Thinking about Self: the Great Hindrance in the Way of Perfection - Marian Friars Minor
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 มี.ค. 2023
- Conference to the Third Order on the subject of thinking about oneself as a major obstacle in the Spiritual Life.
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I’m old and I don’t worry because the Lord has taken care of me my whole life through some very hard circumstances. Yes, He often comes through at the 11th hour, but that just builds my faith waiting on His timing. And I don’t worry about things I have no control over. These things are hard won certainties about God’s care brought about through my many years of trusting Him and through my knowledge of the Bible.
“Cast your cares on the Lord because He cares for you.”
And, “do not worry about tomorrow because it doesn’t add one inch to your stature and today has enough problems of its own.”
We are all works in progress. Learn the promises laid out in God’s Word, take them to heart, act on them, and you will become wise and your trust in God will increase. And never cease praying, and recite the Serenity prayer often.🙏✝️🙏
Thank you for sharing those words of wisdom. I've a lot to learn in this regard, but I getting better (slowly) at handing my worries over to the Lord.
God bless.
Thank you! I needed to hear this today 🙏🙏
I am working on mortifying my thoughts that seem to take over whenever I am at mass. I’ve caught myself thinking about self too much too so I started praying the humility prayer daily. When I think bad thoughts about someone, I pray for that person immediately. The Blessed Mother Mary will help us in our spiritual life.
Anxiety is the death of peace. Pray, hope and don't worry. Beautiful lecture
This talk was so fantastic, like a get yourself together slap in the face. I’m going to listen to it again.
Me too listening second time so sobering 🙌✨🙏
His sermons help me so much. They are easy to understand and so profitable for one who is attempting to become holy for God.
This is exactly what I need. The Litany of Humility is hard, and now I understand that is the result. I need to listen to this again, and again, and ……. Thank you so much
I pray some day that I get a chance to hug you, my brother in Christ.
I have let the last 3 years of the craziness of the world destroy me inside.
The bitterness and resentment from my own inner dialog and focus on self. My wife and I do not agree on certain topics.
I have also been doing the what-if regarding the Latin Mass, etc.
I have been praying to God to help me figure out what He wants me to do.
And you just addressed all my stresses, and made me realize that I am holding myself back from getting closer to God, due to my ego.
Thank you so much for helping me clear my head, so I can focus on God, by controlling what I do, not what others are doing.
I have been in such anguish regarding my past sins as well, but I have to realize I have confessed them, and need to move on.
But it is difficult. Thank you again- your talk has truly inspired me.
This is exactly what I keep telling my son. He is all vexed about the LGBTQ marriages being blessed in Germany and we live in India. I tell him, why are you worried if we have a whole bunch of bishops, cardinals and a Pope heading the church to manage this. You just pray about it, if any incident makes you uncomfortable. He is worried they are going to normalize this. He is looking for some dramatic ex-communication of the Bishops and very eagerly waiting impatiently and I tell him, pray about it and leave it to God, God has everything under his control !!
Yes you have been forgiven! Forget it and strive to love Our Lord daily more and more. Do not give those thoughts any entertainment....it's a temptation Jesus I trust in Thee !
😢me 2
Yrs
I'm a hermit, nothing worries me, but sin.
I needed this so much. I must confess I’ve been in a horrible period of negative thoughts and bitterness. Usually I’m focusing on everyone else (aside from my time with God) and allowed a series of constant deep hurts from family members to spiral me to bitterness. It’s a horrible place to be and difficult to climb out of. Thank you for this raw truth and setting me straight again. The Holy Spirit has spoken through you directly to me. God bless you and everyone here 🙏
Yes, when he talks about seeing yourself through others, I had to immediately qualify the comment as to the who and why and what in my head. Being called names or accusations because you choose not to do something you consider wrong, for example, doesn’t qualify.
I'll keep you in my prayers 🙏🕯️
I have been in the same place for three years. I understand completely. Please pray for me, and I for you.
Me too! I needed to hear this beautiful sermon so bad! Thanks be to God! Thank you Lord Jesus and Blessed Mother for your holy priest, and giving me the chance to get back on track! Blessed be God forever!
This has been one of the most powerful talks I have heard in a long time. It hit me very hard made me really introspect. May God bless your work, especially the speaker❤
Thank you Father for your wisdom! I was getting pulled toward this kind of narrative-driven tribulation. Nope. God and only God. I just want to try and love God. I want to stop self-pity and trying to be all knowing. Rubbish! so important to read scripture. God bless you and very timely.
Definitely. I'm grateful for this video
Knowing its the demons trying to share their own reality with us, makes it easy to take no notice off. The demons are full of self loathing, depression, loss of their vocation and they want to share it All with us. Nop. Tell them, "your loss, is not mine." Im joyfully in affliction as I'm on my way to heaven say to thyself.
Sometimes I caught myself talking about myself while maybe someone needs a listening ear. Thanks for the reminder ❤
Me too
Latin Mass all the way!
I do that too much😢..I do need to trust God and our Lady much more.
Jesus I trust in you!
We have to remember too that vanity is not just the looks.
It includes, pride, greed, selfishness, etc
This is a super timely talk...and so needed during this present time! I can't love this enough. You spoke directly to my heart. The Holy Spirit is speaking through you. May God bless you and protect you. Please continue to speak the truth! Praised be Jesus!
Will play this a second time and listen in again, and another time (saved on regular playlist)…..
Friar Anthony’s talks hurt to listen to but are so well needed for the soul. Thank you.
PERFECT! Wow! I stopped watching the news a long time ago to preserve my inner peace, but this really explains all that anxiety I felt then. What if!?! My goodness! How we torture ourselves because of our lack of Faith.
I'm bipolar1. The worst part is the abject selfishness of this illness. I pray to serve others & unite my suffering to His so it WILL bear fruit for the Kingdom especially others in this life and the next. Lord, lead me into the path of righteousness have mercy on mental illness & lead me into Your righteous & serving YOU. And others!
St. Dymphna (sp) for such a request. So long ago I don’t remember the exact spelling but I do remember the help.
Thank you so much Friar! And thank you for mentioning Marian Consecration at the end. She is our life, our sweetness, and our hope! She is our treasure house and our advocate!!! With Her, we are safe and sound. DE MARÍA NUNQUAM SATIS
Amen 🙏🌹
He's more than likely talking about the Marian vow as he says 'unlimited consecration'. Check out the book by their founder Fr Stefano Manelli called Marian vow.
This was great thank you , just finished my 33 day consecration to Mary 🙏🏻💙
Thank you Father. Strangely enough I finally realised that I needed to stop the worry about everything and accept God’s will and justice in every minute aspect of life and focus and trust in Him. It’s no coincidence I’ve come across this just at the right time ❤️
We need more of these talks.... learned more in this hour than other readings ❤
This information about where thinking of oneself leads is so spot on!
Abandonment to Divine Providence, man's life's work. Jean Pierre Causede's holy treatise.
Abandonment to Divine Providence: ♥️♥️♥️♥️
POETRY FOR MY SOUL! An Amazingly Powerful piece written hundreds of years ago by this French Priest, who clearly loves God with such depth. 🙏🏼
Excellent book. I read it a number of times.
Thank you! I am saving this to watch many times because I need it! Jesus, I trust in you!
Philippians 3,13 & 14 apply here, too, I recollect. My experience of 'hey, lighten up' is to legitimately unload a burden all men must carry - your own self glory. The more you add onto it the heavier to bear. C.S. Lewis wrote an essay about it, 'The Weight of Glory'. 🤷 myself, I'm very low maintenance, but stay vigilant lest I be mischievous. The following is very helpful in my own battles, from a very young St Teresa of Avila:
"Let nothing disturb you,
nothing frighten you;
All things are passing; God never changes.
Patience obtains all things to those who possess God;
God alone suffices."
Wow!This is for me.🙏😃🙏🌹🌹🌹Deo Gratias!Ave Maria!🙏🌹🌹🌹
We should care about struggles others are going through during these times. I don’t care attitude is not right. What you should say is yes things that we don’t like are happening it time to pray and put all of our trust in God. Surrender Novena is awesome.
You are the second person to mention the surrender novena, I'm going to look into it
The surrender novena is fantastic and has helped me a lot!
A holy priest here, spoke about the Surrender Novena at a conference I attended over 3 years ago. He said, “When I finish this 9 day novena, I start it all over again, and have been praying it daily for years. I’ve been praying it EVERY DAY since.
marieswann, I don't care is what people say when they are at breaking point because they are sick of people dumping all their projected negative what if problems on them. People are supposed to think about what they say before filling the air with problems that don't exist. These people are usually completely focused on self. It is exhausting to be on the receiving end
Boom 💥
Praying for spiritual direction and find this which confirms my suspicions about myself.
God reward this friar and this channel!
The straight path - The pilgrim walks full-blast towards a destination which he doesn’t even know where it is, but with absolute certain intention towards his goal.❤️🔥
Thank you, friar for the wake up call.
God bless you Father. This wasn't simple for me but it makes me see me in the light of truth..it doesn't feel good but it's truth.
So much packed in! Thank you Sensus Fidelium so also putting these talks into smaller segments too.
Well in my community of the Latin mass we don’t worry WE PRAY and thanks GOD for have another MASS in LATIN , FIAT VIVA CRISTO REY
I hope you are saying Thank You to Him for it in every Mass!
This is a great teaching. The psychological advice is always to focus on ourselves but that always leads us to more bitterness and takes our mind to defensive victim mindset. If we focus on God we let ourselves become whom he desires.
Struggling with me me me syndrome for many years. Things flip when it’s God God God. Great talk
I needed to hear this. God's grace is so amazing. Thank you for uploading this ❤
Amazing talk
Will definitely be saving this talk so I can listen to it again and again. Thank you 🙏🏻
Me to
This an awesome talk Fr ,everyone should hear this !! It's a good kick in the pants for Lent but really any time . May the Holy Spirit give you all you need for more of this eye opening type of talks . ! May God bless you always 🙏🙏🙏❤️
Phenomenal talk. Thank you Fr. 🙏🏻🤍
I’m not even half way into this video (as I need to pause until tomorrow it’s late) but it absolutely hits the nail on the head. It is what I needed to hear and brings great relief that I will be able to positively deal with the chaos of balancing life’s responsibilities vs faith. Thank you from the bottom of my heart ❤️
Thank you for these words of wisdom.
Sometimes we can do something and we should do something. Other times there's nothing we can do other than pray course which is something. It is wisdom to know which time or situation we are in. One of the things that we definitely can do is to see the signs of the time and be prepared and whatever way we need to be prepared. Both physically emotionally and spiritually
This is EPIC
Talk about keeping it real !!!!❤ it. Thank you
Actually the last part of about Mary brought me to tears. Thank you for such a straightforward talk. So true, humiliation really helps to dissolve the smaller self.
This is wonderful spiritual advice.
Wow. I've been worrying so much about a woman and if im gonna marry her its definitely been an impediment to my spiritual life. This talk is amazing.. learning to abandon myself to God's will as St. Joseph. Its been liberating. To be like Mary. Let it be accoridng to thy will. Pray for me.
I'll be praying for you. I, too, have been worrying about marriage for a while and was just about to comment about it.
We need to hear the most what we don't want to hear & do what's hard...it takes giving up everything to get everlasting things. So simple yet extremely difficult to attain. Total surrender is required. I'm working on it, but man, is it hard to reprogram in this realm of good & evil.
Excellent tough love from Friar Anthony. Thank you.
Thanks Father! God bless
really appreciated this talk it was very helpful and relatable and indeed a slippery slope. thank you. im keeping it in my playlist.
This talk comes to me at an interesting time, as I have been praying about too much self talk and self focus.... even admonition from my husband. God is so good to send us these sorts of messages. This one is in answer to prayer. Thank you and God bless you.
Thanks Steve for posting this
I've witnessed modern day "Down Trodden" humbleness in the form of migrant worker who we donated clothing to & their response was one of great appreciation. It was our Hispanic grounds keeper.
I honestly truly needed this today….. particularly today…… it just played after the one I selected finished…..🙏🏻🙏🏻❤❤
Dense! A very dense, thick, jammed, packed full of content for spiritual growth!
Thanks father for this talk that many of us needed so badly. I have realized that even when I want to think of doing charity work for others I end up thinking about myself and then l find myself repenting and it's a vicious cycle that I keep repeating and seem not to be able to break, however thanks for reminding me that I need to focus in God and not me over and over again
Love this Friar !!!
Wonderful talk and wonderful priest.
We need to walk the fine line between naïveté/quietism and fatalism/despair. Place your worries in His hands. He hungers for your love and trust. Jesus, have mercy. Jesus, I trust in you. 🙏
Thank you Father I need all of the help and guidance I can get. I really thank you..
It’s been several months since I’ve listened to this. I think I need to hear this talk at least every month. This will be the 4th or 5th time, and each emphasizes something different for me to apply. Such a great message. Thank you, Father (or Friar?) and Steve for posting this.
When you don't want to be thinking about something, don't try to not think about it. It will get worse. I have been given the advice to the think about something else. And it works! Another thing that works well is say the Rosary or St Michael prayer. This has been difficult for me because I have bipolar disorder but I've been able, most of the time, to conquer this. When you can't offer it to God. He will receive it from you and apply it to souls.
Exactly! I listened to this talk yesterday and today I got a kick in the gut emotionally. I’m trying to not get upset and think of my pain, and I’m finding it hard to pray or meditate right now, so I am listening to this again to keep my mind busy.
Very helpful advice, thank you!
God bless 😊
Misericordia Fra.misericordia!
I have never EVER been so awakened..
What a wonderful insight and very straight forward. You have helped me immensely. I will need to listen to this talk several more times until I get it all into my head. Thank you so much for this.
The whole of protestant theology is based on personal salvation. "How I am saved"
Self, self, self.
Just heard … beautiful thank you so much from Barcelona
Refreshing to hear a narrative that is based on real truths. Best talk I've heard in ages. Thank you. 👍
Thank you.
So, right on. Thank you for the reminder.
Rejoice in the Lord alway, and again I say rejoice! 🎶🎶
I appreciate this.
Thank you. This is wha u needed to hear.
so helpful! I've listened to this at least three times now.
This is very valuable. Thank you
Thank you Father
You are brilliant, 🙏
Be the light ✨️ of the world, and the salt of the earth. We have a quest, a calling, and a job to do.
I heard the same introduction in Spanish regarding living in the divine will. The constant thinking of self is hindering to Jesus action within one because it’s a form of attachment to the self vs to detachment to self mastered through suffering in those areas we are weak. Ultimately, it’s vanity that increases and manifests pride in a a variety of different covert unseen behaviors. As this increases we become blind, indifferent or judgmental and cold to others. I guess I can break it down into one becoming neurotic. If the barrage of thoughts are not stopped and conquered the neurosis evolves into psychosis which will manifest into anything from that point. I was having the same problem and then I became so sick and tired of my own inner whining that I let go. Every now and again it starts again…and then, I get tired of me again. I tell myself off in Spanish because it’s more dramatic only to laugh at myself. I then bumped into the Spanish lesson on the whining of oneself as mentioned above. God works in those silent inside not the inner chatterbox. I was blessed with self annoyance getting tired of my own whining, crying, behaviors, thoughts about others…I end up not standing my own self. Of course, I don’t verbalize these things to anyone not even my husband. I also don’t discuss out loud. It’s within…all this inner whining and negativity makes me feel enslaved and becomes too heavy for my soul, which I feel on my body. Then I end up laughing at myself and thankful for the gift of getting tired of my own self and able to self deprecate in a joking matter. Find something good out of your own mess up because we really are messing up. If we continue downing ourselves we are actually downing God who made us as children of God. I say, say sorry God. I’ll move on but please prompt me when I do this again and freely “LET IT GO!”
Am I right, father? If I am off track, then we can all laugh at the moment and learn something new….LET IT GO…don’t enslave yourself. Be free and trust God and you will see much fun it is to let go to Him. It’s a different adventure, learning, etc. even in the moments of an unexpected problem. It’s for your edification, world reparation, or whatever His reason especially for you priests! Many times it will be 2-4 different unexpected huge persecutions all at once. I asked “how does this happen to me?” My husband’s response was “tag your it and that’s all there is to it. Face it, push and work it. Don’t whine just push…” I realized later, I didn’t ask God for His power in the cards He gave me. It’s ok to have human moments and God understands. I mean He did make you. We don’t even know the depths of our souls but He does; and it’s better that way. Shake it off and say, “whatever the reason God has, I know it’s for a great reason…right Father??” He won’t answer!
Stop worrying about something you have no control of. God is allowing all this for a reason. It’s like a house of 7 siblings. Things are not running smooth because 2-3 of siblings are in a lot of trouble on felony charges. Dad is in an uproar and mom doesn’t know what to do or say; while family is undergoing deep economic hardship about to lose their house and all the other problems that mount in a given moment. The other kids, younger and spiritual, are just waiting on the sidelines knowing there isn’t much they can do but accept and pray for the family and patiently wait on the sidelines until that chaotic God-given moment, composed of many years, begins to subsides. While it’s really bad the challenge is to see the one glimpse of light in the blackness and depravity. We are waiting on the sidelines as God handles the other 3-billion children especially the bigger kids who are leaders in His household. It must get far worse before it gets better. Suffer these moments silently and give thank you are not the Bishop of Nicaragua (look into the Bishop’s case in tyrannical Nicaragua…the bishop chose jail vs exile to stay with flock in maximum security prison and no doubt tortured.) Appreciate and deal with the little sufferings to offer and unite with Jesus because the rest of clergy in world are getting the scourges at genocide levels. Hope this helps because it helps me stay grounded. Cheers y bendiciones. From a woman who could be your mother I send virtual motherly hugs and blessings for all of you from a lady who did not believe and now is your biggest cheerleader and has a motherly heart for all priests…well…majority of clergy. Anyway, I appreciate that God took me to the “mass of always;” skittles! I’m thankful we Americans can find a mass somewhere and we are able to consume Eucharist and bring Jesus happiness (assuming one is in grace and believes in His presence in that white piece of manna). There are many who don’t have a church or mass because tyrannical dictatorship is at its height and worse than Castro when he took over. For the past two years I have gone to each “always mass” as my last one and so immensely grateful that I never thought of anything for the 2-hours in Heaven. I can’t help but to be grateful and in awe at His love. It’s a gift He gives. Do I need it? Yes! But I also know that if it’s fully gone after another draconian push, then so it be. He will take care of me in some other surprising way. So, don’t take God for granted and learn from this experience we are all going through. I go to new mass too for Eucharist. I can’t leave Him or Blessed Mother alone. They suffer then I suffer next to them and tell them I adore them though I’m just one. I also go to the new mass to ensure I haven’t been hit with spiritual pride. I try hard to avoid it even in thought. Look forward and stay focused. Think of those priests tortured imprisoned in the worst dictatorship so your focus is aligned on charity and on praying for them more so for their persecutors like our blessed mother and Jesus did on the cross. Unite your prayers with the Nicaraguan Bishop’s who chose to stay behind imprisoned in exchange for the release of 222 priests and exiled in Costa Rica and US last month. But be careful with that sense of “survivor guilt,” that’s the other side of vanity. It’s ok to have the feeling for a few minutes but shake it off because you fall prey to covert narcissistic behaviors. God didn’t give you those cards in this moment. Sorry I was all over the place. I didn’t want to forget to express these thoughts…and I can’t see too well, and I am trying to wash clothes, cook, and pick up after my husband
Sorry but couldn't you have made it shorter?
Victoria forgive me, I really was interesed in what you were saying but I just couldnt finish reading the whole reply
It's all so true. Gracias
Amen❤
That was amazing.
Thank you.
🕊️"What you just shared here, is appreciated🕊️".
9:44 "Violence necessary for Holiness" I've never heard it put like that
Amazing !!!
Amazing! PRAISE BE TO GOD!🙏🕊
Father you are so funny but the TRUTH is what it is.😅😊
Totus Tuus.
Amen!
So timing. Its straight forward and humbling.
Wonderful simple answers to frequent traps we fall into.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for this!
We praise God for the bad, as this is Gods Will and draws Grace into our souls to lift us to interior joy. Sing to the Lord as This is a wall up against Satan straight away he runs.
This is so essential. Thank you for this. God bless you! 🙏🏻
Very very blessed & insightful video. Praise the Lord Jesus for the wisdom I’ve received by listening to this sermon. Thank you!
Great talk I needed to hear! Thankyou!!
But men do not always love the will of God
If we did we would turn earth into heaven
If He sends afflictions, they become treasures. ~Francois Fenelon~
Think on Him who is the one thing necessary and whatever is lovely, pure and true
Growing in love with Him, will make pleasing Him our only ambition.
May the Lord bless us with a burning love that only desires to please Him. It’s the only way to not only lose the fear of suffering but even learning to enjoy it becouse it is the will of Him whom we love.
Amazing talk! Thank you dear father. JMJ
Needed to hear this. Thank you and may God bless you!
Good talk