DO YOU REALLY KNOW WHAT YOU WANT? GO FOR IT
(Luke 18:35-43)
An Anonymous man, known for his
blind condition heard about Jesus in the Gospel reading of today. When he
confirmed that Jesus was passing by, he cried out: Son of David, have mercy on
me! He cried the louder even after being rebuked by those who were in front of
him. For his sake, Jesus stopped. Jesus asked him what he wanted. His reply
was: "Lord let me receive my sight" and Jesus said to him: Receive
your sight; your faith has made you well." He received his sight and
started glorifying God.
Do you really know what you want?
Is an important question. Knowing what you want from God matters a lot. Knowing
what you want in life matters a lot. Living with a goal in view is necessary.
Even when you are yet to know what the future holds. Even if you cannot see
what lies ahead. Even when you're not sure of what next to do. Even when you're
not certain how your dreams will be actualized, having a wish, a desire, an
expectation helps a lot.
Yes! You can't see tomorrow, you
may not know where you will be, whether or not you will succeed. In this
situation of blindness, you've got to be in the right frame of mind.
Set your priorities well. Know
how to put your needs in order. Place God where He should be. Let the spiritual
order take precedence in all your affairs. The blind man taught us these. He
saw the need for sight. He needed not to
be taken around. He needed to overcome self-pity. He was no longer comfortable
lazing about. He longed to see the promised Messiah and not just be hearing
about Him.
When grace brought Jesus close,
he grabbed the opportunity.
Do not miss the opportunity given
to you to achieve your goals. Don't fear
the rebukes by the storms of life. Do not be weighed down by the changes and
chances of life. Do not be discouraged by betrayals, do not be disappointed by
fake friends, do not rely on the promises of those who claim to offer you fish
and stop you from going to the river to fish. Do not be intimidated by the
enemies of your destiny.
What do you want? Our wants must
be those that help us achieve the everlasting longing of our soul, heaven.
Do you want a happy home? Pray
for it and make Jesus stop to address the issues in your home. Do you want a good result? Work for it and
call upon the mercy of God. Do you want
to succeed in life, call upon the mercy of God and receive the counsel He
offers you.
Know this: God cares about what
you want. He stops to attend to you when He finds out that you really know what
you want. How does He find out that you
know what you want? When in the midst of the discouraging voices you keep
pushing towards actualizing your destiny. God knows what you want when you
raise your voice in prayer calling on His mercy. You will know what you want
when you sit down and listen to the voice of Jesus in you directing you where
what you want could be found. You will know what you want by telling yourself
the truth about what you're really not supposed to want but you unfortunately
find yourself in the messy situation of wanting them. May you want what you're
supposed to want and have them satisfied.
LET US PRAY
Lord Jesus Christ, the noise and
unnecessary advertisements in the world confuse us about what we really want.
But we want you, we really need you so much. With you in our lives, we will be
healed of the blindness that makes us not to see your plan for us. Grant us our
prayers and help us to answer well daily when you ask us what we want through
Christ our Lord. Amen
God bless your Monday (33rd Week,
Ordinary Time)
Rev Fr Julian O Ekeh
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