Facing the Consequences of Your Actions
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- čas přidán 7. 11. 2023
- Free will is an incredible gift from God that we often underestimate. We truly get to make a choice in every decision that we come across-even the smallest decisions. But guess what we DON'T get to choose?
The consequences.
Today, Fr. Mike reminds us that every action has a consequence built into it. So, if you want a certain result, make a choice. If you choose sin, you get sin. If you choose God, you get God. The choice... is yours.
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I have difficulty being happy and finding my purpose in life. I have times of lows and highs. I feel I'm doing something wrong constantly and I'm offending God, yet I'm trying to serve Him. Please pray for me friends that I am able to serve Him.
Seek the gift of fortitude. That is being accepting of everything in your life, even the obstacles. I am asking the Holy Spirit to also help me with this gift. Know you are not alone. Go to Adoration and you will find JOY! Lots of LOVE and prayers to you dear friend.🥰❤️🙏
Are you a younger person? It may be normal for a young person to feel lost.
@@dawnmegic5774I pray for it. I don't think I have the virtue of fortitude. I used to be brave, but at 50 and fighting obstacles all the time, I am a coward. Mistakes, aiming too high, pride? I don't know, but I feel weak and fearful and pathetic.
@@thisgirl5933 I can relate to you my dear. I too have had many obstacles come in my path lately. That is all the more reason to TRUST JESUS 100% and pray for HIS WILL BE DONE, not yours!
What's your diet like?
Do you exercise?
How's your sleep?
I know all to well, that there are no rewards for sin. Up until 2015, had no faith in God, nothing at all. That summer, I'm not sure about it, but I was being yanked to attend church at one of the Catholic Churchs where I live. So I started attending, then I started realizing that was where I belonged. That fall I went through RCIA, found my faith, and was baptized and confirmed Catholic in the Spring of 2016. Then The Lord opened my eyes to a darkside that exists within martial arts, that a lot of effort is put in to hiding, so he pulled me out of martial arts. Still I resisted and said no to him, not realizing he was tugging and yanking on me. Come 2020 or was it in 2021, during the pandemic and after I don't recall how many confessions, I finally started praying the Rosary. I thought at times, that The Lord wanted me to try and be a Deacon in the church. I was wrong on that, in 2022, I started going on retreats to a Benedictine Monastery that is about 3 hours from where I live, and now in 2023, and I have been praying about and continue to, The Lord has revealed to me, that he has told the monks at that Benedictine Monastery to admit me as a monk, and continues to get me ready for when it comes time for me to make the vows. If I had known, in my younger days, even back in the 1990's that being a monk is what The Lord had in his plan for me, I would have prayed about it and pursued it a long time ago. In closing The Lord didn't give up on me, despite me having for a long time before this said, no to him in some way or another. I urge people to regularly go to Confession(The Sacrament of Reconciliation), and prayerfully consider what The Lord may be calling you to.
Bless you on your journey. Your story shows the power of prayer bringing us to know the Lord and understanding our path in life before we join Him in eternity.
🙏🏼God is good and has the perfect plan for you!
May God bless y’all prayers out
I learned the hard way many times but I know that the Holy Spirit always guides me and will guide us all!
Today is the day for Salvation .
Today, if you hear his voice ,
do not harden your hearts.
John 10 kJV ♥️
27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
2 Timothy 2 kJV ✝️🩸
8 Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:
✝️ Gospel🩸
1 Corinthians 15 kJV
1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
9:33 “Choose God and get God.”
“The sacraments and faith will pass away-they are simply means for the journey-but at journey's end they will no longer be needed but will give way to what they prepared for, God Himself.” ~Ralph Martin, 'The Fulfillment of All Desire'
🎺⛅️1 Thessalonians 4 kJV ✝️🩸
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
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1 John 1 kJV
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
"You're free to do whatever you want, you just have to face the consequences." I said that on one of my songs several years ago.
Yes. You are free to do whatever you want. Except you can't choose what you want.
When I realized there were unexpected consequences for my actions, I wished I would have been raised Catholic so I wouldn't have had to learn the hard way with some of the lessons.
As long as you’re still alive, it’s not too late.
Same. But Jesus is our shepherd.
@@elenag2965 I am Catholic now, I went to RCIA classes and am now baptized and confirmed. I still wish I had been brought up this way so I could understand it better and I could have avoided a lot of things I brought on myself by not knowing how to be but it is what it is I suppose.
@@atetanka9307 I understand what you mean, but, don’t be so hard on yourself. Remember, everything you’ve already confessed and been absolved, has been erased from your book of life. Not only that, God, doesn’t remember any of it, any more. If God, doesn’t remember them, why should you? God be with you! And welcome home!
“No one who sets a hand to the plow and looks to what was left behind is fit for the kingdom of God.” (Luke 9, 62) Don't look back for too long. The choice is now as much as there's still some time left.
I hope we all get the wisdom and strength to choose God! Thank you for sharing this, Fr Mike!
Romans 1 kJV ♥️
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
✝️ Gospel 🩸
1 Corinthians 15 kJV
1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
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Romans 3 kJV
23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
1 John 5 kJV
13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
I struggle with this free choice " set before man is life & death choose life" why do I make the wrong choice. Please pray for all of who make the wrong choice. God Bless all & especially our priests
Amen 🙏
Me having to face the consequences of a lie I was caught in, I needed this message today. Thank you and God bless.
No one would choose sin if it wasn’t hard not too. Being good when it’s easy, does not get you to heaven. You got to choose God when it’s hard. It’s the only way to Eternal life.
You’re in my prayers!
Gosh, its so blatantly obvious how simple this is, 'Choose God to get God' but at the same time, incredibly difficult
excuse me i feel bothered when G word to h was used can you please refrain from it thanks to Lord may he help you overcome it Amen
Father Mike: Excellent break down of the psychology of choice and the consequences. You nailed it with this video. Again, well done.
🙏Lord Jesus, thank you for the grace of your divine mercy that embraces the mystery of human freedom.❤
Loving God because we want heaven is good, but loving God for God's sake is better. From God, by God, for God.
I literally was prompted to read Romans chapter 1-15 yesterday in Adoration and it talked about this type of stuff in a beautiful breath taking kind of way! Part of it said "God is kind, so as to lead you to repentance." Romans 2:4 And i was like....WOW 😮🥰
Thank you Fr Mike. Praying for your ministry. God Bless.Claire.
Good day, Father . Thank goodness you have a Dr in your family. Even though it had side effects. You got the piler cyst off your face . Thankful for everything. Life is a choice .Rather serve God then anything else. Mistakes happen God is merciful .we learn . We reap what we sow . GOD IS LIFE ! THROUGH HIS SON JESUS CHRIST ! AMEN AMEN .Have a great day Father . 😊love ya ❤
Thank you Fr Mike Schmitz, needed to hear this today. God bless you!
Your sister did a good taking care of you
There's a lovely song we sing at mass here "jetzt ist die Zeit, jetzt ist die Stunde, heute wird getan oder auch vertan..." meaning (simplified) "now's the time to act, or fail". We choose what we do with the time God gives us. Either to glorify him or to fail him and grieve his Holy Spirit.
This was the topic i taught with my 5th and 6th grade Cathechism class tonight.
We love you Father Mike. Keep on keeping on and spreading the good word. We choose Jesus. 🙏🙌
Thank you Fr Mike
Could you please pray for me beautiful caring Son who has a serious drinking problem
That he will have the courage to give it up
Thank you Fr Mark
May God continue protecting you and your family
And my brother too.
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God is good we will keep praying 🙏
May God bless y’all prayers out
It's important to find the grace. God is always to hear us. He love us.
Love you God harden my heart to avoid, sin. Harden my heart to avoid allowing someone that I once loved to put it behind me.
Amen, God bless you and your ministry, Father
What a lovely message, father Mike I choose God. May he have mercy on me I love you, Jesus.
Thanks Fr Mike and sorry about your boo boo! You are correct that choosing to follow Christ through His one holy Catholic and Apostolic Church is the best! I have been unable to attend Mass regularly at my wonderful parish for different unforeseen reasons for a while now so am very grateful that God has provided the gift of Himself to be viewed daily by other means via EWTN etc. Greatly appreciating every opportunity He has made available to us! God bless ❤
Simple.and.Profound.
when i chose God, i get God.
“God, I choose You!”
Thank you Fr. Mike!!!!
Thank you!
God bless!
Thank you Fr. Schmitz.
Time for the grace of reconciliation. Thanks Fr Mike!
Short,simple but still profound ❤
Thanks!
Walling with JESUS being conscious of our motives and actions 🕊️Foot Prints in the Sand one of my favorite reminders 🎼❤️🙏
Thank you Father Mike! 🥰🙏🏼❤️
Father, life is extremely hard as a Catholic..😢😢
Yup, but it's only through God's grace and my relationship with him that I have gotten further along my journey with him, but thankfully, even if I'm not enough, God is enough
why?
It is good you are emotionally honest
Someone once said each man must choose to suffer either the pain of the discipline of living according to nature (Catholic faith, virtue) or the pain of having not lived according to nature (sin).
@@berwynsigns4115 some people feel no guilt for sin, they thrive on sinful living, and never suffer consequences
Grateful to God that you’re fine and also your thoughts 💭 🙏
The law of cause and effect.
Owning up to your decisions is the first step to dealing with the consequences from them. It’s just rarely easy or pleasant to take that first step.
Amen Father Mike, thanks for the lessons!
I love you so much Father Mike ♥️
Thank you Jesus ! I choose you
Repent means to change the direction of your life. God wants to welcome you back.
Thank you Father
AMEN ☝️💯Gracias Father MIKE ✌️💯
El'Mike is our man. 🔥
This is timely for me. Thanks Father!! God bless. ❤
Thank you Fr.Mike for your Guidance and Leadership
My Lord and my God ✝️ 💕
Powerful sermon...Choose God and get God..Thankyou Fr.Mike 🙏
Beautifully presented. Thank you.
Thankyou
Glory to God, thank you for this teaching on God's mercy. Let us all choose God through his sacraments, open our hearts to him fully, recieving him regularly in the Eucharist in a state of grace.
Love this. I’m free to make I choice, I’m not free of the consequences
Amen to this! ❤️
Good morning Father Mike. Thank you for all your helpful and inspiring messages , this one really hit home. God bless you.
I choose God! ❤🙏
🙏🙏🙏.Thank you
THANKS AND PRAISES TO OUR LOVING HOLY SPIRIT. ALLELUIA...AMEN.❤🙏
Hi father, Mike. I will try with all my heart and strength To follow God
So great
For the record- fwiw- wishing you a blessed 😇 day to today and as well an amazing 🤩 evening ahead
Word.
Hi Fr Mike, I would love to go to confession with you and talk about all the things I have questions about. God bless you.
Respectfully, confession time is only meant for confessing our sins, for the sake of the Sacrament and also other people who are waiting for the time slot. Speaking heart to heart with Father will have to be booked for another time.
"get used to it Frankenstein"😭
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My husband found out 10 days ago he has diabetes. He is so angry..he has blamed me pray for him ...thank you
Paying a huge price for offenses i alone chose to harm another person …….. God what I was doing more than once wasn’t working for me…….forever I will,regret the offense until I’m worthy of forgiveness from the Lord and whom I offended….
Hindsight is 20/20.
Amen
In Thanksgiving: ( USA 🇺🇸) : btw: The Presentation: ( information ℹ️ fabulous- awareness theological ) is wonderful: again: wonderful
Crazy how many ways we have to say you reap what you sow
How exactly does someone choose God?
How will that person know that he/she has successfully chosen God?
How can people make sure they are not deluding themselves?
Good questions. I wonder the last question a lot
Amen.
The consequence of having a batman bandaid would have eased your suffering.
I did not choose to break a foot; the consequence is how you feel to how your band aid changed your healthy look; if that was what was the "real" concern; because: people will then worry.
My vanity problem; - when I complained to my gym friends; the wife has a polio foot: I complained that one ankle looks less elegant; - as the other is artistically made by my Creator. Now was I vain? Yes because: her husband tactfully said: well at least you do not have one ankle so, large that; it's so obvious.
He demonstrated with his hands; - the proportion of an elephant foot. His wife has a foot slightly deformed from polio; and it is shorter too; and she wears therapeutic shoes. You can't hardly tell that her foot is deformed; unless she points out certain features; of lesser muscle tone; even her calve too.
She had a major operation in her thirties; very painful too.
However, I think that you had a skin disease; and that was NOT to remain.
My joke: So, the batman band-aid does not cure.
The operation cures; lifting out the disease; - rather than put a batman band-aid over it. Just the same as when I broke my foot; I needed to go the get an operation; it would be foolish to NOT get therapy; to learn to walk again; or worse; to refuse to get an operation.
As for the skin disease; my mother had it for years; and then she died; a very painful death.
Just like my friend with Polio getting corrective surgery.
Consequences is NOT to cover up the disease with a band-aid; like polio, my ankle or my mother's skin disease. Your situation required a doctor; so you are not telling us; to not scare us. But I know about skin. I have to watch what I eat; - gluten sensitivities.
The consequences were beautifully explained; but I know you said it in a certain way; to keep us from being worried. Well, I had to tell you; DON'T WORRY. WE ALL HAVE TO GET AN OPERATION SOMEDAY. BUT WE HAVE TO THINK OF OUR SPIRITUAL CONSEQUENCES; TO WHY: I KEPT EATING PIZZA EVERYDAY; AND BREAD EVERYDAY; AND SPAGHETTI AND ITALIAN FOOD EVERYDAY; AND ALL THE GLUTEN RUINING MY SKIN. THAT WOULD BE MY FAULT; AND A SIN. Also, sin has portals.
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Ngl, you got me. I was looking for insight on the Pope going ham again and I got a message instead.
life is hard, very hard, and i donot want to make decisions, just let God decide everything
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I don't want to die father ive chosen grave sin time and time again I know I will face my consequences one day
Whatever sin you commit regularly, try to pray daily and use your best judgment to avoid it. They say change the people you surround yourself with, things, and change the places you go.
I carry a heavy burden of shame from various sins from gossip, lying, etc.
Never lose hope
How fortunate you are that your sister could take care of that problem for you. I am sure she did not want to frighten you by telling you what it could’ve turned into. Yes, you were inconvenienced for a few days. But had she not removed it had it not bothered you enough to have her remove it you might have found yourself in a pretty serious problem. Blessings to your sister.
BroCuz, I haven’t finished the video... but I’m detoxing... nothing else. Agape.
God's grace & His mercy is wonderful. I trust Him. The consequences of my decisions are so evident now I still trust Him.
Father Mike did she send the thing removed to a lab for pathology?
Good question!
This is so timely with the ending of attack on Titan. I won't go into spoilers. But it left me feeling sad. Plus a friend and I had been wanting to "get that show over with" so we could repent and turn to God. I know that is a very risky mentality. But thank God we are still here, and I can leave that show behind and choose God, choose life, and leave that sadness behind!
If I may ask, was the ending sad? How is related to this video, I'm curious to know?
It's hard being catholic-- and harder still, not being catholic.
In Thanksgiving: btw: The Very Reverend Father Mike Schmitz ( Roman Catholic) at Ascension Presents/ Presentation: btw: thank you 🙏
Mercy is not self pity or the pitying of others while believing they no longer have the need for personal boundaries which they have the right to set for themselves. Instead of for example them living in an institution where there is no door to their room whcih they cn shut to be alone when they want to.
Well i know to accept jesus christ as my lord god and saviour but i also accept his works
Honestly I feel every day it becomes harder and harder to make any choice, especially when surroundings and circumstances are not supportive for making really Holy choice. What should I do?
Switch off the news channels
Pray to your Guardian Angel for help as well as to the Holy Spirit for Divine help.❤😊
Surround yourself in the Church, our community. Be with supportive people, good role models. Read the Bible and continue to pray.
0h. We have an intellect and a will. It's just not free.
If people choose God they are going to have to do more than just "choose" God, right?
After "choosing" God people are going to have to do something to back that up, right.
How are people going to genuinely and truly choose God?
Family physicians are cool. ;-)
In Thanksgiving/ ( USA 🇺🇸) :: btw: Media Technical Support People and Staff at Ascension Presents ( Roman Catholic) / Presentation: thank you 🙏: again: thank you 🙏
What do you think of Bhuddism? There are some aspects of it that I like.
Mind set properly no changes needed
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Could you cover men's veiling? I know it used to be a thing but I find it interesting why it stopped? I think women stopped in 1980-s but that was more of a "sexual revolution" thing, and then it sounds like the church wanted to stay popular, rather than it actually being redundant due to some type of evolution (e.g. not celebrating Shabbat as Christians due to the "natural evolution" of Christ's coming)