THE DIVINE=FINDING REAL LASTING JOY

THE DIVINE=FINDING REAL LASTING JOY


Did you ever NOTICE
That there is a
CONSTANT struggle
In life ?


A struggle between the
WORLDLY and a struggle
Between the DIVINE


As we REACH the
End of Lent=
Let us CONSIDER how close
We have come to God
And to Jesus-THIS LENT


We start out with enthusiasm
And determination=ONLY to have
WORLDLY VALUES infringing in on us


“For his sake=I have ACCEPTED
The LOSS of all things


And I consider them
So much rubbish........” Philippians 3:8


Our peace lies in Jesus
Our peace
Lies in the DIVINE


LENT is an OPPORTUNITY
To live a DIVINE LIFE=
To live Jesus' life=in
Some small way


It is a
TOUGH PATH to follow-
It is hard
To keep on living
The godly=the DIVINE WAY


“For since
The creation of the world
God's individual qualities--------


His eternal power and
DIVINE NATURE
Have been clearly seen
Being understood


From what has been made
So that people
Are without excuse” Romans 1:20


“The weapons
We fight with
Are NOT the weapons
Of this world


On the contrary
They have DIVINE POWER
To demolish strongholds” 2 Corinthians 10:4


It is EASY to get
Caught up in
WORLDLY PLEASURES


Alcohol-drugs-sex-MATERIALISM
Are all enticing=
All have their attractiveness


BUT the things of this world
DO NOT LAST=but the things
Of the DIVINE=the
Things of the SPIRIT=
Have long-lasting JOY


Paul found out that JOY
Comes from the Spirit


Let us all take COURAGE
From Paul's honesty
That the LASTING JOY
Comes from the Spirit


Let us EMBRACE THE DIVINE-
Like Saint Paul=let us FIND
JOY in the things that LAST FOREVER


“For his anger
LASTS only a moment


But his favor
LASTS a lifetime-
Weeping may stay


For the night
But rejoicing
COMES in the morning” Psalm 30:5


“And if
What was transitory
Came with glory


How much greater
Is the glory of
That which LASTS!” 2 Corinthians 3:11


Dear Lord=Jesus=
As we come towards the
ENDING OF LENT


As we CONTINUE to fight
The battles of the WORLD
Help us to REMEMBER that
It is the DIVINE=that it is
The things of the SPIRIT that LASTS


And that it is you=LORD JESUS=
Is all that we NEED


In Jesus' name and in the name of our LOVING-DIVINE FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
4-6-19




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Amy Welborn