"LEARN TO APPRECIATE GOD’S DAILY BLESSINGS TO YOU" by Fr. Michael Payyapilly V.C.

How many blessings do you have in your life? Have you ever counted how many blessings you have and have had throughout your lives. Have you ever truly thought about what God does in and through you?
In this Spirit-filled homily - "LEARN TO APPRECIATE GOD’S DAILY BLESSINGS TO YOU”, Rev. Fr. Michael Payyapilly V.C., Director -- Divine Retreat Centre, Somersby NSW, Australia, with holy precision pinpoints what many people (Catholics included!) are guilty of - taking for granted the blessings and Goodness of God which is in our daily lives. “We are all people who have been blessed by Jesus. We have been blessed a lot. Every tiny little thing that we have received in life is a blessing from Gd.”
“Sometimes it is difficult for us to recognize these blessings. Some of us say we are blessed only when we have ‘big’ blessings e.g. a job promotion. If I was sick and came for a retreat and got healing, I consider that a big’ blessing. Many of us are so obsessed with these ‘big’ blessings that we fail to se or appreciate the daily blessings that God gives us.”
Fr. Michael shares, “Sometimes you try to ask people what their blessings are and they are struggling! They are so struggling to say what their blessings are! If you have all your fingers and toes, it is a blessing. Do you know you cannot walk without toes? They are so tiny but you can’t walk without them.“ We take it for granted these small blessings God gives us. So we are always complaining about what we don’t have Instead of thanking the Lord with gratitude for what we have.”
“If we don’t appreciate the blessings God gives us, we will have a tendency to complain about what we don’t have and compare our lives to what others have. All the time, our orientation is to what others have! When we get obsessed with that, then we will have the desire to get what others have. And to get what others have, we will do anything on the face of the earth.
“We are all people who have been blessed by God in different measures - each and every one of us! Learning to appreciate the blessings you have will stop you from desiring the blessings that others have.”
Father asks each of us - “When is a blessing called a blessing?” More importantly, “Brothers and Sisters, are you a stealer of blessings?”
This wisdom-filled sharing of Fr. Michael challenges every Catholic to take a good hard look into our lives and of how much we have taken for granted what Jesus has done and is doing for us! Have we truly thanked Jesus with gratitude for the daily blessings in our lives? It is time to start as of today…
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Thank you for just being alive with all my children and my husband, my family.

[@Diamond18116]

THANK YOU SO MUCH LORD FOR A ROOF OVER OUR FAMILY & ALWAYS THE BEST OF THE FOOD ON OUR TABLE WE ARE VERY SATISFIED FOR YOUR BLESSING IN OUR LIFE

[@mymalobo]

Tku, Cheers as our God reigns and we are in togetherness always- tku Frs overjoyed to be in togetherness during the New Year 2023 and always

[@chiarasarkar6175]

Thank you my Lord for all the blessings. 🙏🙏

[@pignon1pignon292]

Thank you for everything oh Lord...

[@littleflower4472]

💞💞🔥Lord and Saviour U r always giving blessings in our life, v hav no words to give thanks.thank U so much 💞💞💞

[@bennydias9728]

Thank you Fr for the teaching of blessings. Everyday I thank God for adding one more day to our lives and the breath of life but I confess I have never thanked Jesus for different parts of our body which are definitely a vital blessing which is required daily .

[@sylvesterohol3658]

Father even I am blessed listening to u.. thank you.

[@blaisevincent2620]

Amen....

[@ritamary1280]

Thank u father.The way u explain is wonderful.When I watch yr tube like I am sitting at Potta.God bless u father.

[@luizasequeira2268]

Praise u Jesus thank you Jesus Amen Hallelujah Goa

[@icelinedmello9254]

God bless Fr Michael abundantly

[@stellamarypasi2238]

Inspiring...🙏

[@jennifermalaiyappan7789]

Glory to Lord Almighty👏👏

[@clarencegonsalves6704]

I thank God for such people who have guided me!

[@josephinepriya402]

Amen

[@magdaleneanchan4587]

Fr.michael - keep up yr teachings it is superb truly inspired by Jesus. If ALL our PRIESTS and RELIGIOUS dedicatedly does their work as you(Fr.Michael) is doing - the WHOLE WORLD will bow down & confess with their tongue that JESUS IS THE LORD & SAVIOUR NOW & FOREVER AMEN

[@sunithasyed538]

God bless you Father

[@Diamond18116]

I am so Blessed with this opportunity that I have good internet and have a very Fantastic Fr.Michael Payyapilly to give us good sermon..I am Blessed that I have ears, eyes and sense to listen to the word of God.. in Jesus Name Amen - Not forgetting God to kindly Bless and keep Fr. Michael Payyapilly health to pray for us.

[@saritadas3106]

Fr. Michae. Superb ur homily. God bless you more n more talent of preaching. Wonderful. I thank God to b a part to hear you.

[@jackcoutinho4860]

Thank you Father Michael May God give you wisdom and knowledge to bring this truth to every person on earth.my son always complaining that God has given me this and that sicknesses and at that time I point out to the deaf, blind and everyone with disabilities and ask him to praise the Lord for what he is without any disabilities. Father please pray for my son Kevin to have jesus in his mind and praise him. AMEN M

[@jehulkumarparichha8936]

Thanks father.

[@TheStooneddarren]

MAY GOD BLESS U FR.MICHAEL ...

[@centrepricon8689]

Thank you Fr. for the preaching it tourched my soul. May God bless u

[@johnsantony4697]

Thank You Jesus .

[@swarnakumari7609]

relly l was touched and inspired by this preaching of the blessings of the lord in me.. thank you fr.Michael ...for opening my heart to look backin to my life blessings

[@francispaulmarottikal1839]

Amen🙏 hallelujah🙌

[@chandrakanthpinugugumati5161]

Wonderful preaching Father really I am convinced of your cermon

[@pushpamariappa3804]

A very thought provoking talk it is F. Michael.P. I have learnt how to appreciate even a minute that takes place in life is a blessing from God. Let not my heart steals others blessings while I have abundant blessings blessed by God. It's an eye opener for my life. Thank you so much. God bless you and your ministry. I praise and thank God for you. Praise you Jesus, thankyou Jesus

[@riagracias1693]

Thank u fr micheal to change my life by hearing your word of god . God bless i more n more

[@felcyfernandes5329]

wow... wht a preaching by Fr Michael.... God bless

[@kevinmichael377]

i am also listening.

[@rohinigowda2815]

thank you fr

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Envy. That it is.

[@fiolafernandes9432]

beautiful teaching

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#beautiful very good very nice god is good

[@princejoseph7517]

God bless u

[@sriyanivithanage1822]

We thank God for you father! Praise the Lord!

[@noshuferns5046]

god bless u fr

[@carmensevilla7218]

Noshu Ferns very inspiring words of God , I now understand many things In life not like before , I have so many questions why bad things happened to good people. Thanks a lot

[@malamala4083]

amen ..

[@mcecilia7611]

Waoh! what a preaching on appreciating Gods blessings on us.I dint appreciate the 'ordinary' things and always sought to have others...i learn a new lesson. God bless you Fr.

[@johnfernandes9004]

Thank you Fr. Michael

[@marthamwakio7161]

Thanks fr it is very important to me , I have learned a lot from you, may God bless you more.

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If I have something to be helped spiritually how can I get the contacts?

[@babyofmary6404]

God has blessed us by giving Priests like you of Vincentian Congregation, other congregation and other preachers.Let all those who hear you be blessed.Thank you for uploading this fruitful talk.

[@margaretkohsamy3404]

I thank God for this preaching which l have misssed so long. I have been to Kerala and Chennai for divine retreat many many years. Than YoU Lord for all your priestsons. Please pray me please to have a good memory to God's Word. Thank you Fr Michael.

[@veenadias350]

I greatly appreciate your inspiring preaching Fr.Micheal

[@MarieSBrice]

Fr. Micheal I thank you our Lord for giving us, you. I also thank you, your parents, in your country. I enjoy all your preaching all of them are wonderful. I am with you (divine) 24/7, 7 days a week. DIVINE saved my life and my family lives. My mission is to spread the gospel I do and I will do. Thank you Lord, Divine, India.

[@hevitasouza4074]

Thanks dear Fr Michael it's great listening to ur talks..m seriously blessed

[@bharathishetty9286]

Thank u father.I am blessed.u explain so well.it's very clear...easily can understand.Thank u father....thank u lord for giving us wonderful father like u....please pray for me father

[@bharathishetty9286]

Appreciate ur inspiring preaching....Thank u father

[@francissequeira9382]

Thank you Fr Michael I never listened word of God in such a way. I will listen it everyday. God bless you. Francis Sequeira

[@magritamyrthong2542]

Thank you Father God bless you

[@anbuaaa4678]

Iam ordained for a congregation but very soon I came out and joined in the diocese ,is it God's will or I have taken wrong step

[@santhoshvarghese9330]

Through Adam, the inherent inclination to sin entered the human race, and human beings became sinners by nature. When Adam sinned, his inner nature was transformed by his sin of rebellion, bringing to him spiritual death and depravity which would be passed on to all who came after him. We are sinners not because we sin; rather, we sin because we are sinners. This passed-on depravity is known as inherited sin. Just as we inherit physical characteristics from our parents, we inherit our sinful natures from Adam. King David lamented this condition of fallen human nature in Psalm 51:5: “Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.” Man is by nature sinful and separated from God with no hope of remedying that situation. But God, by His power, provided the means of man’s redemption in the death, burial and resurrection of the Savior, Jesus Christ. Christ offers His salvation as a free gift (Romans 5:15; 6:23), that can only be received by faith, apart from any works or merit on our part (Ephesians 2:8-9). As the apostle Paul tells us, the gospel is “the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile” (Romans 1:16). The same inspired author tells us, “If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved” (Romans 10:9).And Ephesians 2:8 says, “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that [faith] not of yourselves, it is the gift of God.” Hebrews 12:2 says that Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith. God’s saving grace is completely His gift. Even our ability to accept His saving grace is just another gift from God.

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#beautiful very good very nice god is good

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MAY GOD BLESS U FR.MICHAEL ...