the flesh refers to all disorderly...
Sexual (pornography, masturbation, deviant sexual behaviour, premarital sex, extramarital sex, etc.),
Sensual (craving for food, alcohol, excess sleep, basically anything that satisfies any or all of the cravings of any or all of our five senses)...desires & appetites experienced by man.