Build your life upon God - And it will last - No need to “hit the cement” to understand that gravity is a reality

Today at Holy Mass in the Gospel of St Matthew a line is “drawn in the sand”….Jesus tells us very clearly (notice the word clearly) that it is not enough to just say we believe in God - We must act upon that belief….And if we do and build a life upon Christ, that life will last and bear fruit…..“Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock. And everyone who listens to these words of mine but does not act on them will be like a fool who built his house on sand. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. And it collapsed and was completely ruined”……..For those who read this reflection and have “been around the block” - Look around objectively for a moment if you can - It should be very clear that this statement made by Christ proves itself to be true…….There is an old saying in New Jersey…….”Every dog has his day”……Again - So true……When we build our life on the “shifting sands” of this world, a day will come, usually when we least expect it too, when “our world” comes crashing down……One does not have to be a religious person to have seen this play out time and time again…With family…With friends….With neighbors…As well as with those in the mainstream media…….God’s way works!…..God gives us the Natural Law and the teachings of the one Church he founded, the Catholic Church to help us, not to make us miserable - Sadly, the world for 2000 years does not believe that statement to this very day....…And keeps building upon “sand”, producing the same results each and every time…..In the first reading from Mass today taken from the Book of Isaiah….We are told how God’s laws protect us - From who? - Primarily our self!…………….“A strong city have we; he sets up walls and ramparts to protect us. Open up the gates to let in a nation that is just, one that keeps faith. A nation of firm purpose you keep in peace; in peace, for its trust in you. ”Trust in the LORD forever! For the LORD is an eternal Rock. He humbles those in high places, and the lofty city he brings down; He tumbles it to the ground, levels it with the dust. It is trampled underfoot by the needy, by the footsteps of the poor”….........We can ignore this reality all we want - But reality does not change because we say it does....…The Catholic Church has outlasted all its enemies: The Roman Empire, Napoleon and the French Revolution, Hitler and the Nazi Party and Stalin and the USSR….Just to name a few…..This is “the rock” Jesus references to build your life upon….A life built upon this rock lasts….Ignore this at your own peril….God plays the “long game”….And he always wins that game - Don’t you think its time to join the “winning team”!?!

“Seek the LORD while he may be found; call him while he is near”

Why do Hollywood marriages fail?…..You would think that those who have “everything” would also have strong and lasting marriages - But as we all know that is not the case….Most, if not all Hollywood marriages fail - That is reality….All their money, their good looks, all the comfort that is enjoyed by these famous couples do not help them to stay married - Why do you think that is the case?….If anyone can stay married it should be them - Right?....Wrong!....Why is that? - Because all those “creature comforts” can not be utilized to build a lasting life upon - The mistake of many…..Marriage is a Sacrament, not because I said so, but because God said so…And marriages that are lived out sacramentally last…The statistics can not be debated!….Why is that?….Because we as human beings are all born flawed……We need God’s grace, each and everyone of us…And when we build a life upon that grace - It lasts…Its really that simple……Our world is not convinced….We “think” we are the exception to the rule or we “bury our head in the sand” and reality plays out right before our eyes over and over again…..Why is that? - The world likes the “idea” of God, but does know who God really is - Why would I say that? - Because when we get “below the surface” - The world has convinced itself that God is some kind of an ogre, who gave us “rules” to live by that will make us miserable…If you think that, you have been “tricked” by the “guy downstairs” - So tell “that guy” to “beat it”…..…..God came to give us life and give it abundantly!…..Building a life upon our shared Catholic faith is a life that not only lasts, but brings with it lasting and deep joy…..Such a life just does not “look” like the life the secular world convinces us we “need to have” in order to be happy….We have been brainwashed by Hollywood and the media….Its very ironic and I will leave you with this thought…Our world “takes advice” from people who in many cases “fail”in life…Hollywood, Sports figures, and CEOs…Many of these people have “all the toys” but destroy their families and children in the process…Society “listens to them” while ignoring the teachings of Christ given to us by the Catholic Church….The old lady in the last pew at daily Mass in any Catholic Church in America can tell you more about life then most Hollywood Directors and CEOs can…....Who are you going to listen too?…..Because who you listen to will determine a lot.

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven”

Today St Matthew in his Gospel tells us that we must build our life upon God…..Here is the “deal”….....The Natural Law and the teachings of the Catholic Church have been proven to work....…Sorry, to all those who refuse to face facts - Just look at the things that last the test of time - That should tell any objective person everything they need to know - But sadly we are not objective….....Here is another fact - The laws of God apply to you, whether you acknowledge them or not….....Its like gravity…You can swear up and down that there is no such thing as gravity….....But what happens when you “jump off the roof of your house”?….......What happens is - You “hit the cement”…Exactly!…Build your life upon God - And it will last - No need to “hit the cement” to understand that gravity is a reality………..JMJ

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