Day 4: Big Problems Are God’s Taps On The Shoulder
From Burgos to Loyola, Spain
This morning, we left
In this exact place some 400 years ago, Ignatius was a soldier who lived a life of much wine and many women. He was far from God. But one day, he got gravely wounded in battle. Not knowing whether he would live or die, Ignatius had a deep spiritual conversion experience that would rock his world. He gave his life to God and called others to also do the same. Thus, he formed the Society of Jesus—which by the way, is the largest congregation of priests in the world today.
For some people, tragedy is God’s “tap on the shoulder”. (I’m not saying God caused it. Read this poetically, not literally.) A crisis in life wakes us up from a meaningless life to live a life of blessing, love, and great purpose.
For Ignatius, it was being severely wounded in battle.
What is your “tap on the shoulder”?
What crisis calls you back to God?
Of course, our big problem doesn’t feel like a “tap on the shoulder”. More often, it feels like a giant boulder crushing us!
Friends, I strongly recommend that you don’t wait for a crisis.
I suggest you give your life to God without His “tap”.
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1 May 2007
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It's me Bro JIMMY CRUZ of SINGAPORE.
Yes, it's really a KNOCK by God for us who oftentimes
neglect the Will of God. It's like a big stone being
put not only on our shoulder but on top of our head.
Before I met the Lord I live in a worldly life. Lot
of beers and wines, marijuana, overnight disco pubs,
women, massage parlors, bold movies and lots of other
worldly gimmicks. I thought it will make me happy
but it won't. Even I graduated from catholic schools
and at UST, I was not living in a true Christian Life.
My way is really out of God's plans. Even I was earning
money after I graduated, I still ask money to my
parents just to satisfy my internal needs. What a son
that I was. I have been using the blessings that God
gave me in a reckless living. I was too selfish,
self centered, pride... In short I was a SINFUL man.
I was too shame to be called a Man because I was not
the type of Man that God had designed. I follow my
way.
Time had come that I felt like empty. I felt like
that I am going nowhere. I felt like that I have
wasted too much of my life in useless living. I felt
like broke, always tired and headache after so much
self satisfaction. I felt that God is far. I felt
that God is no longer listening to me. What a
distress. What a horible life... When I was out,
I can't overcome temptation. It was so great that
I can't resist...
UNTIL one day, I was in Paranaque (at the back of
Casino) to attend a birhday party. After the party
we passed by a stage where on that stage the name
EL SHADDAI is raised. I really can not understand myself
I was far already from that stage but I felt like
something magnetizing my eyes to see the name
EL SHADDAI.. There was a curiosity then.
One night I was listening to a radio and there was
a song that I heard "Take me out of the dark" by
Gary V. I was touched by the song because I saw myself
screaming that I want to be release from my spiritual
captivity. I really feel that I was on the dark.
Then I heard that night there were so many people
at Luneta praying. I just immagine myself to be there.
The struggle wihin me was so intense that I always
stumble until last DEC 30, 1988 night.. I remembered
I was so drunk that night and after a massage parlor,
I bought a newspaper TEMPO and I was attracted to one
of the column there "LAKBAY DIWA". I was tense while
reading the topic "FOR THE PAST 365 DAYS". I was
drunked but I really can feel that the column was
talking to me. A lot of questions were asked like
What did I do for the past year? How is my relationship
\with my love ones? How is my relationship with God.
I JUST REALIZED THAT TEARS ARE POURING FROM MY EYES..
BECAUSE MOST OF THE QUESTIONS SHOT ME.
It's a great awakening that I decided to have my
New Year resolution for 1989 and that is to search
for God and serve Him.
BIG STONES ARE CROWNED ON OUR HEAD TO GAIN THE
SPIRITUAL REVIVAL THAT WE NEED.
From then on I find myself being changed my God.
Old life had gone and New Life was given by GOD.
There is a total change because I surrendered myself
to GOD and I response to God's calling.
I won't stop proclaiming how God can perform miracles.
Thanks be to God...
Please pray for me Bro Bo.
On May 5, I will give RETREAT in Kuala Lumpur and
on May 6, I will share the Word of God in the prayer
meeting.
God is always Good.
God bless you AS you continue to nourish our soul.
More power and annointing.
In Christ
Bro Jimmy Cruz (Singapore)
Brother Bo, I just wanted to ask you to remember to pray for Jeremias So Yu-for h
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Thank you. God Bless. Please pray for my hopes, my intentions.
Vivian
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