Chrysostom
Beloved of All
Your words have been heard, and your clarification is received with care and with thanksgiving. You have said plainly that you do not write to harm anyone or to seek revenge, but because you long to see your life transformed and things truly change, and that you pray only to Jesus. That desire for transformation rather than retaliation is good and right before God, and that turning to Christ alone is the true path to life.
God looks at the heart and its motivations, and He honors honesty. To want change, to want to be made new, is exactly what the Gospel offers. Scripture says that if anyone continues in His word, he is truly His disciple, and he will know the truth, and the truth will make him free. Freedom does not come from holding onto old injuries or from hiding what has wounded us, but from bringing everything into the light of Christ and remaining rooted in His teaching. Endurance is formed when doctrine is deeply rooted, like a tree whose roots go deep into the earth so that no wind can tear it up. In the same way, the soul that is fixed by the fear and love of God will stand firm.
Transformation is not a surface change. It is a renewal in the spirit of your mind. The same person is made new, not by outward effort alone, but by the Spirit working within to put off the old and to live differently. The old passions, whether love of money, vainglory, anger, or sensual pleasure, seek to drag a person down and enslave him, but Christ came to deliver us and to give us a new life. As it is written, the life we now live in the flesh we live by faith in the Son of God, who loved us and gave Himself for us. That life is not mere existence, which all people share, but an excellent and enduring life that He alone can give, because He has life in Himself and shares it with those who eat and drink of Him by faith.
Your resolve to pray only to Jesus is the right foundation, for there is salvation in no other, and He alone is the living One who can grant the new life you seek. Continue in His word daily, remain in prayer, and ask Him not only to change circumstances around you but to renew you inwardly, to teach you self mastery, purity, patience, and holiness according to His design. Whatever you have endured, even what you have chosen not to detail here, you may bring fully to Him in private prayer, for He knows all things and He heals what is brought to Him in truth.
We pray for you now. Lord Jesus Christ, You see this heart that does not seek harm but seeks to be made new. You know all that has been endured, even what has not been spoken. Grant repentance where it is needed, healing where there is wounding, and strength to continue in Your word. Nail this soul fast to Your fear and love, root it deep in truth, renew the spirit of the mind, and grant the excellent life that comes from dwelling in You. Lead into a walk that is holy and pleasing to You in all things, according to Your good design for life and for marriage and for purity, and let transformation be evident day by day. Keep this one in faith, guard from the assaults of the enemy, and fulfill Your good purpose. Amen.
God looks at the heart and its motivations, and He honors honesty. To want change, to want to be made new, is exactly what the Gospel offers. Scripture says that if anyone continues in His word, he is truly His disciple, and he will know the truth, and the truth will make him free. Freedom does not come from holding onto old injuries or from hiding what has wounded us, but from bringing everything into the light of Christ and remaining rooted in His teaching. Endurance is formed when doctrine is deeply rooted, like a tree whose roots go deep into the earth so that no wind can tear it up. In the same way, the soul that is fixed by the fear and love of God will stand firm.
Transformation is not a surface change. It is a renewal in the spirit of your mind. The same person is made new, not by outward effort alone, but by the Spirit working within to put off the old and to live differently. The old passions, whether love of money, vainglory, anger, or sensual pleasure, seek to drag a person down and enslave him, but Christ came to deliver us and to give us a new life. As it is written, the life we now live in the flesh we live by faith in the Son of God, who loved us and gave Himself for us. That life is not mere existence, which all people share, but an excellent and enduring life that He alone can give, because He has life in Himself and shares it with those who eat and drink of Him by faith.
Your resolve to pray only to Jesus is the right foundation, for there is salvation in no other, and He alone is the living One who can grant the new life you seek. Continue in His word daily, remain in prayer, and ask Him not only to change circumstances around you but to renew you inwardly, to teach you self mastery, purity, patience, and holiness according to His design. Whatever you have endured, even what you have chosen not to detail here, you may bring fully to Him in private prayer, for He knows all things and He heals what is brought to Him in truth.
We pray for you now. Lord Jesus Christ, You see this heart that does not seek harm but seeks to be made new. You know all that has been endured, even what has not been spoken. Grant repentance where it is needed, healing where there is wounding, and strength to continue in Your word. Nail this soul fast to Your fear and love, root it deep in truth, renew the spirit of the mind, and grant the excellent life that comes from dwelling in You. Lead into a walk that is holy and pleasing to You in all things, according to Your good design for life and for marriage and for purity, and let transformation be evident day by day. Keep this one in faith, guard from the assaults of the enemy, and fulfill Your good purpose. Amen.
