I’ve spent months if not a year or more returning to my faith in Christ. After seeing everyone talk about how far away they have to travel to the nearest Orthodox Church I feel even more blessed. I’m meeting with the Father there this Saturday. I just want to thank everyone including you for giving me guidance.
@@michael.manasian I live in Holland and feel so inspired and interested in the Bible through this channel, I feel that I would like to to to a Christian Orthodox Church but do not know where to go.
@kubasniak your mindset is a cope in and of itself, it clearly shows you don't take any responsibility for any of the personal wrongdoings in your own life. May the Lord bless and guide you. Amen
Grew up in an Orthodox Christian household, nominally have been christian all my life. I've been struggling with alcohol for years now, I can be sober for a long time, so the addiction itself is not a problem, but when I drink I always feel like I'll have everything under control. I'm so full of myself at that time and my ego is always looking for a disagreement and fight with my loved ones. In the process I hurt them emotionally. Pray for me brothers and sisters, I want to leave this lifestyle behind and move on. Thank you, father for beautiful video.
You can come to us then, even roman catholics affirm that we have Christ, that our Eucharist is truly the Body and Blood of Christ. Turn Orthodox and even from a roman catholic stand view you're all fine. Visit the divine liturgy sometime. God bless!
Catholics are closest to us Orthodox because we where same Church for 1000. Then things started going south. So teachings are almost identical to this day on most things. But i think transition from Catholic to Orthodox is the easiest one and definitely worth it. I was ateist, long story short miracle happened to me and i ended up in Orthodox church for like 8 years now. Church is not perfect of course because people go there not angels, depends on where you go you will see different standards because Orthodoxy have a lot of freedom in a way that Priests run the Church in their style and abilities (depend on who is Episcop (highest ranking member by grace )but if it is real Orthodox Church(approved and in Communion with all Orthodox Churches)in most important matters all Orthodox Churches have same principles and teachings, the real ones of course.
My fahter-in-law is Greek Orthodox. Orthodox and Catholic is the exactly same, just with a couple differences in their service, more singing and standing to be excat. The Orthodox and Catholic were separated during the great schism. There are really not many differences, as the Orthodox follow the Holy Trinity the same as the Catholics.
Father I hope you read this and hear my gratitude for you. The lord has used your talents well. Two months ago I found myself at a crossroads of either ending my life or begging out to christ to take me back and make me whole again. For the first time videos of you starting appearing in my TH-cam feed. I had never heard more than a passing mention of orthodox Christianity despite being what some might call a spiritual seeker and learning about all kinds of man made religions. Through your understanding and teaching I came to know christ and his church. You helped save my life and soul. May the lord bless and keep you. Thank you so much.
Funny i tried throughout my twenties to take control and do it my way. I was MISERABLE. Now i take a step back and let God control and ive never been happier.
As a Protestant who teaches Church History, I thoroughly enjoy listening to Father Josiah (along with Stephen de Young). I told my wife that there is a depth and richness of teaching presented by Father Josiah that many Protestant churches have missed out on; at least some of the ones I’ve attended. Thank you Father Josiah!
The kind of Christianity you're enjoying is actually very present still and you can live it today. I would recommend checking out an Orthodox Church near you. I am a protestant convert myself.
When Father Josiah read Jeremiah 17v5, I thought about how many times I have heard other Protestants hesitate about Orthodoxy because they constantly refer to the saints or elders, some for more than they do scripture. Having been a Christian for 50 years (conservative) I find the three things that most conservative protestants are troubled about with Orthodox are 1)the dependence of the saints over scripture, 2) the icons, and 3) their traditions that can't be found in scripture (traditions of man). Do you find this also. Being a protestant for so long I am thoroughly attached to scripture and that is probably why I enjoy Father Josiah so much, he refers to scripture more than most others.
@@gidget8717 Dear one, I encourage you to attend a service. Saturday night or Wednesday night vespers often can be less intimidating. All of our services are deeply rooted in the scriptures. Dripping with psalms, the gospels, and the epistles. I, too, have found a home, a fullness in orthodoxy that I had never thought was possible. Come and see.
Please pray for me, for my family. We've been protestant followers for many years, and recently God has pressed Orthodoxy on my heart. I feel lost and confused in my walk lately.
I understand your struggle….may I suggest to you a podcast from a woman & her husband & their road to orthodoxy (not easy). The name of the podcast is “Walking an Ancient Path”by Lynette Horner the episode is entitled “kinda, sorta, almost orthodox”. This was very helpful for me as I transitioned from a Protestant into the Eastern Orthodox church.
Keep walking with earnest intention on God. Praying, reading his word, time alone with God thinking about him and his ways. Be honest with him and ask from him what you need to get through in humility and with need. Trust him through the tough dark time and one day you will find yourself back on solid ground through Jesus. You will be comforted brother :)
I've noticed I often use my self trust as an excuse to continue in the same sins without repentance. I "know" I can't overcome certain sins because I rely on my own understanding and willpower to try and fail to repent. This is contrary to what Christ teaches. "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." - Philipians 4:13
I worship at a traditional Roman Catholic church and love my faith. However, I have listened to this man many times and I have never heard him utter a word I disagree with.
Since being baptized & chrismated into the orthodox church last year I can testify to the truth of Fr Josiah’s reflection. I always felt I was a good Christian man, but have come to realize I am nothing without Christ & how much I need Him & His mercy.. Glory to Jesus Christ Glory forever!!
Thank you father. Last night while praying, i apologized to the Lord for constantly asking for help. Now i hear this. No wonder why i woke earlier than usual🤗heh heh thank you jesus 🙏
This happened exactly the same for me now! (except I questioned my constant pleading) Unbelievable, or guess I can say **believable** that God sent a clear message, bless you as He blessed me and more
@@DesertsOfHighfleet I think a lot of us go through that. From the start; God has wanted us to be with him. He wants us to love him as he loves us. I believe that when we go to him in humility and respect and love we are always welcomed. He truly is our father; the best father that could ever be.
This is the word that we all need, thank you! I try to do the trusting but when things I hope for are not happening for a long time, I start to think that it was my mistake and that it was me who didn't do something at the right time. There is always this conflict between where is my responsibility and amount of action and where is God's. I can't distinguish between the two...🤷🏼♀️
🪵 THE GOSPEL OF THE WORD OF ALMIGHTY GOD "the Salvation of the last day that Christ brought in the second and last incarnation of His new and holy name" (If people truly see clearly the right path of human life, as well as the purpose of God's rule over mankind, they will not hold their individual future and destiny as a treasure in their heart. Don't always serve your parents (meaning the flesh) like pigs and dogs and worse than ants and insects. You are living under the torture of the flesh-but is the flesh yours? Why do you bother to keep pleading with God on behalf of your rotten flesh, which has long been condemned, cursed, and defiled by unclean spirits? Why do you must always keep Satan's companions very close to your heart? Haven't you worried that the flesh may destroy your true future, your great hopes, and the true destiny of your life? Today's work is surely as important as spring rain, and as important as God's kindness to man. However, you must believe well that the Lord of creation will return mankind, who was Created, to their original image from the time of their creation. He will completely take back the breath He breathed in man, who will claim His bones and flesh again and return everything to the Lord of creation. He will take back all of them an unjust plunder, rather, it aims to restore Heaven and Earth to their original conditions, as well as transform and renew man. You must know that God's perfecting, perfecting and attaining men brings nothing but the sword and scourging of their flesh, as well as endless suffering, disastrous burning, merciless judgment, chastisement, and curses, and eternal trials.) Almighty God said If man TRULY sees CLEARLY the RIGHT PATH of HUMAN LIFE, as well as the PURPOSE of GOD'S rule over HUMANITY, they will NOT HOLD their INDIVIDUAL future and DESTINY as a TREASURE in their HEART. They do NOT want to serve their parents, who are worse than pigs and dogs. Isn't the FUTURE and destiny of man exactly what Peter's "parents" are currently saying? ☀️ They are just like human flesh and blood. What will be the destiny and future of the flesh? Is it to see God while still living, or for the soul to meet God afterwards of death? Will the flesh lead to what is sought in a great quagmire of tribulations, or in a disastrous fire? ☀️ Aren't questions like this already about whether human flesh will endure misfortune or suffer the greatest news that anyone in this flow who has a brain and is in their right mind is very concerned about? (Here, suffering refers to receiving blessings, meaning that future trials will be good for Man's destiny. Misfortune refers to being unable to stand firm, or being deceived; or it means (that a person will encounter unfavorable circumstances and die in the midst of disaster, and there will be no suitable destination for his soul.) Even if Humans have a sound reason, perhaps their thinking does not fully correspond to what their reason should be equipped with. This is because they are a bit confused and seem to blindly follow things. They should all have a thorough understanding of what they are entering into, and in particular, they must sort out what should enter during the tribulation (that is, during the refining furnace), and what should be provided to them during the fiery trial. NEVER SERVE your PARENTS (meaning the flesh) like PIGS and DOGS and even WORSE than ant and INSECTS. WHAT'S the POINT of SUFFERING for it, THINKING too much, and STRETCHING your BRAIN? The FLESH is NOT YOURS, but in the HANDS of GOD, who not only CONTROLS you but COMMANDS also to SATAN. (This means that the flesh originally belonged to Satan. Since Satan is also in God's flesh, it can only be said this way. It is because it is more persuasive and to say it that way, it leads race that people are not completely under the dominion of Satan, but in the hands of God.) YOU LIVE UNDER the TORTURE of the FLESH--BUT is the FLESH YOURS?😪 Is it UNDER your CONTROL? Why do you CONSTANTLY bother to plead with GOD on behalf of your ROTTEN FLESH, which has been JUDGED, CURSED, and DEFINED by UNCLEAN SPIRITS for a LONG TIME? WHY you MUST always KEEP SATAN'S FELLOWSHIPS very CLOSE in your heart? Aren't you WORRIED that FLESH could DESTROY your REAL FUTURE, your GREAT EXPECTATIONS, and the REAL DESTINATION of your LIFE? ☀️ The path of the PRESENT is not easy to WALK. It can be said that it is HARD to GET, and EXTREMELY RARE in all ages. However, who would have thought that human flesh alone would be enough to destroy him? WORK NOW is AS VALUABLE as the RAIN in the SPRING, and AS VALUABLE as the KINDNESS of GOD in PERSON. However, if MAN does not KNOW the PURPOSE of his CURRENT WORK or UNDERSTAND the SPIRIT of HUMANITY, HOW can the IMPORTANCE and being LOVED be DISCUSSED? The FLESH does not belong to the people themselves, so no one SEES CLEARLY WHERE its ACTUAL DESTINATION will be. However, you should PROBABLY WELL that the LORD CREATOR will RETURN MANKIND, who was CREATED, to their ORIGINAL IMAGE from the TIME of their CREATION. He will completely take back the BREATH He BREATHED from MAN, who will claim it again for His BONES and FLESH and ALL shall RETURN to the LORD of CREATION. He WILL COMPLETELY TRANSFORM and RENEW HUMANITY and WILL TAKE AGAIN from MAN the ENTIRE INHERITANCE of GOD that is NOT MANKIND'S, but GOD'S PROPERTY, and WILL NEVER GIVE it to MANKIND AGAIN. 🙏 This is BECAUSE none of ANY of those THINGS are ORIGINALLY PROPERTY of HUMANITY. He WILL RESTORE ALL of them an unjust plunder, rather, it INTENDS to restore HEAVEN and EARTH to their ORIGINAL CONDITIONS, as WELL as TRANSFORM and CHANGE man. 🙏 THIS is MAN'S REASONABLE DESTINY, though perhaps it will not be a re---appropriation of the flesh after it has been PUNISHED, as men may think. GOD does NOT WANT the SKELETONS of the FLESH AFTER it is DESTROYED, He WANTS the ORIGINAL ELEMENTS in MAN that BELONGED to GOD in the BEGINNING. ☀️ So, He WILL not destroy HUMANITY or completely DESTROY HUMAN FLESH, because HUMAN FLESH is ADDED by GOD, who RULES HUMANITY. How can He DESTROY human FLESH for His "pleasure"? By now, have you really GONE with ALL of that FLESH of yours, which is NOT even WORTH a penny? ☀️ If you UNDERSTAND THIRTY PERCENT of the WORK of the LAST DAYS (this thirty percent alone means understanding the work of the Holy Spirit today as well as the work of the word that God is doing in the last days), you will NOT CONTINUE will "serve" or "be a son" in your flesh--flesh that has been corrupted for MANY YEARS----such as situation today. You should see CLEARLY that people have NOW ADVANCED to an UNEVER PRESENTED CONDITION, and will NOT CONTINUE to ROLL FORWARD like the WHEELS of HISTORY. ☀️ Your moldy FLESH has been FILLED with Flies FOR A LONG TIME, so HOW CAN it HAVE the POWER to REVERSE the WHEELS of HISTORY that GOD ALLOWED to CONTINUE UNTIL this DAY? How CAN it tick again the CLOCK of the LAST DAYS that is SILENTLY ticking, and KEEP TURNING its HANDS RIGHT? 🙏 HOW will it once again CHANGE--the WORLD that SEEMS shrouded in a THICK FOG Can your flesh revive the mountains and rivers? Can your flesh, which is of little use, really RESTORE the TYPE of HUMAN WORLD that you DESIRE? Can you REALLY TEACH your GRANDCHILDREN to be "People"? Do you UNDERSTAND now? ☀️ What exactly is in your FLESH? GOD'S ORIGINAL intention to SAVE man, to make man PERFECT, and to transform MAN is not to give you a good land to GROW or deliver PEACEFUL REST to MAN'S FLESH; This is for His GLORY and His TESTIMONY, for the BETTER HAPPINESS of mankind in the FUTURE, and so that they can REST in a more easy time. It is also NOT for your FLESH, because MAN is the INVESTMENT of GOD'S GOVERNMENT, and the FLESH of MAN is just an ADDITION. (A person is something that has both a spirit and a body, while the flesh is only a corruptible thing. This means that the flesh is a tool to be used in the plan of government.) YOU should KNOW that PERFECTING, PERFECTING and achieving GOD to PEOPLE doesn't deliver anything but the SWORD and STRIKING their flesh, also ENDLESS suffering, HARMFUL BURNING, MERCILESS JUDGMENT, PUNISHMENTS, and CURSES, and ETERNAL TRIALS. 🙏 From "The WORD Appears in the Flesh". holy book Fulfilled in (John 1:1). and (Ezekiel 2:9-10). and (Rev. 19:9-13). 📩 All who have "ears to listen" are led to what the Spirit of God is saying in His lowered and built kingdom/Church engraved with His new name, His totality, the ownership of this disposition, "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD "💐 fulfillment from what was said He to Peter 2,000 years ago recorded in (Matthew 16:18-19). His Coming is the fulfillment of all that was prophesied in the great book of Revelation, so the last "Salvation" He brought the whole truth, the way for eternal life. So the "victorious" ones who will receive them are the wise "virgins" because as recorded in the prophecy of His return no one knows it except the one who will receive it! So "come" and come to His kingdom/church standing in the holy place in the air/TH-cam! This is also a fulfillment from the book of (Isaiah 2:2/9:6) which He first fulfilled in His first incarnation. 📥 "They say with a loud voice, "Salvation comes from the Lamb, and from our God who sits on the Throne!" (Rev. 7:10). ... and (Isaiah 2: 2 / 9:6) "On the Last Day, the mountain on which Jehovah's temple stands will stand out above all the mountains. All nations will flock there. " . "For a baby boy is born to us. The rule will be given to him; and he shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Almighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." 💌
This is my first time listening to Orthodoxy teaching as a Protestant. It really helps! Will anyone recommend any other similar TH-cam channels like PatristicNectar? Would love to hear more teachings about Christ and journey towards the faith. Thank you very much and May God bless you!
I would like a sequel to this, showing how in daily life decisions about balancing working hours with family time, budgeting to buy a house or car, deciding to marry or start a business-where does “self” start and God begin? When a family man “girds up his loins” with motivation to get a second job because his first job doesn’t pay enough for food, house, medical, car(s), or private school for the kids to keep out of Satan’s Workshop-is all that trusting in myself? Also, I need to see a practical example of such a perfect Christian relying on God-and voicing an unpopular but righteous position in his work, or in Congress, or while encountering a criminal at a store. I get the feeling that the ideal Christian is supposed to be a mealy mouthed wimp and never a leader. I would like to see these principles explained in King David’s life-a man after God’s own heart, but still very flawed. I do appreciate Father’s comments about older Christians having the experience of falling from grace. And that’s my rant!
These are all great things, but are they your doing? Do you take ownership for all those things going right? If so, you misunderstand how much help God gave you for each and every decision you made and its outcome. There is no “strong man” that takes hold of the world by himself. Spiritual entities are at play, always, and if you are not giving the glory to God, it is going to some other principality. A leader that does not bow to God will get his power from something that will shred his soul to bits.
@@steelfalconx2000 Examples from today, of people with children would be best. Most ancient saints I’ve read about either left their parents for the monastery or were celibate.
@@shandor2522 We have had modern saints in our days. Look at the lives of St John of Shanghai, St Paisios, St Porphyrios, St Ephraim, even Father Seraphim Rose who hasn't been canonized yet. Father Seraphim was in the world and ran a bookstore. You're right though that finding a Saint with family you'll have to go back a little more, not too far but you'll find them. However the times were different back then. But not as different as you think.
Very timely, spent the morning in a period of review about the foolish way Ive lived and the people I took for granted. I submit to you, Christ, my Lord. The realization I was a fool trying to live for myself was a huge catalyst for my return to Christianity. Glory to God in His mercy.
How do we discern what is God's understanding and what is our understanding? God doesn't appear to us in the flesh these days, explicitly and directly instructing us. Do we call interior locutions God's understanding? Or a word from another human? Where is God's understanding in the specificity of each our lives? How do we know of it is God's, ourselves' or someone else's understanding?
I'm curious to the EO answer, Lutherans say your priest in Concord with Scripture (particularly the Word of promise in Baptism, the Absolution, and the Eucharist)
Growing up I was under the impression that the Teaching that Christ died for the sins of the world that there is nothing we can do but live life worry free. Absolutely wrong, and he’s right never trust yourself. That’s why we need church and the word of god directly.
I needed this reminder today more than ever. It is something that i didn't know i was doing and now my eyes are opening to the fact that i was placing trust in me and not God my Lord and Savior. I was raised in a dangerous and abusive upbringing and so managing/controlling my life was my coping mechanism. Forgive me Lord
I love your videos. I was raised in the Roman Catholic Church. I was away from the church for a long time. But I am now back to attending a Roman Catholic Church. But I look to you and Father Moses for guidance. I just love the way you both give these reflections. If there was an English-Speaking Orthodox Church near me, I would definitely go Orthodox from my knowledge and experience right now.
How True Fr ive tried for years to get closer Jesus Christ only to keep falling back into this trap ,but i will keep going forward from now on in the Lord's Holy Name Amen 🙏 Jesus said Heaven and Earth will pass away but my words will never pass away 🙏
I dont trust myself as I have dark thoughts that are constantly bothering me every single day that makes it even hard to pray or connect to God. This happened as I had self conceit, I thought i was very great at my role in my christian life and my prayer to God and leaned so much on my own understanding. Now because I stopped trusting my self I placed myself at the back of the line. I only know that I will never trust myself come what may... never fully anyway. But please pray for me as the thoughts are still there and its preventing me from prayer and contemplation about God, Its preventing me from understanding anything with pure heart. pray for me
As someone working in IT, I find it incredibly easy to admit that I do not know something if it is outside my field of work - from my point of view, everything there is in God's hands exclusively. However, I have aquired knowledge in my field, and there are things that I am able to understand and do on my own as a result of years of training. I don't understand how relying on God would even look like in a day to day work scenario - other than being grateful for the training I've had, doing my job right and being helpful (or at least not a burden) to the people around me - is it because I am only good at my work through His blessing? If I zoom out from day to day, I could ask if I am truely using my talant and if I am working in the right career - but that's a scary question I don't like thinking about. Thank you for the video and the introspection opportunity.
The Writings Father recommended, Unseen Warfare by Nicodemus are available for listening here - th-cam.com/play/PLLTPndCul60EcK8WRDSpQVZqQT6kRvSkd.html
Excellent advice to follow in the journey to heaven. The road to heaven requires many virtues, constant commitments, and life long sacrifice, but ultimately we all fall at times and we must trust in good sacramental frequent confession and communion. We must always trust in the triune God and in his apostolic church that delivers us sacraments for eligibility to heaven. Our goal is heaven, and that means we need help from our triune God and the frequent use of the sacraments.
🪵 THE GOSPEL OF THE WORD OF ALMIGHTY GOD "the Salvation of the last day that Christ brought in the second and last incarnation of His new and holy name" (If people truly see clearly the right path of human life, as well as the purpose of God's rule over mankind, they will not hold their individual future and destiny as a treasure in their heart. Don't always serve your parents (meaning the flesh) like pigs and dogs and worse than ants and insects. You are living under the torture of the flesh-but is the flesh yours? Why do you bother to keep pleading with God on behalf of your rotten flesh, which has long been condemned, cursed, and defiled by unclean spirits? Why do you must always keep Satan's companions very close to your heart? Haven't you worried that the flesh may destroy your true future, your great hopes, and the true destiny of your life? Today's work is surely as important as spring rain, and as important as God's kindness to man. However, you must believe well that the Lord of creation will return mankind, who was Created, to their original image from the time of their creation. He will completely take back the breath He breathed in man, who will claim His bones and flesh again and return everything to the Lord of creation. He will take back all of them an unjust plunder, rather, it aims to restore Heaven and Earth to their original conditions, as well as transform and renew man. You must know that God's perfecting, perfecting and attaining men brings nothing but the sword and scourging of their flesh, as well as endless suffering, disastrous burning, merciless judgment, chastisement, and curses, and eternal trials.) Almighty God said If man TRULY sees CLEARLY the RIGHT PATH of HUMAN LIFE, as well as the PURPOSE of GOD'S rule over HUMANITY, they will NOT HOLD their INDIVIDUAL future and DESTINY as a TREASURE in their HEART. They do NOT want to serve their parents, who are worse than pigs and dogs. Isn't the FUTURE and destiny of man exactly what Peter's "parents" are currently saying? ☀️ They are just like human flesh and blood. What will be the destiny and future of the flesh? Is it to see God while still living, or for the soul to meet God afterwards of death? Will the flesh lead to what is sought in a great quagmire of tribulations, or in a disastrous fire? ☀️ Aren't questions like this already about whether human flesh will endure misfortune or suffer the greatest news that anyone in this flow who has a brain and is in their right mind is very concerned about? (Here, suffering refers to receiving blessings, meaning that future trials will be good for Man's destiny. Misfortune refers to being unable to stand firm, or being deceived; or it means (that a person will encounter unfavorable circumstances and die in the midst of disaster, and there will be no suitable destination for his soul.) Even if Humans have a sound reason, perhaps their thinking does not fully correspond to what their reason should be equipped with. This is because they are a bit confused and seem to blindly follow things. They should all have a thorough understanding of what they are entering into, and in particular, they must sort out what should enter during the tribulation (that is, during the refining furnace), and what should be provided to them during the fiery trial. NEVER SERVE your PARENTS (meaning the flesh) like PIGS and DOGS and even WORSE than ant and INSECTS. WHAT'S the POINT of SUFFERING for it, THINKING too much, and STRETCHING your BRAIN? The FLESH is NOT YOURS, but in the HANDS of GOD, who not only CONTROLS you but COMMANDS also to SATAN. (This means that the flesh originally belonged to Satan. Since Satan is also in God's flesh, it can only be said this way. It is because it is more persuasive and to say it that way, it leads race that people are not completely under the dominion of Satan, but in the hands of God.) YOU LIVE UNDER the TORTURE of the FLESH--BUT is the FLESH YOURS?😪 Is it UNDER your CONTROL? Why do you CONSTANTLY bother to plead with GOD on behalf of your ROTTEN FLESH, which has been JUDGED, CURSED, and DEFINED by UNCLEAN SPIRITS for a LONG TIME? WHY you MUST always KEEP SATAN'S FELLOWSHIPS very CLOSE in your heart? Aren't you WORRIED that FLESH could DESTROY your REAL FUTURE, your GREAT EXPECTATIONS, and the REAL DESTINATION of your LIFE? ☀️ The path of the PRESENT is not easy to WALK. It can be said that it is HARD to GET, and EXTREMELY RARE in all ages. However, who would have thought that human flesh alone would be enough to destroy him? WORK NOW is AS VALUABLE as the RAIN in the SPRING, and AS VALUABLE as the KINDNESS of GOD in PERSON. However, if MAN does not KNOW the PURPOSE of his CURRENT WORK or UNDERSTAND the SPIRIT of HUMANITY, HOW can the IMPORTANCE and being LOVED be DISCUSSED? The FLESH does not belong to the people themselves, so no one SEES CLEARLY WHERE its ACTUAL DESTINATION will be. However, you should PROBABLY WELL that the LORD CREATOR will RETURN MANKIND, who was CREATED, to their ORIGINAL IMAGE from the TIME of their CREATION. He will completely take back the BREATH He BREATHED from MAN, who will claim it again for His BONES and FLESH and ALL shall RETURN to the LORD of CREATION. He WILL COMPLETELY TRANSFORM and RENEW HUMANITY and WILL TAKE AGAIN from MAN the ENTIRE INHERITANCE of GOD that is NOT MANKIND'S, but GOD'S PROPERTY, and WILL NEVER GIVE it to MANKIND AGAIN. 🙏 This is BECAUSE none of ANY of those THINGS are ORIGINALLY PROPERTY of HUMANITY. He WILL RESTORE ALL of them an unjust plunder, rather, it INTENDS to restore HEAVEN and EARTH to their ORIGINAL CONDITIONS, as WELL as TRANSFORM and CHANGE man. 🙏 THIS is MAN'S REASONABLE DESTINY, though perhaps it will not be a re---appropriation of the flesh after it has been PUNISHED, as men may think. GOD does NOT WANT the SKELETONS of the FLESH AFTER it is DESTROYED, He WANTS the ORIGINAL ELEMENTS in MAN that BELONGED to GOD in the BEGINNING. ☀️ So, He WILL not destroy HUMANITY or completely DESTROY HUMAN FLESH, because HUMAN FLESH is ADDED by GOD, who RULES HUMANITY. How can He DESTROY human FLESH for His "pleasure"? By now, have you really GONE with ALL of that FLESH of yours, which is NOT even WORTH a penny? ☀️ If you UNDERSTAND THIRTY PERCENT of the WORK of the LAST DAYS (this thirty percent alone means understanding the work of the Holy Spirit today as well as the work of the word that God is doing in the last days), you will NOT CONTINUE will "serve" or "be a son" in your flesh--flesh that has been corrupted for MANY YEARS----such as situation today. You should see CLEARLY that people have NOW ADVANCED to an UNEVER PRESENTED CONDITION, and will NOT CONTINUE to ROLL FORWARD like the WHEELS of HISTORY. ☀️ Your moldy FLESH has been FILLED with Flies FOR A LONG TIME, so HOW CAN it HAVE the POWER to REVERSE the WHEELS of HISTORY that GOD ALLOWED to CONTINUE UNTIL this DAY? How CAN it tick again the CLOCK of the LAST DAYS that is SILENTLY ticking, and KEEP TURNING its HANDS RIGHT? 🙏 HOW will it once again CHANGE--the WORLD that SEEMS shrouded in a THICK FOG Can your flesh revive the mountains and rivers? Can your flesh, which is of little use, really RESTORE the TYPE of HUMAN WORLD that you DESIRE? Can you REALLY TEACH your GRANDCHILDREN to be "People"? Do you UNDERSTAND now? ☀️ What exactly is in your FLESH? GOD'S ORIGINAL intention to SAVE man, to make man PERFECT, and to transform MAN is not to give you a good land to GROW or deliver PEACEFUL REST to MAN'S FLESH; This is for His GLORY and His TESTIMONY, for the BETTER HAPPINESS of mankind in the FUTURE, and so that they can REST in a more easy time. It is also NOT for your FLESH, because MAN is the INVESTMENT of GOD'S GOVERNMENT, and the FLESH of MAN is just an ADDITION. (A person is something that has both a spirit and a body, while the flesh is only a corruptible thing. This means that the flesh is a tool to be used in the plan of government.) YOU should KNOW that PERFECTING, PERFECTING and achieving GOD to PEOPLE doesn't deliver anything but the SWORD and STRIKING their flesh, also ENDLESS suffering, HARMFUL BURNING, MERCILESS JUDGMENT, PUNISHMENTS, and CURSES, and ETERNAL TRIALS. 🙏 From "The WORD Appears in the Flesh". holy book Fulfilled in (John 1:1). and (Ezekiel 2:9-10). and (Rev. 19:9-13). 📩 All who have "ears to listen" are led to what the Spirit of God is saying in His lowered and built kingdom/Church engraved with His new name, His totality, the ownership of this disposition, "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD "💐 fulfillment from what was said He to Peter 2,000 years ago recorded in (Matthew 16:18-19). His Coming is the fulfillment of all that was prophesied in the great book of Revelation, so the last "Salvation" He brought the whole truth, the way for eternal life. So the "victorious" ones who will receive them are the wise "virgins" because as recorded in the prophecy of His return no one knows it except the one who will receive it! So "come" and come to His kingdom/church standing in the holy place in the air/TH-cam! This is also a fulfillment from the book of (Isaiah 2:2/9:6) which He first fulfilled in His first incarnation. 📥 "They say with a loud voice, "Salvation comes from the Lamb, and from our God who sits on the Throne!" (Rev. 7:10). ... and (Isaiah 2: 2 / 9:6) "On the Last Day, the mountain on which Jehovah's temple stands will stand out above all the mountains. All nations will flock there. " . "For a baby boy is born to us. The rule will be given to him; and he shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Almighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." 💌
I never understood this message. I believe in God, in His Orthodox church. But outside of it, I feel like I am left alone, like I need to do it on my own. I have no skills to interpret Gods will in my daily life, so I rely on my own limited observations. It is really hard to detect what God wants and how to trust on God, because I have no direct access to Him. So I feel like I am on my own.
Very understandable. If I can understand it; you can be sure that your father in heaven also understands it. The remedy is in God's time and way. From my own experience this is what works even though it might take hours, days, or even years. In my case my faith was at near empty and I was living in sin and was so far gone that I didn't really feel like I was doing wrong. I had become full of pride and even arrogance. I was truly lost with no way back on my own. Even so; years prior I had read the Bible in full. I didn't understand it but I at least made the effort. I didn't have faith period; nor could I generate it on my own. It was not until I had to endure great suffering that I was subconsciously ready and desperate enough to seek God in great need. It was at that point the Jesus did deliver me with various signs. I'm telling you all of that because even with God's grace I STILL at times have attacks on my faith and so often I feel like I'm adrift on an ocean not knowing where God wants me to go. The answer to this is keep walking brother in faith. Keep walking through the uncertainty and the darkness. Read God's word even if just 5 minutes a day, pray often, try to have time alone with God and be honest with God. Ask him exactly what you need and I have found that 100% of the time God delivers me from spiritual attacks and issues. As for knowing the path; what comes to me often is trust and be patient. God will work his plan in and for you in his way and time. We get into trouble when we try to run ahead or lag behind. Just put in your earnest good work to be with God and to know him better then put all of your trust in him. Jesus will complete the work he has started in you; just try in earnest to be obedient to his commandments and his will when he makes it known.
I understand this struggle too. We have many choices and desires. I have been taught from Orthodox spiritual guides to study the scriptures, go to Church, pray every day and before each task and ask God’s guidance and will in each thing and then go with my gut. For bigger things ask your priest, accept advice. Obedience is a blessing. It may sometimes seem that the advice was bad, but God works in mysterious ways to provide us at each moment what we need for salvation, if we ask Him. Ask for the prayers of the Theotokos and saints. For their prayers are powerful. As said above, God’s timing and answers can be not what we expect so keep persevering in prayer. If you have no Orthodox Church near you, seek out a priest online. Contact Fr Josiah. He may advise!
Pray to the Lord about it. Give thanks to the Lord who is sovereign over our lives and everything around us. God's will for us is to be holy, to love him with all our heart, mind, soul and strength, and our neighbors as ourselves. Apart from that God gives us freedom in the sense we can choose any career that we like and have more ability than other. But one quote from a priest helped me is:"What awakens greater love for God and neighbor in you? That is the path God wants you on". Also after doing the activity, does it produce in you the fruits of the spirit(love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control) or not. We are called to discern the spirits if they are the Holy Spirit or not. Whenever you want to hear God's voice read the Bible (I Encourage you to read it daily), and before doing it pray that he gives you understanding and speak with you through the Holy Spirit. Trusting in the Lord means that all happens for our good "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." (Romans 8:28). And if we ask him something he could not give it, in his mercy because it could be harmful for us. Also means trusting in his promises, that we who have faith in him, will see Jesus as he is and have eternal life, thanks to his sacrifice for our sins in the cross. Doesn't that give more joy than winning millions of dollars and having all fame in the world? Try to talk to our lord Jesus Christ in an open way and ask him to be full of the Holy Spirit, and wisdom to know his will in your life.
The hardest parts come, when you feel the Spirit calling, and you trust with absolute Faith in God, not in yourself, and at some point, when everything/life appeared good, collapses and you sink again to abyss of despair, suffering pain, etc. and then, both, trust in oneself and in God are attacked and/or gone.
As hard and impossible and odd as it might seem; try to thank God in good and bad times. Put your trust in him and who he is. I believe that God always brings things to right for those who truly love him but often it might not be in the timeline or in the way we might hope. God knows what we need and I believe his focus is on you eternal life with him over the temporary time in the flesh. Only my interpretation and in line with my personal experiences brother; meaning only God fully knows his own heart or intentions. I hope it is helpful.
@@KOH777-gp6ut Thank you brother for your reply. Yes, it is helpful indeed. It is good to remind ourselves about this. It struck a cord, when you mentioned Eternal Plan over temporary flesh life, because it was, (understandingly for a Believer) main aspect for me, which was the foundation of my faith and worldview. But I must be honest with myself, the negativity works very eagerly and unceasingly, to make us forget about Spiritual Eternity, through sins, like materealistic envy and others. I have to find that honest Gratefulness somehow again. Thanks.
@@lukasdavydovas9953 Brother the walk with Jesus can be a difficult one that is for sure. I struggle at times very much. Even this vary day. Just keep walking even if you feel alone in the dark. One foot in front of the other. Keep going and glorify God through your obedience and faith. If you feel overcome; pray to Jesus to lighten your burden even if only for a time. God loves his children and nothing will take you out of his hand. When you hurt cling to Jesus with all of your might. He will cling back to you and you will overcome. Patience and trust not in ourselves but in God and his character. Be glad and walk on brother :)
Thank you brother for your service to the Lord’s people. May He keep you and use you to bear much fruit for His glorious Kingdom. May He also reward you in the life and in the one to come. Lastly, may you rise anew each day to fight the battle that is already won against the devil and his kind. To our Lord be the glory both now and forever. Amen.
I'm enduring a moment of my life that I'm suffering the circunstances of my choices and fighting against them in this very moment and then TH-cam suddenly recomends your content... I want to believe (I have to) that this happened from God's intervention. My Yt recomendations are incredibly restrict for certain kind of content and from absolute nothing, there was your video... I was taken aback for a moment and reluctant to open and watch but... that was one of the best choices in my life among of many bad others. Thanks for your words, I'm following your channel now and hope to get back to the path of light that I know that once I was inserted.
IAM so happy that I found you and your channel. Praise be the name of Jesus Christ the king of kings and the Lord of lords now and forever and unto ages of ages Amen.
Hi Marta Good morning. I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….🌺🌺🌺
I wholeheartedly thank the lord for “finding” your content some month ago! I don’t know how but it is certainly not the first time I needed to hear exactly what you share with us!
✨Most Holy Inspired reflection during these days as we wait {in Jerusalem} for the Comforter to be sent down💚💚💚and transition from Pentecostarion to Church Militant esp for Old calendar this year_pray for our Brothers who get the Apostle Fast. ❤️🩹Thank You Blessed Father 🤍 also to all please 🕯️🕯️🕯️Remember blessed Father James Bernstein our Newly Departed friend and servant of the Lord, and may his Memory be Eternal ☦️
Hi dear Good morning. I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….🌺🌺🌺
What does 'trusting in God' look like? I can say it all day that I trust God, but what is it in practice? Especially in times of weaknesses. I think I get it but if someone can clarify it better for me, id appreciate it
I can tell you in my personal experience I had no trust in God and no matter how much I desired it; I could not manifest it. How can a man trust in a being that he does not really know? Relationship is far more than relationship with humans but some things work out in similar fashion. This was my experience; unbelief, belief, fear, getting to know God, getting to love God. It took me 49 years on the planet to find God. I thought I was looking the right way but in God's eyes I figure I was not. I had to suffer and be made broken and humble before I was ready to reach out in the correct way to Jesus. However when I did; Jesus came through for me in a huge way. The first think Jesus gave me was a waking vision and a certain level of faith and trust simply as a gift. After that things have never been the same. The Bible says faith comes from hearing the word of God and I fully agree. I had read the Bible years prior and though I didn't retain hardly any of it; the seeds were planted. When you read God's work he is literally speaking to you. He has not changed from thousands of years ago. When you pray you are speaking back to God. Be humble; have a desperate need for Jesus and I believe you will find him. If you have found him then pray to him for more faith. In my opinion any faith we try to muster on our own is false. Only God knows the truth of this. For me; it was a gift for which I am eternally thankful. Find God, walk with him and the rest will take care of itself.
To the beautiful people who edit the videos I found the changing camera perspective very distracting. Constantly zooming in and out was unsettling. The slow zoom out on the art piece was very good though. Thank you dear souls who put this all together! :)
*Council of Trent* Then I hereby declare that because of single-button pushed devices capable of providing random digits for obscure causes, then the same in reply to dice rolled before hitting the table to christen the term _fettering_
Call no one Father but God. Do not have any other Gods before the Lord your God. Do not worship the creation. Be not deceived there is only one God and only Him do you pray to. God The Father, The Son, The Holy Spirit, to Him do you pray to and NO ONE ELSE. No one can go to The Father except through JESUS, not any church leader or government. Trust in God, not in man.
I’m going to tell you honestly having those words coming from a leader that you is whats changing the world. I believe that the same message was there just no one to take the sword and spearhead directly in. You are a man I would follow into darkness and that is the only reason why I stay on this video. If you didn’t have strength in words, in spirit, in man how do you get other likewise men to follow. You can’t because of our nature. We were meant to be led not by others, not yourself but yes god. Tearing this ideal down is extremely hard and was for me because of my nature to have pride to be greedy to conquer here. As men we constantly remind ourself that we are men or we become consumed by cowardice that wisphers comfortably into our ears to rest, take a break, don’t dig deep, be immoral, and the biggest don’t forgive yourself. Please have patience with yourself. This message is directed toward the young men. I cannot speak for women only that it’s my responsibility to protect the femininity that’s been lost it seems.
I have this problem. My ego is strong and the devil gives it endless encouragement. When in doubt I start praying the Jesus prayer " lord jesus christ son of god have mercy on me" humble me father cast me down so I may hold my rightful place at your feet. I repeat this until I am humbled and then I can hear him. We are imperfect so I don't think we will always be successful in trying to follow him but he will forgive us and continue showing you the way if you keep seeking his will. May God bless you brother.
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The last time I trusted myself I ended up in the darkest of places.
Realizing you can manipulate anyone and everyone even yourself.
@@timbog1913 If you can, why not use it for the good?
Its a gift, but if you choose to use it for your own gain, it will probably hurt you.
Me too. Decieving and being decieved. No good.
Truly I am embarrassed of everything I said out of arrogance, malice and in the pursuit of my own happiness. Bless you Father.
You're not alone
Spiritual pride is a killer 😵💫
Same here.
Took the words out of my mouth
I’ve spent months if not a year or more returning to my faith in Christ. After seeing everyone talk about how far away they have to travel to the nearest Orthodox Church I feel even more blessed. I’m meeting with the Father there this Saturday. I just want to thank everyone including you for giving me guidance.
Blessed journey.
Where do you live? Not in Holland by any chance?
@@michael.manasian No, the U.S.
@@michael.manasian I live in Holland and feel so inspired and interested in the Bible through this channel, I feel that I would like to to to a Christian Orthodox Church but do not know where to go.
@@marmitemax890 what city are you from? I also live in Holland and there are a few beautiful Orthodox churches here.
100% correct, the ego gives you false delusions that you can prevail without God.
Nah this god reliance is just a cope and self deception.
@@kubasniak why?
@@kubasniak Its the other way around.
@@kubasniak Very few are both self reliant and happy at the same time
@kubasniak your mindset is a cope in and of itself, it clearly shows you don't take any responsibility for any of the personal wrongdoings in your own life. May the Lord bless and guide you. Amen
Lord I am nothing without you, have mercy on me.
Amen 🙏
Grew up in an Orthodox Christian household, nominally have been christian all my life. I've been struggling with alcohol for years now, I can be sober for a long time, so the addiction itself is not a problem, but when I drink I always feel like I'll have everything under control. I'm so full of myself at that time and my ego is always looking for a disagreement and fight with my loved ones. In the process I hurt them emotionally. Pray for me brothers and sisters, I want to leave this lifestyle behind and move on. Thank you, father for beautiful video.
At times when I make decisions on my own selfish needs, the more I understand the sentence "Deny yourself, and take up your cross". Thank you!
Yep.. we suck. Lol. We need divine counsel and proper guidance
I am catholic but I find good teaching in the Orthodox Church.
You can come to us then, even roman catholics affirm that we have Christ, that our Eucharist is truly the Body and Blood of Christ. Turn Orthodox and even from a roman catholic stand view you're all fine. Visit the divine liturgy sometime. God bless!
Catholics are closest to us Orthodox because we where same Church for 1000. Then things started going south. So teachings are almost identical to this day on most things. But i think transition from Catholic to Orthodox is the easiest one and definitely worth it. I was ateist, long story short miracle happened to me and i ended up in Orthodox church for like 8 years now. Church is not perfect of course because people go there not angels, depends on where you go you will see different standards because Orthodoxy have a lot of freedom in a way that Priests run the Church in their style and abilities (depend on who is Episcop (highest ranking member by grace )but if it is real Orthodox Church(approved and in Communion with all Orthodox Churches)in most important matters all Orthodox Churches have same principles and teachings, the real ones of course.
Catholics are good people but I dont value nor care for the Pope
My fahter-in-law is Greek Orthodox. Orthodox and Catholic is the exactly same, just with a couple differences in their service, more singing and standing to be excat. The Orthodox and Catholic were separated during the great schism. There are really not many differences, as the Orthodox follow the Holy Trinity the same as the Catholics.
Father I hope you read this and hear my gratitude for you. The lord has used your talents well. Two months ago I found myself at a crossroads of either ending my life or begging out to christ to take me back and make me whole again. For the first time videos of you starting appearing in my TH-cam feed. I had never heard more than a passing mention of orthodox Christianity despite being what some might call a spiritual seeker and learning about all kinds of man made religions. Through your understanding and teaching I came to know christ and his church. You helped save my life and soul. May the lord bless and keep you. Thank you so much.
An Orthodox channel you might tremendously enjoy is Fr. Spyridon Bailey
And Father Peter Heers...Orthodox Ethos
Even when your “self” has been informed by experts and authorities, be humble and trust in God.
Much easier said than done.
Funny i tried throughout my twenties to take control and do it my way. I was MISERABLE. Now i take a step back and let God control and ive never been happier.
As a Protestant who teaches Church History, I thoroughly enjoy listening to Father Josiah (along with Stephen de Young). I told my wife that there is a depth and richness of teaching presented by Father Josiah that many Protestant churches have missed out on; at least some of the ones I’ve attended. Thank you Father Josiah!
The kind of Christianity you're enjoying is actually very present still and you can live it today. I would recommend checking out an Orthodox Church near you. I am a protestant convert myself.
When Father Josiah read Jeremiah 17v5, I thought about how many times I have heard other Protestants hesitate about Orthodoxy because they constantly refer to the saints or elders, some for more than they do scripture. Having been a Christian for 50 years (conservative) I find the three things that most conservative protestants are troubled about with Orthodox are 1)the dependence of the saints over scripture, 2) the icons, and 3) their traditions that can't be found in scripture (traditions of man). Do you find this also. Being a protestant for so long I am thoroughly attached to scripture and that is probably why I enjoy Father Josiah so much, he refers to scripture more than most others.
Careful-study too much Church History and you’ll be on the road to joining the Orthodox Church! 😊
@@gidget8717 Dear one, I encourage you to attend a service. Saturday night or Wednesday night vespers often can be less intimidating. All of our services are deeply rooted in the scriptures. Dripping with psalms, the gospels, and the epistles. I, too, have found a home, a fullness in orthodoxy that I had never thought was possible. Come and see.
Does your church history class start in the 1500's?
Lord have mercy on us who put too much trust in ourselves, in our arrogance.
Help us, save us, have mercy on us. We can do nothing without the Lord.
Don’t follow this man rather read the saints
@@rachelbooker513 did he say something at odds with the teachings of the saints?
Amen.
Please pray for me, for my family. We've been protestant followers for many years, and recently God has pressed Orthodoxy on my heart. I feel lost and confused in my walk lately.
I understand your struggle….may I suggest to you a podcast from a woman & her husband & their road to orthodoxy (not easy). The name of the podcast is “Walking an Ancient Path”by Lynette Horner the episode is entitled “kinda, sorta, almost orthodox”. This was very helpful for me as I transitioned from a Protestant into the Eastern Orthodox church.
@@steve8170 thank you I will look for this
Keep walking with earnest intention on God. Praying, reading his word, time alone with God thinking about him and his ways. Be honest with him and ask from him what you need to get through in humility and with need. Trust him through the tough dark time and one day you will find yourself back on solid ground through Jesus. You will be comforted brother :)
I've noticed I often use my self trust as an excuse to continue in the same sins without repentance. I "know" I can't overcome certain sins because I rely on my own understanding and willpower to try and fail to repent. This is contrary to what Christ teaches. "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." - Philipians 4:13
Glory to God. Only Orthodoxy offer true knowledge and healing for one’s soul.
I worship at a traditional Roman Catholic church and love my faith. However, I have listened to this man many times and I have never heard him utter a word I disagree with.
Thank God for my drug addiction issues, I know for sure if I trust merely in myself I’m done!!!
I don’t trust myself at all!!
I trust Jesus
I'm tired of asking for forgiveness for same falls and failures.
7 times down, 8 times up.
I realized this on Saturday when I fell into sin…I said I don’t trust myself. I put myself in that situation. God help me
❤✝ CHRIST IS RISEN ✝❤
❤💪🙏✝ GOD BE WITH US AGAINST EVIL AND TEMPTATIONS ✝🙏⛪🕊
Christ is ascended*
The timing of this video is amazing 🙏☦️❤
Since being baptized & chrismated into the orthodox church last year I can testify to the truth of Fr Josiah’s reflection. I always felt I was a good Christian man, but have come to realize I am nothing without Christ & how much I need Him & His mercy..
Glory to Jesus Christ
Glory forever!!
Amazing that this video appears right when I need it most
I heard Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel when I needed it most. Changed me forever and brought me back to Jesus.
Forgive me Father. I continuously judge you over and over again.
Thank you father. Last night while praying, i apologized to the Lord for constantly asking for help. Now i hear this. No wonder why i woke earlier than usual🤗heh heh thank you jesus 🙏
If you feel weak and needy for Jesus; you are probably in a good place brother.
This happened exactly the same for me now! (except I questioned my constant pleading) Unbelievable, or guess I can say **believable** that God sent a clear message, bless you as He blessed me and more
@@DesertsOfHighfleet I think a lot of us go through that. From the start; God has wanted us to be with him. He wants us to love him as he loves us. I believe that when we go to him in humility and respect and love we are always welcomed. He truly is our father; the best father that could ever be.
This is the word that we all need, thank you! I try to do the trusting but when things I hope for are not happening for a long time, I start to think that it was my mistake and that it was me who didn't do something at the right time. There is always this conflict between where is my responsibility and amount of action and where is God's. I can't distinguish between the two...🤷🏼♀️
🪵 THE GOSPEL OF THE WORD OF ALMIGHTY GOD "the Salvation of the last day that Christ brought in the second and last incarnation of His new and holy name"
(If people truly see clearly the right path of human life, as well as the purpose of God's rule over mankind, they will not hold their individual future and destiny as a treasure in their heart. Don't always serve your parents (meaning the flesh) like pigs and dogs and worse than ants and insects. You are living under the torture of the flesh-but is the flesh yours? Why do you bother to keep pleading with God on behalf of your rotten flesh, which has long been condemned, cursed, and defiled by unclean spirits? Why do you must always keep Satan's companions very close to your heart? Haven't you worried that the flesh may destroy your true future, your great hopes, and the true destiny of your life? Today's work is surely as important as spring rain, and as important as God's kindness to man. However, you must believe well that the Lord of creation will return mankind, who was Created, to their original image from the time of their creation. He will completely take back the breath He breathed in man, who will claim His bones and flesh again and return everything to the Lord of creation. He will take back all of them an unjust plunder, rather, it aims to restore Heaven and Earth to their original conditions, as well as transform and renew man. You must know that God's perfecting, perfecting and attaining men brings nothing but the sword and scourging of their flesh, as well as endless suffering, disastrous burning, merciless judgment, chastisement, and curses, and eternal trials.)
Almighty God said
If man TRULY sees CLEARLY the RIGHT PATH of HUMAN LIFE, as well as the PURPOSE of GOD'S rule over HUMANITY, they will NOT HOLD their INDIVIDUAL future and DESTINY as a TREASURE in their HEART. They do NOT want to serve their parents, who are worse than pigs and dogs. Isn't the FUTURE and destiny of man exactly what Peter's "parents" are currently saying? ☀️
They are just like human flesh and blood. What will be the destiny and future of the flesh? Is it to see God while still living, or for the soul to meet God afterwards of death? Will the flesh lead to what is sought in a great quagmire of tribulations, or in a disastrous fire? ☀️
Aren't questions like this already about whether human flesh will endure misfortune or suffer the greatest news that anyone in this flow who has a brain and is in their right mind is very concerned about? (Here, suffering refers to receiving blessings, meaning that future trials will be good for Man's destiny. Misfortune refers to being unable to stand firm, or being deceived; or it means (that a person will encounter unfavorable circumstances and die in the midst of disaster, and there will be no suitable destination for his soul.)
Even if Humans have a sound reason, perhaps their thinking does not fully correspond to what their reason should be equipped with. This is because they are a bit confused and seem to blindly follow things.
They should all have a thorough understanding of what they are entering into, and in particular, they must sort out what should enter during the tribulation (that is, during the refining furnace), and what should be provided to them during the fiery trial. NEVER SERVE your PARENTS (meaning the flesh) like PIGS and DOGS and even WORSE than ant and INSECTS.
WHAT'S the POINT of SUFFERING for it, THINKING too much, and STRETCHING your BRAIN? The FLESH is NOT YOURS, but in the HANDS of GOD, who not only CONTROLS you but COMMANDS also to SATAN. (This means that the flesh originally belonged to Satan. Since Satan is also in God's flesh, it can only be said this way. It is because it is more persuasive and to say it that way, it leads race that people are not completely under the dominion of Satan, but in the hands of God.) YOU LIVE UNDER the TORTURE of the FLESH--BUT is the FLESH YOURS?😪
Is it UNDER your CONTROL? Why do you CONSTANTLY bother to plead with GOD on behalf of your ROTTEN FLESH, which has been JUDGED, CURSED, and DEFINED by UNCLEAN SPIRITS for a LONG TIME? WHY you MUST always KEEP SATAN'S FELLOWSHIPS very CLOSE in your heart? Aren't you WORRIED that FLESH could DESTROY your REAL FUTURE, your GREAT EXPECTATIONS, and the REAL DESTINATION of your LIFE? ☀️
The path of the PRESENT is not easy to WALK. It can be said that it is HARD to GET, and EXTREMELY RARE in all ages.
However, who would have thought that human flesh alone would be enough to destroy him? WORK NOW is AS VALUABLE as the RAIN in the SPRING, and AS VALUABLE as the KINDNESS of GOD in PERSON. However, if MAN does not KNOW the PURPOSE of his CURRENT WORK or UNDERSTAND the SPIRIT of HUMANITY, HOW can the IMPORTANCE and being LOVED be DISCUSSED? The FLESH does not belong to the people themselves, so no one SEES CLEARLY WHERE its ACTUAL DESTINATION will be.
However, you should PROBABLY WELL that the LORD CREATOR will RETURN MANKIND, who was CREATED, to their ORIGINAL IMAGE from the TIME of their CREATION.
He will completely take back the BREATH He BREATHED from MAN, who will claim it again for His BONES and FLESH and ALL shall RETURN to the LORD of CREATION. He WILL COMPLETELY TRANSFORM and RENEW HUMANITY and WILL TAKE AGAIN from MAN the ENTIRE INHERITANCE of GOD that is NOT MANKIND'S, but GOD'S PROPERTY, and WILL NEVER GIVE it to MANKIND AGAIN. 🙏
This is BECAUSE none of ANY of those THINGS are ORIGINALLY PROPERTY of HUMANITY. He WILL RESTORE ALL of them an unjust plunder, rather, it INTENDS to restore HEAVEN and EARTH to their ORIGINAL CONDITIONS, as WELL as TRANSFORM and CHANGE man. 🙏
THIS is MAN'S REASONABLE DESTINY, though perhaps it will not be a re---appropriation of the flesh after it has been PUNISHED, as men may think. GOD does NOT WANT the SKELETONS of the FLESH AFTER it is DESTROYED, He WANTS the ORIGINAL ELEMENTS in MAN that BELONGED to GOD in the BEGINNING. ☀️
So, He WILL not destroy HUMANITY or completely DESTROY HUMAN FLESH, because HUMAN FLESH is ADDED by GOD, who RULES HUMANITY. How can He DESTROY human FLESH for His "pleasure"? By now, have you really GONE with ALL of that FLESH of yours, which is NOT even WORTH a penny? ☀️
If you UNDERSTAND THIRTY PERCENT of the WORK of the LAST DAYS (this thirty percent alone means understanding the work of the Holy Spirit today as well as the work of the word that God is doing in the last days), you will NOT CONTINUE will "serve" or "be a son" in your flesh--flesh that has been corrupted for MANY YEARS----such as situation today. You should see CLEARLY that people have NOW ADVANCED to an UNEVER PRESENTED CONDITION, and will NOT CONTINUE to ROLL FORWARD like the WHEELS of HISTORY. ☀️
Your moldy FLESH has been FILLED with Flies FOR A LONG TIME, so HOW CAN it HAVE the POWER to REVERSE the WHEELS of HISTORY that GOD ALLOWED to CONTINUE UNTIL this DAY? How CAN it tick again the CLOCK of the LAST DAYS that is SILENTLY ticking, and KEEP TURNING its HANDS RIGHT? 🙏
HOW will it once again CHANGE--the WORLD that SEEMS shrouded in a THICK FOG Can your flesh revive the mountains and rivers? Can your flesh, which is of little use, really RESTORE the TYPE of HUMAN WORLD that you DESIRE? Can you REALLY TEACH your GRANDCHILDREN to be "People"? Do you UNDERSTAND now? ☀️
What exactly is in your FLESH? GOD'S ORIGINAL intention to SAVE man, to make man PERFECT, and to transform MAN is not to give you a good land to GROW or deliver PEACEFUL REST to MAN'S FLESH; This is for His GLORY and His TESTIMONY, for the BETTER HAPPINESS of mankind in the FUTURE, and so that they can REST in a more easy time.
It is also NOT for your FLESH, because MAN is the INVESTMENT of GOD'S GOVERNMENT, and the FLESH of MAN is just an ADDITION. (A person is something that has both a spirit and a body, while the flesh is only a corruptible thing. This means that the flesh is a tool to be used in the plan of government.) YOU should KNOW that PERFECTING, PERFECTING and achieving GOD to PEOPLE doesn't deliver anything but the SWORD and STRIKING their flesh, also ENDLESS suffering, HARMFUL BURNING, MERCILESS JUDGMENT, PUNISHMENTS, and CURSES, and ETERNAL TRIALS. 🙏
From "The WORD Appears in the Flesh". holy book
Fulfilled in (John 1:1). and (Ezekiel 2:9-10). and (Rev. 19:9-13).
📩 All who have "ears to listen" are led to what the Spirit of God is saying in His lowered and built kingdom/Church engraved with His new name, His totality, the ownership of this disposition, "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD "💐 fulfillment from what was said He to Peter 2,000 years ago recorded in (Matthew 16:18-19). His Coming is the fulfillment of all that was prophesied in the great book of Revelation, so the last "Salvation" He brought the whole truth, the way for eternal life. So the "victorious" ones who will receive them are the wise "virgins" because as recorded in the prophecy of His return no one knows it except the one who will receive it! So "come" and come to His kingdom/church standing in the holy place in the air/TH-cam! This is also a fulfillment from the book of (Isaiah 2:2/9:6) which He first fulfilled in His first incarnation. 📥
"They say with a loud voice, "Salvation comes from the Lamb, and from our God who sits on the Throne!" (Rev. 7:10). ... and (Isaiah 2: 2 / 9:6) "On the Last Day, the mountain on which Jehovah's temple stands will stand out above all the mountains. All nations will flock there. " . "For a baby boy is born to us. The rule will be given to him; and he shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Almighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." 💌
Sometimes the truth hurts, thanks Father
This is the lesson I learned the hard way that led me to orthodoxy
This came at the perfect hour.
Thank you.
God bless.
Amen 🙏
This is my first time listening to Orthodoxy teaching as a Protestant. It really helps! Will anyone recommend any other similar TH-cam channels like PatristicNectar? Would love to hear more teachings about Christ and journey towards the faith. Thank you very much and May God bless you!
I would like a sequel to this, showing how in daily life decisions about balancing working hours with family time, budgeting to buy a house or car, deciding to marry or start a business-where does “self” start and God begin? When a family man “girds up his loins” with motivation to get a second job because his first job doesn’t pay enough for food, house, medical, car(s), or private school for the kids to keep out of Satan’s Workshop-is all that trusting in myself? Also, I need to see a practical example of such a perfect Christian relying on God-and voicing an unpopular but righteous position in his work, or in Congress, or while encountering a criminal at a store. I get the feeling that the ideal Christian is supposed to be a mealy mouthed wimp and never a leader. I would like to see these principles explained in King David’s life-a man after God’s own heart, but still very flawed. I do appreciate Father’s comments about older Christians having the experience of falling from grace. And that’s my rant!
I felt this way too. It seems like a fast conclusion to come to, also seems to contradict alternative teachings in Christianity.
These are all great things, but are they your doing? Do you take ownership for all those things going right? If so, you misunderstand how much help God gave you for each and every decision you made and its outcome. There is no “strong man” that takes hold of the world by himself. Spiritual entities are at play, always, and if you are not giving the glory to God, it is going to some other principality. A leader that does not bow to God will get his power from something that will shred his soul to bits.
If you're looking for examples, read the lives of the saints. Indeed most of them were very meek, and very poor. But their faith knew no bounds.
@@steelfalconx2000 Examples from today, of people with children would be best. Most ancient saints I’ve read about either left their parents for the monastery or were celibate.
@@shandor2522 We have had modern saints in our days. Look at the lives of St John of Shanghai, St Paisios, St Porphyrios, St Ephraim, even Father Seraphim Rose who hasn't been canonized yet. Father Seraphim was in the world and ran a bookstore. You're right though that finding a Saint with family you'll have to go back a little more, not too far but you'll find them. However the times were different back then. But not as different as you think.
Very timely, spent the morning in a period of review about the foolish way Ive lived and the people I took for granted. I submit to you, Christ, my Lord. The realization I was a fool trying to live for myself was a huge catalyst for my return to Christianity. Glory to God in His mercy.
JESUS IS MY TRUST. JESUST CHRIST IS MY ROCK. AMEN BROTHER.
How do we discern what is God's understanding and what is our understanding? God doesn't appear to us in the flesh these days, explicitly and directly instructing us. Do we call interior locutions God's understanding? Or a word from another human? Where is God's understanding in the specificity of each our lives? How do we know of it is God's, ourselves' or someone else's understanding?
I'm curious to the EO answer, Lutherans say your priest in Concord with Scripture (particularly the Word of promise in Baptism, the Absolution, and the Eucharist)
☦️🙏🕊❤️ Lord Have Mercy
Growing up I was under the impression that the Teaching that Christ died for the sins of the world that there is nothing we can do but live life worry free. Absolutely wrong, and he’s right never trust yourself. That’s why we need church and the word of god directly.
I needed this reminder today more than ever. It is something that i didn't know i was doing and now my eyes are opening to the fact that i was placing trust in me and not God my Lord and Savior. I was raised in a dangerous and abusive upbringing and so managing/controlling my life was my coping mechanism. Forgive me Lord
I love your videos.
I was raised in the Roman Catholic Church. I was away from the church for a long time. But I am now back to attending a Roman Catholic Church.
But I look to you and Father Moses for guidance. I just love the way you both give these reflections.
If there was an English-Speaking Orthodox Church near me, I would definitely go Orthodox from my knowledge and experience right now.
God bless you, these videos are so inspiring . I think I will go to Orthodox Church this Sunday .
Thank you father
How True Fr ive tried for years to get closer Jesus Christ only to keep falling back into this trap ,but i will keep going forward from now on in the Lord's Holy Name Amen 🙏 Jesus said Heaven and Earth will pass away but my words will never pass away 🙏
Thank you Father,Amen!
I dont trust myself as I have dark thoughts that are constantly bothering me every single day that makes it even hard to pray or connect to God. This happened as I had self conceit, I thought i was very great at my role in my christian life and my prayer to God and leaned so much on my own understanding. Now because I stopped trusting my self I placed myself at the back of the line. I only know that I will never trust myself come what may... never fully anyway. But please pray for me as the thoughts are still there and its preventing me from prayer and contemplation about God, Its preventing me from understanding anything with pure heart. pray for me
Thank you Father Josiah, Lord Jesus Christ Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
What a blessing to happen upon this today! Thank you! Gob bless you & all who prepared & hear this!
Amen 🙏 all glory be to our lord Jesus Christ
As someone working in IT, I find it incredibly easy to admit that I do not know something if it is outside my field of work - from my point of view, everything there is in God's hands exclusively. However, I have aquired knowledge in my field, and there are things that I am able to understand and do on my own as a result of years of training.
I don't understand how relying on God would even look like in a day to day work scenario - other than being grateful for the training I've had, doing my job right and being helpful (or at least not a burden) to the people around me - is it because I am only good at my work through His blessing?
If I zoom out from day to day, I could ask if I am truely using my talant and if I am working in the right career - but that's a scary question I don't like thinking about.
Thank you for the video and the introspection opportunity.
The Writings Father recommended, Unseen Warfare by Nicodemus are available for listening here -
th-cam.com/play/PLLTPndCul60EcK8WRDSpQVZqQT6kRvSkd.html
After learning about the Dunning Kruger effect, this advice makes sense.
This is absolutely excellent and helpful. Thank you Fr.
Wow, this useful video really came at the right time. Praise be God in the heavens!
Excellent advice to follow in the journey to heaven. The road to heaven requires many virtues, constant commitments, and life long sacrifice, but ultimately we all fall at times and we must trust in good sacramental frequent confession and communion. We must always trust in the triune God and in his apostolic church that delivers us sacraments for eligibility to heaven. Our goal is heaven, and that means we need help from our triune God and the frequent use of the sacraments.
You saved my life, thank you.
amennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
for 1 day we shall perish en only HE threw his son can save us from sin en death
AMIN
Amen🙏❤️
Thank you Father for teaching me about this sin.
🪵 THE GOSPEL OF THE WORD OF ALMIGHTY GOD "the Salvation of the last day that Christ brought in the second and last incarnation of His new and holy name"
(If people truly see clearly the right path of human life, as well as the purpose of God's rule over mankind, they will not hold their individual future and destiny as a treasure in their heart. Don't always serve your parents (meaning the flesh) like pigs and dogs and worse than ants and insects. You are living under the torture of the flesh-but is the flesh yours? Why do you bother to keep pleading with God on behalf of your rotten flesh, which has long been condemned, cursed, and defiled by unclean spirits? Why do you must always keep Satan's companions very close to your heart? Haven't you worried that the flesh may destroy your true future, your great hopes, and the true destiny of your life? Today's work is surely as important as spring rain, and as important as God's kindness to man. However, you must believe well that the Lord of creation will return mankind, who was Created, to their original image from the time of their creation. He will completely take back the breath He breathed in man, who will claim His bones and flesh again and return everything to the Lord of creation. He will take back all of them an unjust plunder, rather, it aims to restore Heaven and Earth to their original conditions, as well as transform and renew man. You must know that God's perfecting, perfecting and attaining men brings nothing but the sword and scourging of their flesh, as well as endless suffering, disastrous burning, merciless judgment, chastisement, and curses, and eternal trials.)
Almighty God said
If man TRULY sees CLEARLY the RIGHT PATH of HUMAN LIFE, as well as the PURPOSE of GOD'S rule over HUMANITY, they will NOT HOLD their INDIVIDUAL future and DESTINY as a TREASURE in their HEART. They do NOT want to serve their parents, who are worse than pigs and dogs. Isn't the FUTURE and destiny of man exactly what Peter's "parents" are currently saying? ☀️
They are just like human flesh and blood. What will be the destiny and future of the flesh? Is it to see God while still living, or for the soul to meet God afterwards of death? Will the flesh lead to what is sought in a great quagmire of tribulations, or in a disastrous fire? ☀️
Aren't questions like this already about whether human flesh will endure misfortune or suffer the greatest news that anyone in this flow who has a brain and is in their right mind is very concerned about? (Here, suffering refers to receiving blessings, meaning that future trials will be good for Man's destiny. Misfortune refers to being unable to stand firm, or being deceived; or it means (that a person will encounter unfavorable circumstances and die in the midst of disaster, and there will be no suitable destination for his soul.)
Even if Humans have a sound reason, perhaps their thinking does not fully correspond to what their reason should be equipped with. This is because they are a bit confused and seem to blindly follow things.
They should all have a thorough understanding of what they are entering into, and in particular, they must sort out what should enter during the tribulation (that is, during the refining furnace), and what should be provided to them during the fiery trial. NEVER SERVE your PARENTS (meaning the flesh) like PIGS and DOGS and even WORSE than ant and INSECTS.
WHAT'S the POINT of SUFFERING for it, THINKING too much, and STRETCHING your BRAIN? The FLESH is NOT YOURS, but in the HANDS of GOD, who not only CONTROLS you but COMMANDS also to SATAN. (This means that the flesh originally belonged to Satan. Since Satan is also in God's flesh, it can only be said this way. It is because it is more persuasive and to say it that way, it leads race that people are not completely under the dominion of Satan, but in the hands of God.) YOU LIVE UNDER the TORTURE of the FLESH--BUT is the FLESH YOURS?😪
Is it UNDER your CONTROL? Why do you CONSTANTLY bother to plead with GOD on behalf of your ROTTEN FLESH, which has been JUDGED, CURSED, and DEFINED by UNCLEAN SPIRITS for a LONG TIME? WHY you MUST always KEEP SATAN'S FELLOWSHIPS very CLOSE in your heart? Aren't you WORRIED that FLESH could DESTROY your REAL FUTURE, your GREAT EXPECTATIONS, and the REAL DESTINATION of your LIFE? ☀️
The path of the PRESENT is not easy to WALK. It can be said that it is HARD to GET, and EXTREMELY RARE in all ages.
However, who would have thought that human flesh alone would be enough to destroy him? WORK NOW is AS VALUABLE as the RAIN in the SPRING, and AS VALUABLE as the KINDNESS of GOD in PERSON. However, if MAN does not KNOW the PURPOSE of his CURRENT WORK or UNDERSTAND the SPIRIT of HUMANITY, HOW can the IMPORTANCE and being LOVED be DISCUSSED? The FLESH does not belong to the people themselves, so no one SEES CLEARLY WHERE its ACTUAL DESTINATION will be.
However, you should PROBABLY WELL that the LORD CREATOR will RETURN MANKIND, who was CREATED, to their ORIGINAL IMAGE from the TIME of their CREATION.
He will completely take back the BREATH He BREATHED from MAN, who will claim it again for His BONES and FLESH and ALL shall RETURN to the LORD of CREATION. He WILL COMPLETELY TRANSFORM and RENEW HUMANITY and WILL TAKE AGAIN from MAN the ENTIRE INHERITANCE of GOD that is NOT MANKIND'S, but GOD'S PROPERTY, and WILL NEVER GIVE it to MANKIND AGAIN. 🙏
This is BECAUSE none of ANY of those THINGS are ORIGINALLY PROPERTY of HUMANITY. He WILL RESTORE ALL of them an unjust plunder, rather, it INTENDS to restore HEAVEN and EARTH to their ORIGINAL CONDITIONS, as WELL as TRANSFORM and CHANGE man. 🙏
THIS is MAN'S REASONABLE DESTINY, though perhaps it will not be a re---appropriation of the flesh after it has been PUNISHED, as men may think. GOD does NOT WANT the SKELETONS of the FLESH AFTER it is DESTROYED, He WANTS the ORIGINAL ELEMENTS in MAN that BELONGED to GOD in the BEGINNING. ☀️
So, He WILL not destroy HUMANITY or completely DESTROY HUMAN FLESH, because HUMAN FLESH is ADDED by GOD, who RULES HUMANITY. How can He DESTROY human FLESH for His "pleasure"? By now, have you really GONE with ALL of that FLESH of yours, which is NOT even WORTH a penny? ☀️
If you UNDERSTAND THIRTY PERCENT of the WORK of the LAST DAYS (this thirty percent alone means understanding the work of the Holy Spirit today as well as the work of the word that God is doing in the last days), you will NOT CONTINUE will "serve" or "be a son" in your flesh--flesh that has been corrupted for MANY YEARS----such as situation today. You should see CLEARLY that people have NOW ADVANCED to an UNEVER PRESENTED CONDITION, and will NOT CONTINUE to ROLL FORWARD like the WHEELS of HISTORY. ☀️
Your moldy FLESH has been FILLED with Flies FOR A LONG TIME, so HOW CAN it HAVE the POWER to REVERSE the WHEELS of HISTORY that GOD ALLOWED to CONTINUE UNTIL this DAY? How CAN it tick again the CLOCK of the LAST DAYS that is SILENTLY ticking, and KEEP TURNING its HANDS RIGHT? 🙏
HOW will it once again CHANGE--the WORLD that SEEMS shrouded in a THICK FOG Can your flesh revive the mountains and rivers? Can your flesh, which is of little use, really RESTORE the TYPE of HUMAN WORLD that you DESIRE? Can you REALLY TEACH your GRANDCHILDREN to be "People"? Do you UNDERSTAND now? ☀️
What exactly is in your FLESH? GOD'S ORIGINAL intention to SAVE man, to make man PERFECT, and to transform MAN is not to give you a good land to GROW or deliver PEACEFUL REST to MAN'S FLESH; This is for His GLORY and His TESTIMONY, for the BETTER HAPPINESS of mankind in the FUTURE, and so that they can REST in a more easy time.
It is also NOT for your FLESH, because MAN is the INVESTMENT of GOD'S GOVERNMENT, and the FLESH of MAN is just an ADDITION. (A person is something that has both a spirit and a body, while the flesh is only a corruptible thing. This means that the flesh is a tool to be used in the plan of government.) YOU should KNOW that PERFECTING, PERFECTING and achieving GOD to PEOPLE doesn't deliver anything but the SWORD and STRIKING their flesh, also ENDLESS suffering, HARMFUL BURNING, MERCILESS JUDGMENT, PUNISHMENTS, and CURSES, and ETERNAL TRIALS. 🙏
From "The WORD Appears in the Flesh". holy book
Fulfilled in (John 1:1). and (Ezekiel 2:9-10). and (Rev. 19:9-13).
📩 All who have "ears to listen" are led to what the Spirit of God is saying in His lowered and built kingdom/Church engraved with His new name, His totality, the ownership of this disposition, "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD "💐 fulfillment from what was said He to Peter 2,000 years ago recorded in (Matthew 16:18-19). His Coming is the fulfillment of all that was prophesied in the great book of Revelation, so the last "Salvation" He brought the whole truth, the way for eternal life. So the "victorious" ones who will receive them are the wise "virgins" because as recorded in the prophecy of His return no one knows it except the one who will receive it! So "come" and come to His kingdom/church standing in the holy place in the air/TH-cam! This is also a fulfillment from the book of (Isaiah 2:2/9:6) which He first fulfilled in His first incarnation. 📥
"They say with a loud voice, "Salvation comes from the Lamb, and from our God who sits on the Throne!" (Rev. 7:10). ... and (Isaiah 2: 2 / 9:6) "On the Last Day, the mountain on which Jehovah's temple stands will stand out above all the mountains. All nations will flock there. " . "For a baby boy is born to us. The rule will be given to him; and he shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Almighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." 💌
Sending this video to at LEAST 3 friends. Thank you for this video 🙏🏽 God bless you my friends.
I never understood this message. I believe in God, in His Orthodox church. But outside of it, I feel like I am left alone, like I need to do it on my own. I have no skills to interpret Gods will in my daily life, so I rely on my own limited observations. It is really hard to detect what God wants and how to trust on God, because I have no direct access to Him. So I feel like I am on my own.
Very understandable. If I can understand it; you can be sure that your father in heaven also understands it. The remedy is in God's time and way. From my own experience this is what works even though it might take hours, days, or even years. In my case my faith was at near empty and I was living in sin and was so far gone that I didn't really feel like I was doing wrong. I had become full of pride and even arrogance. I was truly lost with no way back on my own. Even so; years prior I had read the Bible in full. I didn't understand it but I at least made the effort. I didn't have faith period; nor could I generate it on my own. It was not until I had to endure great suffering that I was subconsciously ready and desperate enough to seek God in great need. It was at that point the Jesus did deliver me with various signs. I'm telling you all of that because even with God's grace I STILL at times have attacks on my faith and so often I feel like I'm adrift on an ocean not knowing where God wants me to go. The answer to this is keep walking brother in faith. Keep walking through the uncertainty and the darkness. Read God's word even if just 5 minutes a day, pray often, try to have time alone with God and be honest with God. Ask him exactly what you need and I have found that 100% of the time God delivers me from spiritual attacks and issues. As for knowing the path; what comes to me often is trust and be patient. God will work his plan in and for you in his way and time. We get into trouble when we try to run ahead or lag behind. Just put in your earnest good work to be with God and to know him better then put all of your trust in him. Jesus will complete the work he has started in you; just try in earnest to be obedient to his commandments and his will when he makes it known.
I understand this struggle too. We have many choices and desires. I have been taught from Orthodox spiritual guides to study the scriptures, go to Church, pray every day and before each task and ask God’s guidance and will in each thing and then go with my gut. For bigger things ask your priest, accept advice. Obedience is a blessing. It may sometimes seem that the advice was bad, but God works in mysterious ways to provide us at each moment what we need for salvation, if we ask Him. Ask for the prayers of the Theotokos and saints. For their prayers are powerful. As said above, God’s timing and answers can be not what we expect so keep persevering in prayer. If you have no Orthodox Church near you, seek out a priest online. Contact Fr Josiah. He may advise!
Pray to the Lord about it. Give thanks to the Lord who is sovereign over our lives and everything around us. God's will for us is to be holy, to love him with all our heart, mind, soul and strength, and our neighbors as ourselves.
Apart from that God gives us freedom in the sense we can choose any career that we like and have more ability than other. But one quote from a priest helped me is:"What awakens greater love for God and neighbor in you? That is the path God wants you on". Also after doing the activity, does it produce in you the fruits of the spirit(love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control) or not. We are called to discern the spirits if they are the Holy Spirit or not.
Whenever you want to hear God's voice read the Bible (I Encourage you to read it daily), and before doing it pray that he gives you understanding and speak with you through the Holy Spirit.
Trusting in the Lord means that all happens for our good "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." (Romans 8:28). And if we ask him something he could not give it, in his mercy because it could be harmful for us. Also means trusting in his promises, that we who have faith in him, will see Jesus as he is and have eternal life, thanks to his sacrifice for our sins in the cross. Doesn't that give more joy than winning millions of dollars and having all fame in the world? Try to talk to our lord Jesus Christ in an open way and ask him to be full of the Holy Spirit, and wisdom to know his will in your life.
Ι simply love Father Josiah.
Glory to God.
Bless, Father.
Thank you for this vital reminder Father.
Man, I really needed this today. Thank you Fr.
Johnny Chang brought me here!
The hardest parts come, when you feel the Spirit calling, and you trust with absolute Faith in God, not in yourself, and at some point, when everything/life appeared good, collapses and you sink again to abyss of despair, suffering pain, etc. and then, both, trust in oneself and in God are attacked and/or gone.
As hard and impossible and odd as it might seem; try to thank God in good and bad times. Put your trust in him and who he is. I believe that God always brings things to right for those who truly love him but often it might not be in the timeline or in the way we might hope. God knows what we need and I believe his focus is on you eternal life with him over the temporary time in the flesh. Only my interpretation and in line with my personal experiences brother; meaning only God fully knows his own heart or intentions. I hope it is helpful.
@@KOH777-gp6ut Thank you brother for your reply. Yes, it is helpful indeed. It is good to remind ourselves about this. It struck a cord, when you mentioned Eternal Plan over temporary flesh life, because it was, (understandingly for a Believer) main aspect for me, which was the foundation of my faith and worldview. But I must be honest with myself, the negativity works very eagerly and unceasingly, to make us forget about Spiritual Eternity, through sins, like materealistic envy and others. I have to find that honest Gratefulness somehow again. Thanks.
@@lukasdavydovas9953 Brother the walk with Jesus can be a difficult one that is for sure. I struggle at times very much. Even this vary day. Just keep walking even if you feel alone in the dark. One foot in front of the other. Keep going and glorify God through your obedience and faith. If you feel overcome; pray to Jesus to lighten your burden even if only for a time. God loves his children and nothing will take you out of his hand. When you hurt cling to Jesus with all of your might. He will cling back to you and you will overcome. Patience and trust not in ourselves but in God and his character. Be glad and walk on brother :)
But today the big statement
Trust in yourself
Very telling about how this statement reflects todays society
Thank you brother for your service to the Lord’s people.
May He keep you and use you to bear much fruit for His glorious Kingdom. May He also reward you in the life and in the one to come. Lastly, may you rise anew each day to fight the battle that is already won against the devil and his kind.
To our Lord be the glory both now and forever. Amen.
I'm enduring a moment of my life that I'm suffering the circunstances of my choices and fighting against them in this very moment and then TH-cam suddenly recomends your content... I want to believe (I have to) that this happened from God's intervention. My Yt recomendations are incredibly restrict for certain kind of content and from absolute nothing, there was your video... I was taken aback for a moment and reluctant to open and watch but... that was one of the best choices in my life among of many bad others. Thanks for your words, I'm following your channel now and hope to get back to the path of light that I know that once I was inserted.
Amen! John Cassian is another good reference on this - being humble enough to seek wise elderly counsel
Oh man, did this ever speak to me! Amen to this.
Amen❤️❤️❤️🙏🏽✝️✝️
Thank you father Josiah.
Awesome!
IAM so happy that I found you and your channel. Praise be the name of Jesus Christ the king of kings and the Lord of lords now and forever and unto ages of ages Amen.
100% true
Hi Marta Good morning. I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….🌺🌺🌺
Thank you Father🥰🙏🌺
Thank you Fr. Josiah
There is nothing I trust less than my own understanding and circumstantial feelings lol. Lessons learned the hard way!
I wholeheartedly thank the lord for “finding” your content some month ago! I don’t know how but it is certainly not the first time I needed to hear exactly what you share with us!
Timely☦🙏
Beautifully put!
✨Most Holy Inspired reflection during these days as we wait {in Jerusalem} for the Comforter to be sent down💚💚💚and transition from Pentecostarion to Church Militant esp for Old calendar this year_pray for our Brothers who get the Apostle Fast. ❤️🩹Thank You Blessed Father 🤍 also to all please 🕯️🕯️🕯️Remember blessed Father James Bernstein our Newly Departed friend and servant of the Lord, and may his Memory be Eternal ☦️
Hi dear Good morning. I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….🌺🌺🌺
What does 'trusting in God' look like?
I can say it all day that I trust God, but what is it in practice?
Especially in times of weaknesses.
I think I get it but if someone can clarify it better for me, id appreciate it
I can tell you in my personal experience I had no trust in God and no matter how much I desired it; I could not manifest it. How can a man trust in a being that he does not really know? Relationship is far more than relationship with humans but some things work out in similar fashion. This was my experience; unbelief, belief, fear, getting to know God, getting to love God. It took me 49 years on the planet to find God. I thought I was looking the right way but in God's eyes I figure I was not. I had to suffer and be made broken and humble before I was ready to reach out in the correct way to Jesus. However when I did; Jesus came through for me in a huge way. The first think Jesus gave me was a waking vision and a certain level of faith and trust simply as a gift. After that things have never been the same. The Bible says faith comes from hearing the word of God and I fully agree. I had read the Bible years prior and though I didn't retain hardly any of it; the seeds were planted. When you read God's work he is literally speaking to you. He has not changed from thousands of years ago. When you pray you are speaking back to God. Be humble; have a desperate need for Jesus and I believe you will find him. If you have found him then pray to him for more faith. In my opinion any faith we try to muster on our own is false. Only God knows the truth of this. For me; it was a gift for which I am eternally thankful. Find God, walk with him and the rest will take care of itself.
Praise God
Christ is the ability, nothing from your own flesh is beneficial
To the beautiful people who edit the videos I found the changing camera perspective very distracting. Constantly zooming in and out was unsettling. The slow zoom out on the art piece was very good though. Thank you dear souls who put this all together! :)
Thanks and God bless you
That was exactly what I needed.
*Council of Trent*
Then I hereby declare that because of single-button pushed devices capable of providing random digits for obscure causes, then the same in reply to dice rolled before hitting the table to christen the term _fettering_
God! I needed this! Thank you father! God bless!
This video was needed
It's true
* ISAIAH 5:21-24
Wow. Thank you!!!!
Call no one Father but God. Do not have any other Gods before the Lord your God. Do not worship the creation. Be not deceived there is only one God and only Him do you pray to. God The Father, The Son, The Holy Spirit, to Him do you pray to and NO ONE ELSE. No one can go to The Father except through JESUS, not any church leader or government. Trust in God, not in man.
What are you talking about man who else do we trust in?
Thank you
Very interesting take!
Thank you, I needed to hear this!
I’m going to tell you honestly having those words coming from a leader that you is whats changing the world. I believe that the same message was there just no one to take the sword and spearhead directly in. You are a man I would follow into darkness and that is the only reason why I stay on this video. If you didn’t have strength in words, in spirit, in man how do you get other likewise men to follow. You can’t because of our nature. We were meant to be led not by others, not yourself but yes god. Tearing this ideal down is extremely hard and was for me because of my nature to have pride to be greedy to conquer here. As men we constantly remind ourself that we are men or we become consumed by cowardice that wisphers comfortably into our ears to rest, take a break, don’t dig deep, be immoral, and the biggest don’t forgive yourself. Please have patience with yourself. This message is directed toward the young men. I cannot speak for women only that it’s my responsibility to protect the femininity that’s been lost it seems.
Not trusting yourself is hell.
Am I leaning on God? How do I know? If I did know, how could I trust that knowledge?
I have this problem. My ego is strong and the devil gives it endless encouragement. When in doubt I start praying the Jesus prayer " lord jesus christ son of god have mercy on me" humble me father cast me down so I may hold my rightful place at your feet. I repeat this until I am humbled and then I can hear him. We are imperfect so I don't think we will always be successful in trying to follow him but he will forgive us and continue showing you the way if you keep seeking his will. May God bless you brother.