Besides focusing on practicing the contrary virtue of my predominant passion and being open to struggle for as long as it takes, what other crucial steps do I need to take to set my life towards God?
Fr. Scupoli gives us four more really good pieces of advice tonight about turning our life towards God. Last episode he told us to avoid spreading ourselves too thin. Pick one virtue and really work on that each day. Which virtue? The one that is most opposed to the attraction to sin that most weighs us down...
Besides focusing on practicing the contrary virtue of my predominant passion and being open to struggle for as long as it takes, what other crucial steps do I need to take to set my life towards God?
Fr. Scupoli gives us four more really good pieces of advice tonight about turning our life towards God. Last episode he told us to avoid spreading ourselves too thin. Pick one virtue and really work on that each day. Which virtue? The one that is most opposed to the attraction to sin that most weighs us down (=predominant passion).
- Lust? —> practice chastity/self-control/prudence
- Greed? —> give things away, practice liberality
- Longing for rest? —> practice diligence
- Admiration —> be magnanimous, hold your tongue
- Food and drink? —> self-control in all areas, BE generous with others
- Envy at others? —> do something good for others, pray for them
- Anger? —>
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