Chatting about: Inspirations

Judy (Guest): Is it me or are the questions getting harder! Hi Dawn!

Judy (Guest): Let’s see how se do tonight.

Judy (Guest): I’m ready with question 1: Such times are not negative. We may not be receiving any new inspirations, but we have the time and energy to reflect at length about the most recent revelation and to absorb it, making it active in our lives. Does the inspiration lead us to desire or to enter into a deeper relationship with the Lord? We have time to do so. Does it prod us to take some course of action, e.g. campaigning for a political candidate who is promoting better morals in the country, e.g. ending abortion.

Judy (Guest): Treatise Book 8 Chapter 10

Judy (Guest): Question 2: By using inspirations, God is moving us to act out of faith. If He were to be more obvious, there would be less of a challenge to our faith and hence a lesser need to have His guidance and direction. While, in a sense, He is leaving us to our own devices in making the inspiration our own, or a part of us, still He remains with us giving us further inspiration in the form of guidance as to how to handle the initial inspiration.

Judy (Guest): Scroll up, Lisa. The questions are at the top of this.

Judy (Guest): When God appeared in human condition, people had trouble accepting His voice-His directions, teachings, admonisions, because He was not what they were expecting. They were looking for a militry leader who would lead to the crushing of the Roman Empire and restoring their freedom to live a wholly Jewish life.

Judy (Guest): Admonitions

Judy (Guest): Keeping our hearts open to holy inspirations is truly work. Prayer must be part of it, asking God to help us to keep our hearts thus opened. Then we need to pay more attention to what is entering the mind asking the LOrd to help us to see if this is an inspiration from Him. Spend some time with the inspiration then seek guidance from a wiser individual or a spiritual director. Sometimes an objective outsider can help to clarify and make certain what we are experiencing.

Judy (Guest): Perhaps the Lord Himself will give us exactly what we need to do to make up for our sins.

Judy (Guest): The Lord might want us to experience a bad case of hives to make up for some sin. We might not recognize this is a penance, but it surely is.

Judy (Guest): Hitting the last questionL It is not always east to distinguish between a deving inspiration and a suggestion from the Accuser. The first thing we might ask is “Is this a good thing?“ Secondly, is it in keeping with the Commandments of God, the teachings of jesus and the teachings of the Church? Will it add to the well being of another, will it contribute to intellectual or spiritual development of others.

Judy (Guest): It is not always easy

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Judy (Guest): Again, it might be helpful, or even advisable to seek the help of a spiritual director in such an instance.

Judy (Guest): I am reminded of an old song: No man is an island, no man stands alone. Surely we do not stand alone in our striving to know the Lord better, in coming to know whether something is from God or from the evil one.

Judy (Guest): I wish I could get to the Shrine to spend time before the Blessed Sacrament. But I would have to take a cab both ways which would be about $16 for each round trip. I could never afford that. So I have to create a picture of the tabernacle in my mind or direct my attention to the statue of the Sacred Heart which I have in my living room.

Judy (Guest): Let us keep the ears of our hearts open to hear the inspirations of the Lord as He presents them to us and pray for discernment when they do come to be sure that they are truly from the Lord. Let us pray for each other. Have a blessed week, everyone!

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