Spiritual
Pride
Let me ask you this one question: Did you
receive the Holy Spirit by keeping the law? Of course not, for the Holy Spirit
came upon you only after you believed the message you heard about Christ. Have you lost your senses? After starting your
Christian lives in the Spirit, why are you now trying to become perfect by your
own human effort? You have suffered so much for the Good News.
Surely it was not in vain, was it? Are you now going to just throw it all away? I ask you again, does God give you the Holy
Spirit and work miracles among you because you obey the law of Moses? Of course
not! It is because you believe the message you heard about Christ.
Galatians 3:2-5 (New Living Translation)
It is a common nature of we being humans that if we involve
ourselves into any activity to its very core, we surely feel proud of ourselves
and it is our pride that leads us to divert away from that particular activity
and still feel proud . This also refers to spirituality. If we involve
ourselves spiritually to a certain extent, sometimes we feel proud of ourselves
and get ourselves in the opposite direction that leads us into giving first priority to ourselves and the Lord second. 
The apostle Paul provides a vivid description into this
insight. He posts an important question in this regard which we could ask
ourselves at some stage in our life. We get blessed with certain spiritual
gifts from the Lord of which we sometimes feel proud, often from the very
beginning. We should ask ourselves if we got the gift from an earthly
perspective or was it attained as a heavenly gift? Surely it's something that
is attained from heaven. No earthly desire or any law can achieve it. Likewise, practicing any earthly ritual or superstitions cannot do the same as well. It
is only by our faith in the Lord that He delights in us and blesses us with
such gifts.
Taking this into consideration how can we, after receiving
a heavenly gift, divulge our way and perfect our gift through flesh i.e.
earthly pleasures and attractions?
Attaining spirituality often gets along with it, a bit of
suffering, opposition and a few other hindrances as well. If we get to overcome
them and feel proud of our victory over the same, its all in vain because we
still lack spirituality. Gaining spirituality is a heavenly gift that can never
be achieved on earthly grounds. 
Anything in particular, once started in the Spirit, can be
completed/perfected only through the Spirit and by the Spirit. The Lord, who blesses us with such divine
gifts does not consider following rituals and superstitions but rather SPIRITUALITY.
If we wish to sustain our heavenly gift, we should make ourselves worthy
enough, SPIRITUALLY.
Message
for the week:
Spirituality is a heavenly gift and not an earthly desire. If
we get blessed with it or we long for it, running after earthly attractions
would lead us nowhere and rather we should try not to or we lose our blessings.
Recite this short prayer with me,
"Lord, I wish to attain spirituality and be blessed with heavenly gifts
that you will pour out on me. I believe I will attain and perfect my heavenly
gifts through you and not earthly desires. Help me not to follow these
attractions and thus grow in your name.”
Amen
God bless you
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