Here are 10 pieces of advice from Saint Porphyrios, this great modern
Saints of Orthodoxy, which we have highlighted as they are very important for the modern Christian who is struggling. Surely some of them we do not
follow, so it is worth listening carefully to the Elder's words. Especially
His last piece of advice is unknown to most. Do not rejoice in the
good words they say to you. They may degrade you spiritually in whatever good
we do to others. We offer it with the qualifications that God has given us. Everything
is a gift from God. Be careful. Let us not fall into selfishness. If you are anxious
About whether you are doing well in your life, you only need one thing. It is enough to
their own personal path to God. Do not look at others.
God has a unique way for you to approach Him.
A Christian must have two things. First, to love
all people without exception, even his enemies, and second, to be
humble. Selfish people cannot be Christians. The devil is the
great egoist. Grace comes with holy humility.
Hatred and selfishness are the joy of the devil. Forgive
your enemies. A Christian must have a spiritual life. In addition to prayer,
and the lives and sayings of the fathers of the Orthodox Church are necessary. Read the lives of saints so that you may be sanctified without blemish. Study
their lives and struggles. In confession, clearly express your thoughts to
your spiritual father. If you do not do this, the devil will fry you in a frying pan. There are also confused people who try to appear pious, but
They are also entangled in sinful worldly things. They have no principles and order.
Most people live as if they were blind and deaf. They do not see and do not
Learn from the lives around us. They are lazy.
Happy are those who do not stray from the path to Christ. But most
will lose their way and will not have a good end.
God will judge us according to what we know, learned, understood, according to
what we could do and ultimately did. The more you were given
In this life, the more will be asked of you. Work with joy. Work
greatly benefits a person. Say the wish at the same time. Do not say the good
you want to do. The devil will hinder you.
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