Be Transfigured Ministries

Get Behind Me Satan

When things seem to always be against us, we are tempted to think the demons have taken over. But with God’s constant protection, the demons have no power over us. Without our permission, the demons can, and always will, tempt us and torment us, but can never hurt us, because God is always protecting us.

It Isn’t Too Late for Us

In the Parable of the Sower, we hear of the great opportunity from God that allows us to do the work needed for our heart to the word of God and help it take root in our heart. Whether our hearts are the road, the rocks, the thorns, or the good fertile soil, it will take constant attention and effort for us to keep our hearts rich and fertile for God’s word.

God Knows What we Need

It is no secret that many people do not find joy in their Christian journey. Sometimes during struggle we find ourselves wondering if God is even listening. Maybe we even wonder why God is not answering our prayer. Hearing so many miracle stories in the Holy Scriptures, we ask, “Doesn’t God love me enough? Why can’t I have a miracle?” The truth is that miracles are rare and, when God performs them, He is wanting to show His power and grace to those who need a little extra boost in their faith. If we don’t experience miracles, then maybe we don’t need them. Nonetheless, God has indeed visited His people, and we should be thankful for the opportunity to strengthen our faith. He gives us exactly what we need.

The Challenge is ON

God offers us many challenges in our Christian journey, but among the most difficult challenges, is the challenge to love our enemies and love those who do not love us in return. The only way we can accomplish this challenge is when we are able to look past the sins and struggles of others. Just as God loves us before we love Him, He challenges us to love others before they love us.

God Knows our Potential

Sometimes we feel that we have reached our limit and can go not one step further, but with encouragement and trust, we can realize our full potential. We may think we have reached our plateau, but God knows our potential better than we know it ourselves. If are willing to put our faith in God’s understanding, then we will be able to go out and gather many others who are in need of Good News. We will be able to brothers many others to the Church. The only thing left is our faith to say to God, “Nevertheless, we will go further.” By trusting God we will reach others for His glory.

What is our Cross?

When we hear in the Gospel, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me,” we must ask ourselves, what is our cross?  We may get lazy in a world of comfort, or we may ignore the advice of the Church, or we may just be tempted by evil. Either way, life has its difficulties which we know to be our cross. But the Cross of Christ, is power to defeat our temptations. It is power to strengthen our desire to deny our own logic and agenda for Christ and His Church.

True Belief

In the story of the Jews wandering through the desert, (Numbers 21) we hear of a people who were healed only when they believed God’s promise enough to gaze at the copper serpent of Moses. Christ’s tells us that we must have the same belief in His Cross and His Church in order to be saved and live with Him forever. Just as God gave Moses to lead the people out of slavery, He gave us His Church to lead us to heaven.

Called to be Saints

As Christians we are called to live in the world but not be of the world. We are expected to live without being weighed down by the physical blessings that surround our lives. We are invited to be willing to leave it all behind to follow Christ. We are called to be saints!

The Promise of Truth

On the Feast of Pentecost, the Church recalls the promise of Christ to send the Holy Spirit to guide and protect the Church in all truth. If we believe in Christ and His Holy Spirit, life will flow from our hearts like rivers of living water. Two thousand years ago some chose to deny Christ and trusted their own truth, but Christ is the Truth and the Holy Spirit has guided the Church to maintain this truth. It is a truth we can trust.

The Opportunity to Know God

When we contemplate such horrific instances such as the most recent school shooting by a Greek Orthodox young man, we wonder how such things can happen. Some even turn to blaming the Church for not doing enough to help people in their struggles. The truth is, painfully enough, that people can choose to use their free will to love God or to hate Him. The difference comes down to knowing about God vs actually knowing God. The only cure for our cultural pain is for us take the opportunity to know God, which is only possible in the chalice through Holy Communion.