FIRST FOCUS: ON FAITH

"Obstacles cannot crush me!
Every obstacle will yield to stern resolve.
He who fixes himself to a star does not change his mind."
—Leonardo DaVinci (c. 1500 Notebook)

Arise and Shine with Sharply Focused Light!

Resolve to Put Your Faith First as Your Mind’s True Guide and North Star

FAITH

One can't have stern resolve and overcome any obstacle without the knowing and fixing onself upon their North Star... mine is my creator, who made all humans perfectly free, and saved us all from our inevitable imperfection for the next eternal life... may we each therefore conduct ourselves accordingly.

• SPIRITUAL WARFARE - ORDINARY ACTIVITY (Fr. Vincent Lampert Hallow App)
• BIBLEGATEWAY.com (Bible Studies)
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A New Years Day Image I created on January 1, 2025. Through a mirror darkly (dimly) and remember LOVE!

• Peace Lutheran Church - McMurray, PA (Youtube Channel)
  I appreciate the ability to watch services and to hear the sermon even if I happen to be unable to attend in person.
• Peace Lutheran Church - McMurray, PA (Website)
  
  

Always be reminded of Matthew 22:37-40, the greatest commandment: to love God and your neighbor as you love yourself.

Reflect on John 13:34-35 from Maundy Thursday, commanding us to love others as Jesus loved us and to forgive as we are forgiven.

Practice agape love, beautifully described in 1 Corinthians 13:12-13, which speaks of faith, hope, and love maturing throughout our spiritual journey, both in this life and beyond.

Recognize that every person is at a unique stage of spiritual growth, facing their own battles. Cultivate empathy and forgiveness for others and yourself. By investing the talents God has given us, we can help others, letting His divine light shine abundantly through grace and glory.

Our sole purpose is to bring pleasure to God. This is simple: forgive, smile, and spread compassion. As good shepherds, we can repair hopelessness, forgive sins, encourage the discouraged, redirect the lost to God, and open the eyes of those blinded by evil. Understand spiritual warfare and the devil’s tactics. With faith and resolve, overcoming evil is beautiful. The Cross, once a symbol of despair, now represents hope and victory over death—an empty tomb, for HE is risen. The name Isaiah means God is Salvation.

United, we can recognize signs of spiritual warfare in life’s darker moments and find comfort for ourselves and others.

Fasting from worldly distractions with hearts and minds full of the Holy Spirit grows faith greater than a mustard seed. This faith manifests God’s glory like a focused light of knowledge, awakening love, faith, and hope. That is true freedom.

SPIRITUAL WARFARE: Father Vincent Lampert, an exorcist (Hallow App), discusses spiritual warfare and the devil’s ordinary activity in daily life. Read my transcription of his talk here.

Explore my other links here for more topics. I start with spiritual freedom because, without it, we are lost, and nothing else matters.