Think about this important question in your life today. "Am I fulfilling Heavenly Father's will?"
Not all those who say to me: 'Lord, Lord' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven ”. Matthew 7:21
It is frightening to think of those Jesus speaks of. Imagine coming before the throne of God as you pass from this earthly life and shouting to Him: "Lord, Lord!" And you expect Him to smile and welcome you, but instead you come face to face with the reality of your continuing and stubborn disobedience to God's will throughout your life. Suddenly you realize that you have acted as if you were a Christian, but it was only an act. And now, on the day of judgment, the truth is made manifest for you and for all to see. A truly scary scenario.
Who will this happen to? Of course, only our Lord knows. He is the one and only fair judge. He and He alone knows a person's heart and judgment is left to Him alone. But the fact that Jesus told us that "Not everyone" who expects to enter Heaven will enter should catch our attention.
Ideally, our lives are directed by a deep and pure love of God, and it is this love and only this love that directs our lives. But when a pure love of God is not clearly present, then the best thing may be a godly fear. The words spoken by Jesus should evoke this "holy fear" within each of us.
By “saint” we mean that there is a certain fear that can motivate us to change our life in an authentic way. It is possible that we deceive others, and perhaps even ourselves, but we cannot deceive God. God sees and knows all things, and knows the answer to the one and only question that matters in the day of judgment: “I have fulfilled the will of the Father in Heaven? "
A common practice, repeatedly recommended by St Ignatius of Loyola, is to consider all our current decisions and actions from a doomsday perspective. What would I have wanted to do in that moment? The answer to this question is critically important to the way we live our life today.
Think about this important question in your life today. "Am I fulfilling Heavenly Father's will?" What do I wish I had done, here and now, while standing before the court of Christ? Whatever comes to your mind, take time to do it and strive to deepen your resolve to whatever God reveals to you. Do not hesitate. Do not wait. Prepare now so that the day of judgment is also a day of extraordinary joy and glory!
My Savior God, I pray for an idea of my life. Help me see my life and all my actions in the light of Your will and Your Truth. My loving Father, I desire to live fully in accordance with Your perfect will. Give me the grace I need to change my life so that judgment day is a day of greatest glory. Jesus I believe in you.