Do you focus on the worries, burdens and challenges?

Or do you focus on the power of Jesus?

The public opinion often goes that those are most clever, who have the biggest successes, who have accomplished the most, e.g. those that have reached high leadership positions, or possessions or collected trophies and medals.

But is that really what counts?

What is true wisdom?

People are different and have conflicting opinions.

But often those who have common goals and share the same vision, they get along well with each other.

In which areas of life would you like to grow and learn more?

It is good to learn more things in life, to grow and advance, to increase in knowledge etc.

And yet - in order to become authentic - compared to God it is required for us humans to decrease in a sense of getting the right humble attitude towards the almighty eternal Lord. We can learn that from John the baptist.

It is challenging at first and seems to be tough, yet it is a good thing: the Lord corrects those he loves as parents correct a child whom they love.

Many people have learned and grown in times of trouble.

Among other things we can learn to look up and to focus on what really counts.

Did you ever have to go through a demotion?

It is not nice. Supposed you have climbed up the career ladder, but suddenly you get replaced by someone else and need to accept a much lower ranking position.

Though he falls – he will not be overwhelmed.

David himself had experienced that, he had fallen into various kinds of big trouble, yet he stayed close with the Lord and thus got up again.

Do you have the wish or sometimes imagine to have the extraordinary abilities and powers of super-heroes?

What would you do with those skills?

It may look quite selfish – the wise young women did not want to share with those who did not bring reserve stock of oil, so their lamps would extinct soon.

It looks selfish at first glance. But matters of faith cannot be inherited. Everyone needs to take a decision for oneself. Of course we shall pray for others in intercession and help them in whatever regards necessary. We are called to share many things. But the faith is an individual matter – how do you decide? Do you humbly receive the great gift of grace from God or do you reject it?