Vigilance over the senses....

Lord, have mercy!
There are, in many things, 'pleasures' we can find each day, each hour each seconds around us, aren't there? At least may be yes if you would say so. In our today's global culture, we often hear the term of pleasure seekers, comfortable, convenience and etc. How should we deal with that?

And I admit once again I appreciate Fr. John Oliver for his answer toward this issue in his podcast in Ancientfaith Radio which he based on the sayings of St. Nicodemus of Holy Mountain, I really thank you, Fr. John. It is a gift from God that we could enjoy the beauty of the nature, the sweetness of the sound and the delicious meals as I believe the very things He himself experienced during his time on earth even it is iconic to recall us about the beauty of the true reality of heaven. But let's not forget God," by replacing the pleasure of God by the pleasure of the world; leaving our Father's house and wasting our time with swines like did the prodigal son". Instead,
"placing those pleasure back to its proper place as the spice of life and not the main course. We learn to control it and not to be controlled by it. And we begin with as like St. Nicodemus of Holy Mountain said, by admitting that we are powerless against the temptation of pleasures then by looking for the way to limit its dominance over us".
We need to keep vigilance over those all, and let those not distract our love for the most precious and eternal things which not come from this fallen world, but from Him alone.

Often, the will of the flesh are very deceitful and distract our amazement and wonder toward the God, the Most Holy Immortal One.
(To hear the original podcast of Fr. John Oliver, you may click here)

Lord have mercy!