God Speaks

Last Wednesday, I started the day off with Mass. And a part of the first reading really spoke to me. The verse from the Book of James says “So for one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, it is a sin.”

This verse reminds me not only of myself but also my dear friend. Lately, she has been causing a lot of anger, and pushing a lot of buttons. She certainly knows how to be difficult. And the more she continues with being this way, the more angry I get. But yet, I should be doing the right thing. I should be forgiving, and loving to her despite how she is being. But I’m not. I’m getting angry. I feel like screaming at her. She’s not being compassionate or loving either. But we need to each account for our own actions.

Perhaps God really wanted me to hear this reading. Perhaps He wanted to point that I’m not doing what is right. Perhaps this happens to many of us. We are reading something or spending time in prayer and He gives us something that sounds like it’s meant for us. That is the Holy Spirit. And there is a purpose behind it. In my case, God wanted to point out that I am not living right, and that I need to do the right thing, even though it’s hard. I’m not pleasing Him by not doing what is right. Instead, I’m sinning. So thanks God, I get it now.