When God speaks to you. How to hear God's Voice and receive His guidance.

Summary

In this heartfelt video, the speaker shares a profound lesson on obedience and spiritual guidance. After experiencing a sudden paralysis, they recount a pivotal moment with their spiritual father who, despite appearing to fail them, ultimately leads to a transformative realization. The speaker emphasizes the importance of seeing spiritual leaders as instruments of Christ's will, even in their moments of weakness, and the growth that comes from true obedience and humility. This personal journey illustrates the power of faith and the life-giving experiences that arise from trusting in divine guidance, regardless of the circumstances.

Takeaways

• 🔥 The speaker's heart is filled with a passion that they wish to share immediately after a previous video.
• 🙏 The importance of obedience to one's spiritual father is highlighted, especially in the context of a personal health crisis.
• 🛌 The speaker recounts waking up paralyzed and the subsequent 10-day hospital stay without a clear diagnosis or treatment.
• 📞 A pivotal moment occurred when the speaker's spiritual father advised against a planned trip, demonstrating trust in spiritual guidance over personal desires.
• 💔 The speaker initially perceived the spiritual father's decision as a failure, feeling abandoned and questioning the relationship.
• 🔑 The speaker emphasizes the spiritual lesson of focusing on Christ's message through the spiritual father, rather than on the human aspects of the relationship.
• 🧘‍♂️ The speaker discusses the spiritual growth that comes from seeing the spiritual father as a tool of Christ, even when they appear weak or fail.
• 🤝 The speaker learned to be patient, humble, and obedient, recognizing the spiritual father's role in communicating Christ's will.
• 🌟 The speaker shares that the monastery community experienced a period of grace and growth during the speaker's hospitalization.
• 💡 The lesson of true obedience and humility is underscored by the need to sometimes accept the spiritual father's weakness as part of spiritual growth.
• 🌱 The speaker concludes by emphasizing the mutual birth of spiritual fathers and their children through proper relational dynamics and Christ's guidance.

Q & A

What was the speaker's condition when they woke up on the Sunday of the paralytic?

The speaker woke up paralyzed from their chest up and was hospitalized for 10 days without a diagnosis or treatment.

Why did the speaker's spiritual father ask them to cancel their trip to Bucharest?

The spiritual father was elderly, ill, and weak, and the daily services during lunch were extremely strenuous, making him unable to welcome the speaker as he usually would.

How did the speaker initially perceive their spiritual father's decision to cancel their trip?

The speaker initially felt that their spiritual father failed them by not having enough love to sacrifice for them.

What lesson did the speaker learn early on in their relationship with their spiritual father?

The speaker learned to focus on Christ speaking through their spiritual father rather than on the father as a human being, allowing Christ to use him as a tool.

How did the speaker handle moments when their spiritual father seemed cold or uncaring?

The speaker decided not to take it personally but to see it as something coming from Christ, learning to be patient, humble, and obedient.

What did the speaker learn about their spiritual father's role in their life?

The speaker learned to see their spiritual father as a pen or pencil with whom Christ writes His commandments and communicates His will, rather than as the center of their spiritual universe.

What was the consequence if the speaker had reacted to their spiritual father's human weakness and insisted on going to Bucharest?

If the speaker had reacted and gone to Bucharest, they would have been in a country unfamiliar with the medical system, potentially leading to a deadly experience for both themselves and their community.

What significant events occurred in the community while the speaker was in the hospital?

While the speaker was in the hospital, the birth of their monastery on Mull happened, with the monastery on Iona being canonically established, and Father Philan was ordained a deacon.

What did the speaker learn about Christ's care for the community during their hospital stay?

The speaker learned that Christ cared for the community by allowing significant events and blessings to occur during their hospital stay, which would have been life-giving for both the speaker and the community.

What is the significance of having a spiritual father according to the speaker's experience?

Having a spiritual father means cutting one's will and obeying them in their weakness and failure, as they are tools in Christ's hands, and this obedience and humility can lead to spiritual growth.

How does the speaker describe the relationship between a spiritual father and their spiritual children?

The speaker describes it as a reciprocal relationship where spiritual children give birth to their spiritual fathers by relating to them as Christ's tools, and in turn, Christ gives birth to the spiritual children as saints.