Throughout our lives we often focus on making money so we can buy something material that we want, leaving God in the dust. For example, we skip Sunday Mass, don’t go to Confession, or make up excuses for not going to church.
In the first reading, Solomon falls into temptation by worshipping other gods to please women, leaving aside the one true God. Today in age, we often fail at daily prayer because we spend too much time on our phones checking social media, and we miss Mass because we’re tired, busy, or have work. Temptations have always existed and will always exist. It’s up to us to make the decision to turn to God, just like the woman in today’s Gospel who sought out Jesus to heal her daughter who was possessed by an unclean spirit.
We shouldn’t seek God only when bad things happen to us, but rather, we should make God a priority in our lives. He should be number one on our list, because walking with God, we find the light of hope and His comforting silence. Sometimes when I would visit the Blessed Sacrament, I was so tired that I would fall asleep for five minutes, but when I woke up, it seemed like I had slept for 8 hours because I felt so refreshed.
Don’t take it personally if God doesn’t grant you what you ask for, and don’t be upset with Him either. Sometimes He can be peculiar, but we must understand that not everything we want is good for us. God knows why He does what He does, so don’t stray from Him. Make God the number one priority on that list you have of your life. God is always waiting for you with open arms.
Muchas veces en nuestra vida ponemos énfasis en hacer dinero para comprarnos algo material que anhelamos y dejamos a Dios esperando. Por ejemplo, no ir a misa los domingos, no confesarnos o inventamos otros motivos más para no ir a la iglesia.
En la primera lectura Salomón cae en tentación endiosando otras cosas para dar el gusto a las mujeres, dejando de lado al Dios verdadero. En la actualidad, muchas veces dejamos de rezar diariamente por estar en el teléfono revisando las redes sociales y evitamos ir a Misa por cansancio, trabajo u otro motivo. Las tentaciones siempre han existido y existirán. Nos toca a nosotros tomar la decisión de ir hacia Dios, cómo lo hizo la mujer que fue a buscar a Jesus para que sanara a su hija, la cual estaba poseída de un espíritu impuro.
No hay que buscar a Dios solamente cuando nos pasan cosas malas, sino más bien hay que hacer que Dios sea una prioridad en nuestra vida. Debe ser el número 1 de nuestra lista, porque caminando con Dios vamos a encontrar una luz de esperanza y su silencio confortable. A veces cuando iba al Santísimo estaba tan cansado que me quedaba dormido por 5 minutos pero cuando me despertaba parecía que había dormido 8 horas por tan refrescado que me sentía.
No lo tomes a mal si Dios no te concede lo que pides, y tampoco te molestes con Él. A veces es bien especial, pero hay que entender que no todo lo que queremos es bueno para nosotros. Dios sabe porqué hace las cosas, así que no te alejes de Él. Haz que Dios sea la prioridad número 1 de esa lista que tienes en tu vida. Dios te espera con los brazos abiertos siempre.
Felix Urcia was born in Lima, Peru. He moved the U.S. to complete his college degree in Computer Science at Northern Kentucky University. He is passionate about his faith, his family, education and soccer. When he is not homeschooling and caring for his young children he enjoys personal programing projects and sports analysis. He and wife live in a small town in Western Michigan where they enjoy spending time with their five children.
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