Enough is Just Too Much

As the saying goes, "enough is enough". But now, the people of the Philippines must say, "enough is too much". In the first place, no one has the right to dip his hand into the so called "pork barrel" for his own personal benefit. That is plain and simply stealing. The money belongs to the people and meant to be spent for the people and for our country. We are being told that the funds amount to billions of pesos. Let us not count the classrooms, roads, books and other projects which could have been acquired for the public good with this amount of taxpayers money, but instead, let us determine the amount of interest this amount could have earned for the Republic, and which could have been put to good use. So, the idea here is is that not only should the guilty be prosecuted and put behind bars, but they should be made to account for the funds stolen, and with interest plus other penalties. Pork barrel. Crazy huh!

The Promise

Did God make good with His Promise?

Yes. Absolutely. Without Doubt. By giving up His Only Beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, we were saved. We were redeemed.

It is up for us now to claim that Victory over sins. And over this world.

How?

Of course, we know how. We know better by now.

Yet, we do not seem to grasp the Message of loving others - one's spouse, children and neighbors.

We remain to love ourselves only. Not even God. Not even Christ.

What do you make out of this?

Definitely, nothing - but the obvious and imperative need to change, to repent, to reform and to be better by being good.

For sure, at some point in your life, you have a promise. Did you make good with it?


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Count Your Blessings, But . . .

Fine. You can count your blessings. Be happy about them. Be thankful for them. Enjoy and benefit from them. But . . . can you count how many times you may have shared your blessings? Did you make a promise to get those blessings? Have you made good in fulfilling that promise? Granting that you got what you want, is it being put to good use? Or are they being kept selfishly with so much indifference to the plight of those who may also be in need of what you have - in excess.

Not all blessings are material or tangible in nature. It may be - good health, renewed relationship, being safe, or simply, being at the right time and at the right place. Of course, you must offer a prayer of thanks for having been blessed with good things that come to you. But . . . have you changed your ways, attitude, character, or lifestyle? So that you would not find any need to ask for good health since you are leading a clean and healthy lifestyle; that you may always have good relations with your spouse, family, peers and people around you; that you would not in any way put yourself at risk, or oh yes, certainly, absolutely, and as a matter of course, that you would not be at the wrong time and at the wrong place?

So the bottomline is this ... "as you count your blessings, your good deeds must be more than what you are and what you have."

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Be Vigilant, Evil Lurks Constantly

Do not be deceived by what you see or by what you hear. Look at every nook and corner of what is inside. Discern for the inner motive and mentally ask yourself questions even if they can be a bit embarrassing or will elicit painful answers. You have every right to receive correct and timely information. You have the duty to ascertain what is true and expose those which are not. Remember, there is no point in concealing the truth, and much more, there is nothing that will justify the covering up of lies. In other words, you have to be vigilant every moment of your living existence, for you will never know what lies ahead until you have mastered and embraced the gift of faith through unceasing prayer. Remember, evil seeks to conquer, to control and get things which do not belong to it in the first place. Do not allow these things to happen lest they control your life and create chaos you have never imagined. Again, pray, pray and pray, as if this very moment would be your last.


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