I once was away from home to go to a family function in the desert. I boiled some eggs before leaving, but then I forgot all about it. Two hours had passed, I was just talking with family and friends, then suddenly a thought came to my mind about those eggs. I was so worried because of fire hazard. My neighbors next door were in Las Vegas. I had to call another neighbor, and luckily her daughter answered the phone. I told her of where the key was to get into my house.
As she entered the house, the eggs were popping in the kitchen and the entire house was full of smoke, but my alarm did not go off. She took the pot with those blackened eggs outside. I forever thank God for intervening with this experience.
The most recent experience that I had was we lost a collar with ID tags for one of the dogs for at least three or four weeks. We looked everywhere but could not find it. Yesterday, as I was stroking him, wondering of where the collar was. Then out the blue, a suggestion came to my mind, why don't I check at the crevice of an arm chair in the backyard? I told myself, a suggestion came to mind, so I have nothing to lose but check it out. As I was reaching into the crevice of the arm chair, I found the collar. I was feeling goosebumps all over but at the same time I was so happy. I truly believe those out of the blue thoughts, they come for a reason, and they could be coming from someone thinking about us, or coming from God to bombard with our thoughts or just helping us to make life a bit easier for us. Therefore, we should pay attention to these unexpected thoughts.
We too could send thoughts to others by thinking about them, and they too would respond to us accordingly if they are in tune with these signals. I once needed to contact a friend who was in basic training somewhere in Texas at an Air Force Base because I needed to talk to him instantly. I did not have his phone number, a time when cell phone did not exist. I kept thinking about him all morning, then out of the blue, he called me. It was a wonderful surprise. As time went on, I started to realize that we could send thoughts to others based on lots of experiences encountered over the years.
There were times, I would be in a rush, trying to do so many things all at once, yet out the blue, a specific thought came to mind when I least expect it. I make it a point to pay attention to it because it could be suggestion of some danger lies ahead, or God was just trying to communicate to me about something.
Friday, November 15, 2013
Thursday, November 7, 2013
An experience with God
About two weeks ago, I was very sad, and I made the point to drive to Mission San Luis Rey just to seek some comfort and guidance from God. As I was parking outside the Old Mission in the parking lot in that late afternoon, tears were streaming down my face, I was crying, feeling overwhelmed, sad, wondering of why things happened so dramatically for us. I was looking toward the clouds, and out of the blue, a thought came to me when I expected the least, that was, did I put the fish package in the refrigerator the night before? As I was thinking about it a bit, then suddenly I saw a beautiful face in the clouds, I thought to myself, is this really a picture of Jesus? I kept looking at the face to capture of what I was seeing. As I tried to capture every aspects of that beautiful face, it did not last long, less than a minute or so, but it made me smile admiring God of knowing how to distract me from being sad, and of how clever He was for making a grand entrance. All of my worries and sadness seemed to vanish. I kept thinking about that beautiful face of a man in the cloud and wondering whether it was Jesus. I remember feeling peaceful and felt asleep.
Thinking back, I was thrilled of seeing the beautiful picture in the cloud, a face of a beautiful man, a face that touched my heart and made me feel peaceful. In a way, God is funny but very precise, He just knows how to make us feel good. He knew how to distract me from being sad, but then He helped me to not worry about things that are beyond my control. I am forever thankful for His grace and for interacting with me.
Thinking back, I was thrilled of seeing the beautiful picture in the cloud, a face of a beautiful man, a face that touched my heart and made me feel peaceful. In a way, God is funny but very precise, He just knows how to make us feel good. He knew how to distract me from being sad, but then He helped me to not worry about things that are beyond my control. I am forever thankful for His grace and for interacting with me.
Sunday, May 5, 2013
To see God or not to see God?
If God appears to us in human form, no matter how beautiful He is, with time that image could be replaced with a newer image that we might consider to be of better appeal because of whatever reasons. For that reason, it is much better for God to remain invisible, yet we could always feel His presence whenever He is around.
What is it like to feel without seeing?
I once slept late in the morning at a house located nearby a funeral home. It was around ten o' clock in the morning, I was half asleep, my eyes probably were open a bit so I could see that the room was lit with lots of sunlight through the window, table, chairs, etc... Then suddenly out of the blue, I could feel that there was a strange force, something that I could not see but I could tell that it was a serious one. There was no mistake in this regard, I felt a threat, and I felt challenged. I then said in my thought, "In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, don't you dare challenging me?" At that point, I started to feel calm and peaceful. The being went away. Therefore, if we ever meet a "devil," then one would know right away, and there is no need for it to come with fangs, or horns, as Hollywood depicted.
At the same token, if God ever comes to us, then we would just know. God communicates to us via many media, and we just have to be in tune to feel His being. It could be a tingling sensation that is unmistakably different, or it could be revelation of some sort, or a thought out of the blue, etc.... Just imagine that here we are running around under stress, we have millions of things to think of, and we are being bombarded by so many impulses, yet out of the blue, a message comes to our mind specifically, hence we should pay attention to these unexpected thoughts because they could be coming from God, a Divine intervention perhaps. Beware, God often comes to us unexpectedly, like a thief in the night as Jesus once said, so we just have to be in tune to receive Him. It is fun to have God in our lives and to communicate with Him as often as we could. With time, we would fall in love with God, and we could not live without Him.
I don't need to see God to believe, but I would rather feel His presence. It is always a pleasant to feel the contact, and He truly knows how to entertain us at various moments. The relationship with God is an unexpected journey, and we never know of how it would unfold each day. I talk to God and celebrate Him whenever I could. I make a point to think about God each day, I like to offer Him gifts which are formed from sacrifice, from tears of sorrow, of hardship, of joy, of being grateful, of anger, etc.... I think of my gifts as flowers made from water, and they sparkle like diamonds in the sun, yet they could rain in purgatory, in desert places, or in vast empty space of the universe to give relief to unfortunate souls.
As I get older, I realize that I could see faces or pictures in the clouds, or at various places. I would not say that they are all about God. They are just there to entertain me, but I do see faces and pictures of various kinds, and they seem to make my life richer. I once was at San Luis Rey Mission near sunset time, I was taking pictures of the sunset, then I decided to snap some pictures of the vast clouds in the sky on top of my head without looking into the viewfinder. To my surprise, I found the following image in my I-phone. Try to till your head to the left and to the right, what do you think?
What is it like to feel without seeing?
I once slept late in the morning at a house located nearby a funeral home. It was around ten o' clock in the morning, I was half asleep, my eyes probably were open a bit so I could see that the room was lit with lots of sunlight through the window, table, chairs, etc... Then suddenly out of the blue, I could feel that there was a strange force, something that I could not see but I could tell that it was a serious one. There was no mistake in this regard, I felt a threat, and I felt challenged. I then said in my thought, "In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, don't you dare challenging me?" At that point, I started to feel calm and peaceful. The being went away. Therefore, if we ever meet a "devil," then one would know right away, and there is no need for it to come with fangs, or horns, as Hollywood depicted.
At the same token, if God ever comes to us, then we would just know. God communicates to us via many media, and we just have to be in tune to feel His being. It could be a tingling sensation that is unmistakably different, or it could be revelation of some sort, or a thought out of the blue, etc.... Just imagine that here we are running around under stress, we have millions of things to think of, and we are being bombarded by so many impulses, yet out of the blue, a message comes to our mind specifically, hence we should pay attention to these unexpected thoughts because they could be coming from God, a Divine intervention perhaps. Beware, God often comes to us unexpectedly, like a thief in the night as Jesus once said, so we just have to be in tune to receive Him. It is fun to have God in our lives and to communicate with Him as often as we could. With time, we would fall in love with God, and we could not live without Him.
I don't need to see God to believe, but I would rather feel His presence. It is always a pleasant to feel the contact, and He truly knows how to entertain us at various moments. The relationship with God is an unexpected journey, and we never know of how it would unfold each day. I talk to God and celebrate Him whenever I could. I make a point to think about God each day, I like to offer Him gifts which are formed from sacrifice, from tears of sorrow, of hardship, of joy, of being grateful, of anger, etc.... I think of my gifts as flowers made from water, and they sparkle like diamonds in the sun, yet they could rain in purgatory, in desert places, or in vast empty space of the universe to give relief to unfortunate souls.
As I get older, I realize that I could see faces or pictures in the clouds, or at various places. I would not say that they are all about God. They are just there to entertain me, but I do see faces and pictures of various kinds, and they seem to make my life richer. I once was at San Luis Rey Mission near sunset time, I was taking pictures of the sunset, then I decided to snap some pictures of the vast clouds in the sky on top of my head without looking into the viewfinder. To my surprise, I found the following image in my I-phone. Try to till your head to the left and to the right, what do you think?
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