Ep.19 How to handle guilt

[@johnderosa2276]

Congrats on the team victory ! Again, you seem to have a deep understanding and wisdom about spiritual things and your heart is in the right place. I pray that you will have the grace of perseverance. I used to feel bad about Judas because I thought it was pre-destination and that he was chosen to betray Christ because the way it is written. There was a true famous exorcism that was made into a movie, but I can't recall which one, either The Exorcist, or The Exorcism of Emily Rose, and one of the evil spirits possessing the perrson was Judas. I'm not into those type of films but it's just something I remember. How did you come to be devoted to the Lord Jesus and to the Catholic Church ? What inspired you ? Are your mom and dad devout ? Do you believe in Jesus' Real Prescence in the Eucharist ? I believe in everything the Church teaches but I struggle with a lot of things. Your videos help put things in perspective. They kept coming up on my feed and I was ignoring them but I'm glad I started listening. I will have to catch up on some of the others when I have the time. Good idea to number them. Thanks.

[@stvmia4544]

Nice heartfelt conveyance Zeke. I felt what you expressed, that part of winning you like, the sharing experience with your team, in the spirit of camaraderie. So camaraderie, I would think, is a fruit of the spirit. It’s love of the whole, not of self. So no guilt there. Yes, it’s right, you nailed it. I’m not saying I’m the authority, but how you expressed it, organically, guilt leads to repentance, brought as a gift from the holy spirit, although the enemy could also use guilt to frustrate you in your walk. Remember, there a war going on for your soul, in and amongst, the unseen forces. So then guilt comes from sin. And what is sin? Selfishness. What is bad? Good gone wrong, or something else? It is good MISAPPLIED, misconstrued, or used in a SELFISH manner - for the satisfying of a desire within self. And so is sin, so is illness [yes, illness, all illness is a direct reaction to sin, as in cause effect... Psalm 31:1-18, emphasis on 10]; Sin - or guilt I’m guessing may also reflect a lack of at-onement with the LIVING God, and His love that seeks to manifest, hence abide in you... So Zeke, it seems you are in the throes, of sifting the good from the evil, which you have been deeply blessed with sensing. And so as you manifest the unselfish fruits of the spirit, you know, you sense it, you can become such a marvellous force for good, as you let His spirit abide - dwell within, and hence you become a channel of manifestation of GOOD among its fellow man. For remember what He gave in holy writ, "only the Father is good...". Mathematically (1+1=2), that means when you manifest good (the fruits of the spirit), you are manifesting God! Wow, take that in. Anywhere you see unslefish love manifest, with no expectation or ability of the other person or situation to do likewise to you, you manifest His "goodness". When you forgive, same. When you are patient, same. When you endure hardship, same. When you are steadfast in your pursuit of God, of Jesus, of a pure heart, same. Guilt then is your sense that you have failed in your attempt, yet, isn't "trying" counted as righteousness? So then steadfastness comes into play, as you get back up each time, not giving in, not giving up, to continue, through the forgiveness and cleansing that comes through Him that is the truth, the way..." So mathematically, once we realize that selfishness is the only sin, we can understand & overcome guilt. All other sins are just modifications of the expression of the ego. So close is the ego, the I am, to the Great I Am, that the confusions of duties and privileges and opportunities become enmeshed in our experiences. For as the Master gave, not in some great deed that ye may do, but just being kind, just being gentle, just being faithful, just being true does the life of an individual, of a person - as in thine self - become as a living example known among men. So as you continue on your journey Zeke (Enya - Pilgrim KZbin link (kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpK0n4yJl8yhg5I)), re-review your episode 1 KZbin post, as compared to your "guilt" post. It seems you have been inspired, by the "still small voice" of He who calls many "but few are chosen". He is coming after you. You want to accept that "assignment". So you, in the present project you have embarked on, seek to become of the greater service, by first mastering & controlling the selfish urges & pursuits of the sin-sick world within which we are tested & refined. You now sense, in a step-by-step process, "as thou hast received - GIVE unto thy fellow man...". So you want to share the testing challenges you have faced and are facing, in case it can help others, and perhaps help yourself by reflecting on and cross-checking against where your mind, is taking you. Zeke, as one of His disciples, I sense you are trying to ever fulfill the admonition that the Master gave, "Feed my sheep. Feed my lambs." Thus there may come not only to self the joy and happiness, the peace and understanding, but ye may INDEED know whereunto you are called, as in your purpose. Scripture tells us there is a book already written about our life. Mathematically, that means you’re here on assignment, to experience, to be refined (tested), to be brought back from the fall, through He that is the way. Thankfully, you are on the “right” track, in that knowledge of His role that can overcome our sin and make us righteous before the throne, just by invoking His authority, His sacrifice and shedding His blood. So you didn’t specifically mention it, but each person can practice an exercise, of nailing their sin, the origin of “guilt”, to His cross, and just letting His blood pay the price, the toll, on our way back to the Father, the source of all good… Just an idea. Maybe at the end of each video, you can add a short, simple exercise that your viewers can use to overcome the main issue you are addressing.

[@zeketime892]

Thank you so much man, God bless you and I'd love to have you on one day