Developing a Clear Vision in Life
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
- Do you ever feel like your life has no direction or purpose? Fr. Mike talks about how we can find meaning in our lives by defining goals and making small changes every day to help achieve those goals.
Fr. Mike is also a presenter in these faith formation programs from Ascension:
Belonging: Baptism in the Family of God (bit.ly/2vQgGRx)
Chosen: This is Your Catholic Faith (bit.ly/2nCKKLK)
Altaration: The Mystery of the Mass Revealed (bit.ly/2vG9KX2)
YOU: Life, Love, and the Theology of the Body (bit.ly/2raspVB)
Get 18 of Fr. Mike’s best Ascension Presents videos in this exclusive DVD from Ascension:
Ascension Presents … Fr. Mike Schmitz (bit.ly/2sKUnJN)
Fr. Mike spoke at the Ascension Cafe during the World Meeting of Families. Watch him and other speakers get fired up over the gospel in the Ascension Cafe DVD (bit.ly/2sYtQaW).
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Lets us pray for more Priests like Father Mike!
AmEn
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I feel so lost in life at the moment. Feeling like one of those pieces of seaweed just kinda floating in and out with the tide. I wish God would reveal what I’m supposed to do. I don’t want to waste my life. Pray for me?
I feel for you because I feel the same, sometimes. I've been thinking that we reap the fruit of our actions, and we can either plant seeds for our growth and happiness in the future, or we are frivolous in our actions, do things of little merit in our leisure time? Nations have fallen on account of their people misusing their leisure. They lose their strength because they do not exercise it. It's imperative that we use our life well, and that every moment be devoted to the good. Many of Fr. Mike's videos are devoted to how to devote one's life to the good. I'll pray for you
Tiffany Zoe I am praying for you
Tiffany Zoe Me too!😥
Instead of waiting for God to (not) respond, you need to strongly consider what you want to get out of life, then work towards that.
The best way to grow your faith is to practice it.
I started to cry so hard when I heard the first sentence and continued sobbing for the rest of this video. I have absolutely wasted my life so far. I don't want to live for the rest of my life living this meaningless existance... it wasn't always like this. Life was full of promises, I was young, smart, talented... I neglected all my talents and became this bitter, unproductive, deeply unhappy and miserable person. I need to change my life COMPLETELY before it's too late. I feel like such a failure.
Ill be praying for you!!
Don’t be too hard on yourself! All the saints have gone through some tough times too! Get back up, no such thing as too late, God loves you more than you can imagine and He will help :)
Marietta Ljiljić - God always has a Plan B, or C, D, E, or however many are needed to bring you home. You might be starting the race late, but you're in it now!
Marietta, I'm 62 years old and spent most of that time wasting my life. I realized that God had a plan for me that would use a talent that I didn't know I had. I felt called to help teach teenagers at our church. I didn't want to do it, because I didn't know much about my faith. I did it anyway and found out how much one can learn, when they have to teach. I have now been teaching for 8 years and feel teaching young people, about God, is the most important thing I can be doing with my life. It's not always easy, but I feel happy now that I'm doing Gods will. Hang in there, and know that many people are praying for you. The first step to happiness can sometimes be rough, but you've made that first step! God bless you and many of us are praying for you.
Matt Torres , thank you Matt for your kind words. I’m 65 and yes, I to have waisted my life in so many ways. But everyday when I wake Is a new beginning that provides and opportunity for me to choose to love to grow in virtue. My heart went out to this young woman and I’m happy to hear you answered the vocation God called you to in teaching and supporting our youth, reaching out to this woman with encouraging words. God Bless you..
There’s a prayer that stuck in my mind that I’m sharing. The Priest said during Mass in his Homily, close your eyes and say like you mean it, “Holy Spirit, in the name of Jesus Christ, I give you permission to make me the Saint I was created me to be”. Since then, I’ve been saying the prayer. 🙏🙏🙏!!!✝️✝️✝️!!!👍👍👍!!!
God must be listening because I literally asked my self today if anything I’m doing is worth it if in the end all we have left is Jesus Christ. You sir have a strange way of knowing the right times to upload a video when someone is feeling suicidal or having the same longing for God that Revelations touches on. Glad I have the chance to watch you.
That's very true, his videos always pop up in times when I'm needing to watch it, even the subjects are related. God bless you brother!
Hope all is well, God bless!
Me too, I felt like what is my purpose in this life and then this video show up
The world needs good people at this time. There are so many ways of making this a better world, we all need to learn where we are needed and run, yes run, to that place so we can help. If the person has a longing for God it means the person is longing to be of service, that's the way to have God longing for you. As I said there is so much need in this world right now, we just have to look around. We need good people to make this a better world. EVERYBODY is so much needed!
Teacher appears when the student is ready ;)
Am not catholic (yet) but I attended mass and spoke with Fr. Marten my local priest for about an hour about theology and the catholic faith. He also handed me a rosary. It meant so much to me. I know I’m on the right path. Thank you for your inspirational videos!
Hope that all turned out okay! How are you? If you still feel lost, pray for Mary! She is our Holy Mother God gave to us! She loves us and would love to bring you home to our loving father!
Thankyou Father😀
Amen-good word Father
Thanks, Father Schmitz.
Be perfect as father in heaven is perfect
A year later here I am preparing to go through my normal cycle of daily RUclips binge,
"Oh look, a recommended video from Fr Mike I haven't watched yet!"
Watches video
"...well I guess I should skip the binge."
The best video on RUclips.
Who wouldn't like this??? Very helpful info!!!
I’m a Muslim. And I must say your advise was valuable, great points mentioned. It’s ultimately through Gods guidance and wisdom that we can attain our true vision and be what He wants us to be. We do share differences, but we are the. creation of the Creator. Thanks !
You should become catholic! How many times does the Quran mentions the holy name of Jesus? 25 How many times does it mentions Muhammad? 4. Our sins are so big and offend God so much that the ONLY way we could be redeemed was if GOD HIMSELF paid the price. And that was what he did! He incarnated in a man's body, and redeemed our sins letting people murder Him in a cross, going through the most painful sufferings. God loves you. You may think that he didn´t needed to do that, because, beeing God, He could just forgive our sins and they would just vanished. But God, beeing all Mighty and Loving wanted to show us the love that he feels for us and also the path of sacrifice, which is the path of true love. God, our Lord Jesus Christ, went through the most painful sufferings you can imagine only to show us His love! You said that we were the creation of the creator, well, after you baptize, you will be a son of our Holy Father. Not just a part of the creation, but a true son who will inherit the kingdom of heaven!
True talk. That's what I pray for everyday: for clear vision. The bible says "Without vision, the people perish". "My people perish for lack of knowledge".
Thank you fr..God bless..
Thank you
Timely wisdom for me and what the Lord has been teaching me lately. Thank you for your ministry and you challenging messages. I am a 35 year old Protestant husband and father of 3 and you are one of the resources I have been regularly utilizing as I consider converting to Catholicism. Prayers would be appreciated.
May the Holy Spirit guide you and us all to wisdom and light. Peace be with you, Benjamin.
You're so blessed to have a reason to live
I will definitely pray for you, God is talking to you and calling you through Fr. Mike!
Still praying for you… 4 years later 😊😂
Thank Jesus
Great warning and encouragement with good advice.
Father Mike--we can call our self privileged.Division between state and church. God is not a thinker he is a maker. Never would God want us to stall. I respect and believe in christianity. Jesus is the coolest the world has ever seen.
And that’s also part of our vocation, to become truly who God made us to be
“Vision focuses our decisions, and decisions determine our destiny.”
Thanks for capturing that Fr. Mike quote. :)
One of the best things someone ever did for me is challenge me to write a personal mission statement. I accepted the challenge and not only wrote a mission statement, but added on a number of physical, intellectual, relational, and spiritual goals (along with a plan to accomplish them) that I want to work towards throughout my life. Doing this has paid a million personal dividends by bringing clarity and focus to who I am who and who I think God is calling me to be. If you haven't ever done something like this, consider this a challenge from me to you. :)
This is right where I am.
Its smiling priest mike.....hey I always pray God's will be done.....its in the Lord's Prayer...right priest mike!
Gotta get those gains, physically and spiritually!!! Great message Father!!! Amen, Amen, Amen!!!
Friggen AMEN!
Thank you 😭 for making it simple. I feel confused and always think that I can figure things out by myself without talking to God about it.
Amen.
Thank you you help me so much god bless you ✝️❤️😊😘✝️
“Every saint has a past; every sinner has a future.” This has become one of my life mantras.😊
I’ve wasted so much of my life, too, and at age 60, I joined the Catholic Church. I’ve spent the last year reading and learning, and the more I learn, the more I realize what I don’t know! I’m not a people person, but I’m going to pray for the Holy Spirit to fill me to help me increase my faith, generosity, and courage. Then, I will need to shut up and LISTEN to Jesus’ reply! Thanks, Fr. Mike. Love your videos.
Amazing! Thank you
This is so eye opening even tho I know what I want to do sometimes I feel lost and feel like I’m making the wrong choice. Thank you father!
Good guidance
Wonderful lesson! I hope the younger generations take it to heart. For us older folks: It's never too late until it's too late! For those of us who are of the Baby Boomer Era, or grew up under their influence, there was a lot of nihilism, married to materialism, consumerism, hedonism, and humanism, directing our decisions. So many of them/us hit the discovery that none of that brings happiness. Some of us find what truly does bring happiness -- even if 50 years passed in dissipation, you can still follow the advice in this video and end on a note of accomplishment.
Thank you for that wonderful words of wisdom Fr. Mike. I have been struggling the past months as to what decision and path I would take. A few years back I was certain as to what vocation I would pursue but I held it back because I have to help my siblings go to school. Almost all of them finished now but I still haven't got to do that decision because again I was held back by the responsibilities at work and my siblings still asking for my help. I tried to forego about my previous choice of vocation but the other vocation, I still can't find how to settle to. So right now, I really felt like I lost direction and goals for myself because I kept on fulfilling other people's goals for their life. Please pray for my courage to respond to God's call or to really know what his real vision for me is. Amen.
I'm already 22 and I feel that I missed out on my youth. I've struggled with my weight so much.
Smoothbluehero someone once told me ‘what’s the smallest step you can take to achieve your goal? Go and take that step’
It helped me move forward hope It can help you too.
I pray the rosary every day (mostly) with tranquility as my personal intent. It helps and I truly believe that one cannot make sound decisions regarding a vision in life without some tranquility of the mind. I've been away from the church for a very long time but recently an inner voice pushed me to get a rosary and use it. (I had forgotten how and re-learned it on RUclips.) I didn't ask for that push but it came nevertheless. My vision is clear - Join a parish, Get a new job, Manage my finances, Find a good Catholic woman to share a life, Join the Knights of Columbus like my late 4th Degree grandfather, Help where I can, and be happy....and have fun.
God bless you father.
God almigthy helped me already so much to overcome witchcraft attacks..It's unbelievable that people would want to work against other people their luck and eventually their own luck as well I guess. I am glad God gave me a good heart a sound mind and strong wishes to deepen my career path, just as a primary school teacher, what is needed very much as well at the moment. I wish everbody the best, but never at the expense of others, I drudge these kind of people deeply you may know. God knows how to deal everyone it's own plate in the end, that's what I strongly believe. People always have a choice. Wish you all the best with finding a direction in life that makes you feel at home and make it your own place In this world. In Jesus Christ his name and Jesus Christ his blood this prayer is all days and all nights effective and sealed: Amen!
Thank you Fr Mike, for being you...being human....a believer. Life is harsh, but listening to your video chats....I know I am not alone...and I am encouraged that there is more to life than what I see.
May God bless you and preserve you from all evil. Please pray for me too
Father Mike, I just found God a few months ago, and immediately after that he brought me to your Bible in a Year podcast. Have been listening as much as I can to catch up. But the most amazing thing is that as I ponder my spiritual journey more and more, your videos from 6/7/8 years ago appear perfectly the next day after I've been thinking about something. I want to thank God for showing me these as needed and thank you for making these videos on such specific topics. Thank you.
This is something to watch every morning!
I love how Fr Mike manages to say harsh truths while still being gentle and even adding a very sensible sweetness to them. May Fulton Sheen guide Fr Mike!
Father Mike, I have to thank you. I am a life long Catholic and admittedly have floundered. Finding your videos, as well as other Catholic speakers, have given me a new and fresh perspective on my faith and how I should live my life, how I should love others and Jesus more. It's helped me understand how much I am loved by Jesus and that I have a purpose. For a long time, I never understood that. It has helped me grow in so many ways.
Jennifer Rinaldi please can you recommend some other good speakers like Fr. Mike. I have a hard time finding good Catholic channels
@@nokoye2009 Oh my goodness! I am so sorry I didn't reply! As far as speakers I like Matt Fradd, Leah Darrow, Chris Stefanick. And even though he isn't with us, I can't extole Bishop Fulton Sheen enough.
Thanks 😊
Hi Father Mike :) Good advice, I hope people take it to heart. I'm one of the lucky ones. I crashed my life at age 34 and lost everything. I mean EVERYTHING! Having lived a lie all my life I was handed an opportunity to start again. This time I got on my knees and asked Christ to guide me. Over time I learned to surrender and release to Christ. Through prayer and listening to the depths of my soul, I began to understand God's destiny for my life. Today I try to live for Christ as he lived for me, in service and sacrifice. While this is no guarantee of an easy life, I go forward knowing I am in God's hands and no matter what happens it's okay because I've already skipped ahead and read the last page of the book. I know how it all ends. :)
✌P*E*A*C*E✌
Wow. That was awake up call for sure.
Thank you, Fr. Mike. I definitely don't want to look back at the end of my life and say " I wasted it." Gotta have the motivation & that's something to pray about. And I sure need to be motivated. Everyday that we live is a blessing from God & let's not waste this life He gave us.
You rock!!
Wow I’ve been struggling for my vocation but I felt like I already knew the answer but I’m putting it to the side because of the fear of actually not knowing 100% if that’s what god wants me to do so I wasn’t really saying yes to god it was kind of like a “well lord I’ll serve you but I mean idk let me think about this, idk I’ll answer u later” but now I realize that god talks he wants me to make a clear descion now not to waste my time and start serving him as soon as possible, thank u father Mike ur videos truly help god speaks through in many ways we’ll pray for u father and u keep praying for us
Absolutely feel the same way like you did.
Awesome!!!! 👌 💛
Great video. This lyric came to mind: "525,600 minutes. How do you measure a year?" The answer in the song is "Measure in love." In our case, we measure with God.
It´s an excellent refletion Fr. Mike! GOD bless you!
Good Lord! I really do need this video huh. God is being so good by leading me to this.
I know a lot of people don't want to hear that first thing that you said, but it is the reason I'm going to try to be more active and waste my short time here on earth. Thanks Fr. Mike.
I like what you said about wanting more time, and that we would find ways to squander it, even if we did. I have spoken with terminally ill patients who say that having a known expiration date on their life was in some ways a blessing, because it allowed them to focus more on what was important. To make the best of their remaining time, rather than squandering it. We are all terminal on this planet. Some just have a better understanding of when their time of departure actually will be, as opposed to the rest of us who wander around until one day it is done. We should all live with a clearer understanding of how time-limited we are, be it 6 months, or 60 more years, it is a very short ride.
Thank you Father Mike
Yet again, this video was so incredibly and eerily similar to what I’m spiritually questioning and going through.
Beautiful video.
Deciding between moving away from my husbands family (with him of course) and pursuing help medically for a rare adbnormality with my fertility in a new place where my family is. Also, begging God to show me what career path he wants me to go down in order to help people know Him.
I am at a job right now, and in a community where my husband and I feel like we are wasting our God given gifts simply for comfort and out of fear of change. Been married for a little over a year and both realized how unhappy we are with the paths we’re on. We are settling all due to familiarity and “easiness” despite both feeling a tug to make something and be apart of something with meaning and challenges in order to make us WHO GOD WANTS US TO BE!!!
God bless Fr. Mike and his openness to the Holy Spirit....THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO! I’ve never heard really anything like this. God is so good!
You the best Father Mike!
JESUS CHRIST bless all!!!
I am Not Catholic and Never will be, but this man is trully blessed by God with the wisdom to Help others.
This is my biggest fear. It's one of the big things I pray about in front of the blessed sacrament.
Thank you Fr Mike! A brilliant video that is Godsent as always. I will come back to this whenever I feel stagnant, and ask God who He wants me to be, and determine what is stopping me from making this change happen. Thank you! 🤗😄
Likie Likie
I have without a doubt lived a life of self deception. Thinking I was a good person but realized that was not so; I have lived a life of selfishness and deceit. Listen to Father Schmitz he speaks the truth.
My grandma passed away recently at age 98, she was once in her room with her son, my grandpa, his daughter, my mom, and her daughter, my sister and her daughter my niece. yeah, imagien what 1 life can make a diffrence. one abortion can prevent generations you never got to meet.
This is LITERALLY what I told myself today. I was speaking to my brother about my career options and I realized it's been so long since I have prayed about my choices. Or even asked Him what is planned and to guide me. That could probably be a major reason why I have passed so much time doing as said...probably not doing even what I want to do...darn! I just heard NETFLIX. And that's what I did:(((
(I writing this while I listen to the video)
Have to break down the obstacles. Have to get back on track. Thank you for this.
I think praying is making decisions.. therefore when I pray the rosary I believe I am making decisions with God through Mary.. Jesus, mercy..
Great analogy for the body builders back when I cared more for my physical state I had a weight goal and adjusted my diet and lifestyle accordingly to eat so many grams of protein then I went to the gym and worked the muscles I felt I needed to and over a period I got visibly stronger not by alot but modest gains learned this through relevant research only I feel it's difficult to learn who God wants me to be it's more vague
Pray for me 🙏
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for Garay and for all of us, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
I wanna sing for “The Lord.” ...now my newest choice...stay tuned.
Yes, it shows, thank you for your talks , they are inspiring!!!!
Very honest, very true, very appropriate for all of us.
Thank you, Fr. Mike.
He has told you, O mortal, what is good;
and what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God?
Micah 6:8
Thank you Fr Mike... I also think it should be added that while we can have a vision, we must also not forget that tomorrow isn’t promised.
The best we can do is live our purpose in every single moment. Love the process, and don’t do it just for the result.
"The good enough is often the enemy of the best, when the best is available."
Unknown
Thank you Father Mike! You are suoer AWSOME!
Thank you for your message Fr. Mike🙏🏻☝🏻😊
thank you fr. mike
Father mike this was perfect timing for me! Thank you. Michael
I needed this video and the follow on video. Thank you Father 🙏🏻
This was deep
Father Mike, thank you for the awakening information.
I am gifted from God as an energy healer. I have proved by healing myself. I have a calling to step out of my comfort zone.
My dilemma is to find a mentor to unleashed my potential.
I must say that I can see some difference in Fr.Mike regarding the part about fitness.
I'm struggling so much with my school that I have zero motivation, and this started happening recently as I got closer to God. I have realized that this world doesn't matter since we don't belong here. We belong with God, so now I'm in this predicament of not wanting to do my college work because the only reason I'm in college is so that I can get a good job that pays well, but why should money matter when this isn't going to matter in the eternal kingdom. I have no motivation because I know that this is temporary, but my parents keep telling me that school is essential and that I shouldn't stop going to my classes. It's not even laziness. It's more like, whats the point if this isn't going to matter at the end of my life.
I need advice if someone has anything to share to help me get out of this loop or maybe this loop is good. I don't know.
Vision focuses our decisions. True👍
I needed this message today. I picked up on the part about things and relationships that keep you from being who God wants you to be. Some people have to be loved at a distance so you can live your life fully.
Wow, that's a strong one. But so true... And we need this, the truth. It's so easy to talk in general in what people ought to do and not be specific. But you hit the nail right in the middle! Thank you for that.
ABSOLUTELY LOVE your Post !! I have been praying , ( not consistently thought ) about what God's has put in my heart; and what I believe is His vision for me. I deeply and sincerely Thank you for this Father !!
Thanks Fr. Perfect timing. God bless, Proverbs 31
This was great for me, Thank you, father Mike!
Woow! So pretty much this is the wake up call I've been thinking all day that I needed... Thank you so much Fr Mike and all Ascension!! God bless!!
I have always served God… I’ve had Lupus 30 years… but they diagnosed with central nervous system … I can’t serve in the same capacity .. I’ve had to give up so many ways of serving God… the least of these…. My favorite .. I’ve been blessed to serve 2 generations of children in need… I’m lost..I pray I don’t know what else to do… I can’t drive anymore….I just need prayers .. I’m just lost at what to do but pray and listen.. I am going to listen For God my Father to send Holy Spirit.. help me … I have peace but still lost in what’s next
I've been praying about it not only for ah hour, but for a few years. And I still don't know. I feel such big suffering because of this lack of meanong. I guess I just need to keep going and praying and hoping it becomes clear one day and do the best I can in the meantime...
This has been my prayer everyday since 2007!! I believe He is leading me, but revealing the vision each passing day.
..there's just much more to do...I think back and realize just how fortunate I am....my kids have enjoyed wonderful experiences...(similar to what I was able to do)....work, travel, education
Just amazing!!! Thank you Fr Mike...God bless
God bless you, Fr. Mike! As others have already pointed out, your videos seem to always arrive in the time of need for us. You are a great communicator of the faith and motivator, a Saint of our age!