Why is it that as we grow richer in material things we seem to be less secure in the non-material? Home is not where the heart is but where the mind is. If your mind is on the things of this world then your home be here. But if your mind is on God then…
From Dorotheus of Gaza: “Virtues are in the middle, the Royal way about which the saintly elder[St Basil the great] said, “travel on the Royal way and count the miles”. As I said, the virtues are the midpoint between excess and laxness. That is why it is written, “do not turn to the right or the left” (Proverbs 42: 7) but travel on the “Royal way” (numbers 20:17). St Basil also says, “the person who does not allow his thoughts to incline towards excess or deprivation but directs it to the midpoint, that of virtue, is upright in his heart”. You see, pietism is as dangerous as atheism to the soul aspiring to salvation”.
Be joyous in all things and trust in the Lord. Why? Because “we know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose” (Romans 8: 28). How can we go wrong when God is in charge.
God Seeks from Us a Sign That We Are Prepared to Change and If We Change It Is Never Too Late.