House, business and office blessing: How to do them right

January 26, 2010 by Victorino Q. Abrugar  
Filed under Business Virtues, Spirituality

House blessing, office blessing and even the blessing of a new car are usually done by their owners to keep them away from evils and avoid bad lucks. We also bless our home and workplace to receive prosperity in business and in life. These activities are performed to receive blessings from God above and attain success in everything that is related to the object of the blessing ceremony. Other people spend a lot of money (ceremony fee, feast and party) to have the rite completed in a hope to achieve life’s good luck and fortune. However, are these rituals really push away evils and pull good lucks? Why there are many firms, from small companies to large corporations, which are still facing bad lucks and tragedies despite of having those rites completed well? Perhaps, those grand ceremonies, that include some priests sprinkling some claimed holy water all over your property, have nothing to do with the real blessings from the heaven. I write this article not to spread controversy but only to spread the whole truth about receiving God’s blessings for our houses, offices, businesses and for our entire lives.

So how can we really receive God’s blessings? Let’s find the answer right from the Holy book where His words are written.

Proverbs 3:33 (NKJ V)
The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked; but He blesses the home of the just.

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Is money the root of all evil? Let’s uncover the truth

January 14, 2010 by Victorino Q. Abrugar  
Filed under Spirituality

First of all, is money really the root of all evil? If you’re answer is yes, then you are in a big trouble. Money alone is not the root of all evil, it is the “love of money” that is the root of all evil. For over the years, the notion “money is the root of all evil’ become one of the greatest misconceptions the world has. Why misconception? Let us find why.

The phrase was derived from the First Epistle of Apostle Paul to Timothy in the New Testament of the Holy Bible.

People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many grieves.– 1Timothy 6:9-10 Read more

The true meaning of Christmas everyone has forgotten

December 24, 2009 by Victorino Q. Abrugar  
Filed under Spirituality

What is the true meaning of Christmas? Unfortunately, most people don’t know it, and some of them who know it, don’t understand it. Because humans were naturally born with eyes that can see material things, they became blind on things that the physical eyes cannot see. Sounds very unfathomable? Okay, I will rephrase it simply. Humans are accustomed to see the material world. Consequently, they become unfamiliar to the spiritual world. I heard someone saying “we must put a Christmas tree in our house so that we can have the spirit of Christmas.” I’ve also observed many people feeling unhappy because they don’t have money to buy gifts and buy food for the Nochebuena or the night of Christmas Eve. Are Christmas decorations, wrapped gifts, palatable foods, tasty wines, new dresses and money the true meaning of Christmas? Wise men will say of course not. What most people don’t know is that the true meaning of Christmas is not seen by our eyes but is seen by our hearts. Read more

Get your food for the soul

August 12, 2009 by Victorino Q. Abrugar  
Filed under Spirituality

get-foodWe always ask for our daily bread to feed us everyday. This food is not only for our stomach but also for our emotional, mental and spiritual needs. Whatever our religion is, we ask that to our God. In this story, we will discuss the deeper meaning and purpose of our daily need of the food for the soul.

It is very important for us to deeply understand who is truly feeding us our daily needs. Many people don’t succeed but face failures in life because they do not extend their faith beyond their traditional beliefs. If we can only determine who really is responsible and always there for us to guide and nourish our lives, we can live with success, greatness and fulfillment. For our enlightenment, let us reflect on the following phrases: Read more

What is our greatest asset in life?

chicks-lifeThe question

Have you ever asked yourself what is the greatest asset in your life? So what came in your mind? Is it your million dollar company, prestigious career, expensive mansion or your luxurious car? How about you nice friends and supportive families, aren’t they? Or how about your intelligence or your health and body, isn’t one of them the greatest asset in your life? All of them are great assets a man could have, but the greatest asset in life is not one of them.

Is your mind already flipping around guessing what the heck I am talking here? Okay, we will start to uncover this mysterious question this time. The greatest asset in our lives is the thing that we humans have but other things on Earth (living or non-living things) don’t have. Sounds spinning again? Here is what you need to do. Think of a quality that we humans have but animals and plants don’t have. This may be mind bubbling, but we need to brainstorm to achieve life’s greatest wisdom. So let’s start revealing that mystery now. Let’s differentiate our selves from other species on Earth by considering the following: Read more

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