ABOUT HOW OUR RIGHT LIVING CAN LEAD US INTO SPIRITUAL PRIDE.

[SPIRITUAL PRIDE - SELF IDOLIZING - SPIRITUALLY BLIND]. 

In Christ Jesus, we are all called to Live Right - A life pleasing to God, Avoiding Evil [Sin's] and Doing Good {Holy life} but Sadly many Christians by their Self-effort to Live Right {Spiritually Upright} have ended up Falling into Spiritual Pride. They give up all Sinful Habits of their Past life and start Living Right - Avoiding All Sinful Pleasure's, they don't commit Adultery or Rob others etc, they go around doing good, a life of Charity, Penance and Sacrifice But after a Certain Period of Time they Start Admiring them self [SELF IDOLIZING] - How good they are, they Boast about their Self-Control, Will-Power etc, But they are Totally Unaware that they have Fallen into SPIRITUAL PRIDE which is a Worst Sin of All [Referring to Lucifer's fall]. The Pharisees and Teachers of the Law were not Necessarily blood-thirsty or immoral people, they lived under God's Holy Law, but because of SPIRITUAL PRIDE they became SPIRITUALLY BLIND they could not Recognize their Messiah Jesus [HIS VOICE & MESSAGE] for whom they were waiting for so long. Please Read Luke 18:9 The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector.IT IS NOT ABOUT HOW PERFECT A PERSON IS, RATHER IT IS HOW MUCH HUMILITY A PERSON HAS. GOD LOOKS FOR A CONTRITE HEART IN US. {Referring to Luke 18:9 The Repentant sinner}
After Entering Into Spiritual Life it is not necessary the Devil will keep on Tempting us with the same old Sin's of our past life, Instead Satan will Tempt us Spiritually - First by Spiritual Pride then Self-Idolizing and Finally into Spiritually Blindness. So now even when we Feel we don't have Spiritual Pride in us, we should come to the Lord asking Him to Uproot All Pride from us.
SPIRITUAL PRIED IS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE DOWNFALL OF MANY BELIEVERS, PREACHERS AND CHURCHES.
Jesus to St. Faustina: "The greatest misery does not stop Me from uniting Myself to a soul, but where there is PRIDE, I am not there".

I have wanted to exalt this Congregation many times, but I am unable to do so because of its Pride. Know my daughter, that I do not Grant My Grace to Proud Souls, and I even take away from them the Graces I have Granted.__________________________________________________________________

Praying In Humility:

Soul: Jesus my Refuge, my Hiding Place, have pity on me a miserable sinner


Jesus: Lower your eyes before me, child


Soul: I did


Jesus: Let Me Bless you, I forgive your sins


Soul: Thank you Jesus for your Tender Mercy towards me...........
by Bridon Francis Dsouza.