YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN

Some children take after their parents in different ways. Sometimes, when  you enter a place you wouldn’t need anyone to tell you who and who are related because you can see that on their faces. Some children take the physical resemblance of their parents. But some others borrow behavioral traits from their parents. In the same way, it is a fact that children inherit many things from their parents and ancestors – disease, instincts, physical and mental characteristics. The social status, educational achievements and spiritual foundation of a father have a lot of influence on their children. As true as it is that parents have influence over their children, one thing stands out – God has given each individual freedom to choose what they want. It is only in the physical matters that your parents’ situation can affect you without your choice. When it comes to sin or guilt and righteousness, you have the freedom to choose which you want. In whatever condition you find yourself, whether you are rich or poor, healthy or sick, intelligent or unintelligent, learned or illiterate, you are certainly free. You are responsible for all your actions. You are not responsible for the action of your parents. You are not responsible for the action of your siblings or that of your children. You can choose to walk away from the pattern of life that other members of your family have chosen to take. It is on the basis of your own choice that God will judge you. He will not judge you on the basis of what you inherit of your parents, such as richness, poverty, health, sickness, learning or intelligence. God will judge you on the basis of your personal decisions and choice, whether you have done right or wrong. This means you have the power to transcend your  heritage and environment. All you need to do is to connect to God and ask God to grant you the grace to live your own life.

ALL HUSBANDS CAN ENJOY

All husbands can enjoy


Wife : Shall I prepare rice or stew today .
Husband : First make it, we will name it later


A frustrated husband in front of his laptop:
dear google, please do not behave like my wife...
Please allow me to complete my sentence before you start guessing & suggesting

A married man's prayer;
Dear God, u gave me childhood, u took it away
U gave me youth, u took it away.
U gave me a wife.......... Its been years now,
just reminding u......


Husband: I found Aladin's lamp today.
Wife: wow, what did u ask for darling??
Husband: I asked him to increase your brain ten times..
Wife: oh..jaan..luv u so much.. Did he do that??
Husband: He laughed and said multiplication doesn't apply on zero.


Employee: Sir You are like a lion in the office! What about at home??
Boss: I am a lion at home too, But Goddess Durga sits on the lion there !

A man gifted his wife a diamond necklace for their anniversary
and wife didn't speak to him for 6 months.
Was the necklace FAKE?
Nooooo! That was the deal :)

A couple was having dinner at a fancy restaurant.
As the food was served, the husband said, "the food looks delicious, let's eat."
Wife: honey.....you say prayer before eating at home.
Husband: that's at home sweetheart......here the chef knows how to cook.


LAST BUT THE BEST

Best Slogan on a
MAN's T-Shirt :
"Please Do Not Disturb me,
I am Married and already very Disturbed"

A NEW COVENANT

God is a God of covenant. That word covenant is a basic term that describes God’s relationship with his people. God takes the initiate of entering into relationship with his people, but God expects human beings to respond to that initiative. Every generation of God’s people had to respond to it. The covenant had its obligations and blessings, at a tie, the people of Israel began to ignore the obligation of the covenant. God was always faithful, but they weren’t. It was then that God made another provision of a better covenant. It would not be like the old one. It was going to be a new covenant. it would be fulfilled in the passion, death and resurrection of our lord Jesus Christ. Jesus says lifting up the cup of wine “This is the blood of the new and eternal covenant.” St Paul acknowledges, “God has made up competent to be ministers of the new covenant, not of letter but of spirit”(2 cor 3:6). And Hebrews 9:15 says,” for this reason he (Jesus) is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, because a death has occurred that redeemed them from the transgression under the first covenant. “The center of this new covenant is Jesus Christ.

Jesus had freed us from sin through his passion, death and resurrection. He is the perfect image of the father. He has shown us the way to the father. He has opened the gate of heaven for us. Possession of heaven is the target of this new covenant. The new covenant brings us in contact with the Holy Spirit. Everyone who is baptized has already entered into the covenant. The obligation of this covenant is to trust in God. He gives us the grace to fulfill the covenant.

WHAT WE DON'T GET ABOUT MARRIAGE

OKAY, I’ve heard people say things like “oh, there’s no perfect couple; everyone has a weakness and a stuff. Therefore everyone is supposed to tolerate his/her spouse despite his/her weakness.

Please, the issue with the world today is people have occupied their mind with the idea that being completely compatible is inevitable. But really this is the wrong perception, we can have perfect couples; couples who really love and are willing to look out for each other for the long run; couples that can live together, understanding each other and living in harmony.

What is a perfect couple?

A perfect couple comprises of two people who of course love each other; are willing to be together for the long run; are aware that they are in a completely imperfect society; are also aware that they are completely imperfect beings but are willing to work on themselves just for the purpose of making each other happy and satisfied.

As we can see, the difference here is that there is the willingness; the strong willingness; that sacrifice;the ever burning willingness not to keep fighting that battle to be better versions to suit the other, of course suiting the other also means being in conformity with the moral standards defined by God by virtue of their Christianity.

So, having said that, I should also remind us that God gave each and every one of us a brain with which we are supposed to know what is perfect for us. Don’t get me wrong, God is knows what is best for us but that doesn’t mean that we should have no clue of what we need in life and what would suit our lifestyle if we are not willing to change it for anyone. In other words, we should know what we need. A staunch Christian can’t decide to marry a staunch Muslim person and expect the marriage to last.

Watch out for my next article: crisis oriented relationships and marriages

THE JOURNEY OF FAITH

Let us reflect on the faith of a woman of Cana who met Jesus. She came asking Jesus to deliver her daughter who was under a terrible attack of the demon. At first, Jesus didn’t give her any positive response and the disciples of Jesus rejected the woman. But the woman had made up her mind to get what she wanted from Jesus. She didn’t want to accept “no” for an answer. She seemed to have blocked Jesus’ way and fallen prostrate before him determined to win his approval. In the process, Jesus told her that it was improper to give the children’s food to the dogs. But the woman’s faith supplied the right response. She agreed to what the lord said, but added that the dogs eat from the crumbs that fall off the master’s table. This was where the high court of heaven ruled out in favor of this woman. And Jesus exclaimed: “woman, your faith is great! Let what you want be done for you.” That ended the matter.

Sometimes, we are faced with a great need like this woman. That is the time we are expected to demonstrate our faith in God. We need to show that we believe in God’s word and that we know his promises. Delay is never a denial, but a test of faith. Faith is a journey. It has a beginning and an end. The Canaanite woman followed up in her journey of faith from the beginning to the end. Many of us begin with faith but end with doubts. Where do you stop in your faith journey? Build up your faith in the word of God. It is faith that keeps you going when the journey gets tough. When you are not getting what you expected, it is faith that will sustain you. When you feel rejected and abandoned, it is faith that will motivate you. Hold on to your faith!