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 and 8-11-2026

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