The Temptation of Asking for Signs from God

In this short post I will try to describe both the good moments and especially the hard ones that I went through after I asked for a sign from God, and He allowed it to be shown to me. As I told in my testimony:

The next day, being desperate, I asked for another sign from the Lord. This is the most miraculous thing that has ever happened to me in my life. Before I finished walking, I noticed a PERFECTLY WHITE CROSS in the sky. Being amazed that I had received another sign, and looking at the cross, at that very moment a gentleman passed by me who CALLED ME BY NAME in German (having left the country): Mikael. I turned to him in amazement, asking him to speak to me in English, because I don't speak German yet. But, looking into my eyes, he said something to me in German, turned, and left.

The Lord allowed the appearance of this great sign, which over time has helped me enormously, but has also given me a lot of spiritual work.

If this cross had not been shown to me, then most likely I would have already lost myself on the path of faith, believing that everything I was given to feel was nothing more than a lot of states and feelings that I would have had following a spiritual discharge. But the sign received from the Lord came to reinforce the fact that He is the One who gave me those feelings and sentiments, following the prayers that I said before Him the day before. It also strengthened my faith that the Cross is the way, and that I must follow it, if I want to follow Him, the Savior of the world.

But, despite the clear help I had from seeing the divine cross, I also had a lot of work afterwards, the tempter abusing my pride, this hideous disease from which we all suffer. How? By constantly bringing to my mind the thoughts that I saw that cross because I am a saint, above other people. These thoughts were so many and so pressing that I could hardly cope with them, but I succeeded only with the help of the Lord, praying long and earnestly with the prayer of the heart: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. I used this prayer whenever an ugly thought tried to occupy my mind, and thus the Lord quickly came to my aid.

As a spiritual beginner, I have asked for other signs from God, and He has often allowed these to be shown to me, but I am convinced that He did it only so that I would eventually learn that asking for them is of no use to me, and even harmful to my soul and body.

My conclusion, like the Christian Orthodox teachings, is that we should not ask for signs from God. Asking for signs can only be another temptation, a trick of the evil one, which can very easily lead you astray, especially if this is done at the beginning of the spiritual path.

Beware of signs and stand firm in faith, hoping in the love of God. Amen.

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