Silent Time

Many people would like to have a more healthy lifestyle.

Some need to overcome their laziness.

Far more important than all those things is the fact that we cannot ultimately overcome sin and temptation by our own will-power rather we need to receive the grace of God that will help us also in that regard.

And then we can learn to overcome our own desires and rather follow the perfect guidance of the Lord who has a good long term plan for each of us individually. The heavenly Father had a plan and tasks for Elijah, who did the right thing to overcome listening to his own human logic alone and rather followed the guidance of God, resulting in major blessings. And God has a good plan and tasks for your life in the same way.

For which occasions do you prefer to meet other people?

Are you good at distinguishing between situations in which it is better to keep quiet and in which situations it is better to speak up?

Among many other things, we can also learn in that regard from Jesus, who mastered that discipline as well.

Apart from all the acoustic noise such as from traffic or from machines, there is also another noise in the world: complaint.

What do you think of the prodigal son?

Most may simply condemn his behaviour. And many may look down on the people who nowadays behave similarly.

Yet there is so much to learn:

For example the decisive point: at last, he came to his senses!

At last he came to his senses.

And how about his brother, who looked down on him?

What factors help a person to find living faith and a relationship with the Lord?

Apart from the obvious, there are also other things going on in the background: the Holy Spirit is at work. And that is the reason why we are called to intercede and not cease to pray for others.

How do you spend your free days, when you do not need to work?

Especially on public holidays, we are invited remember what God has worked throughout history and the relevance of the Lord’s intervention for our lives in these present times.

Someone knocks on your door.

Not aggressively, neither a beggar nor a salesperson nor a burglar.

The almighty Lord himself friendly knocks on your door offering the most valuable presents of life for free.

Do you open to door of your heart to him?

If we put our trust in the Lord, then the word of God and the Holy Spirit can work together to our long term benefit.

Many people might think of Christmas as just a nice story for children.

But if we think about the historic contexts of how God has arranged it in combination also with events of the old testament, it becomes clear that it is much more than that. In fact it is part of the few very most relevant events of all times.