{"id":15491,"date":"2016-03-16T05:06:39","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T09:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faithfilledmom.com\/?p=15491"},"modified":"2016-03-15T21:20:14","modified_gmt":"2016-03-16T01:20:14","slug":"the-poor-in-spirit-march-16-2016-daily-reflection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faithfilledmom.com\/the-poor-in-spirit-march-16-2016-daily-reflection\/","title":{"rendered":"The Poor in Spirit, March 16, 2016 Daily Reflection"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Dependence

Dependence on God<\/p><\/div>\n

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. When Jesus Christ gave his sermon on the mount it was not to tear down the Ten Commandments but instead to\u00a0give<\/a>\u00a0depth to the new law, one to be written into our hearts and not just on stone. The Beatitudes are more like attitudes. These are ideas to\u00a0help<\/a>\u00a0the way we think, speak, and act. They can sometimes be confusing. Take for instance, \u201cBlessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.\u201d That seems like a bad idea, who wants to be poor in spirit? We want to be rich in spirit. However, what it means is to be completely dependent upon God. That doesn\u2019t mean we have to give away all of our material possessions. Instead we\u00a0need<\/a>\u00a0to reflect on where are material possessions rank in our lives. Are we addicted to our things, do our things distract us from other relationships? Does being on our phone constantly take away from the relationship\u00a0you<\/a>\u00a0have with the person sitting next to you in the same room? How is your relationship with God? Do you depend on God? I believe part of the problem within our society is that we think since we can make money, have possessions and seem to control our lives, that we don\u2019t really need God. We don\u2019t realize how much we truly need God. Many of us won\u2019t have this epiphany until we have a serious illness, death in the family, or something huge happen. It is then that we will realize we need to depend on God not completely on ourselves and our \u201cstuff\u201d.<\/p>\n

Blessed are the poor in spirit because they understand that this \u201cstuff\u201d is only of this world. It is here to sustain\u00a0life<\/a>, and help others but not to satisfy our need for relationships and God. Happy are those who depend on God and understand that \u201cstuff\u201d is simply \u201cstuff\u201d and that God is the most important element of our lives.<\/p>\n

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