Whatever Passion a Man Does Not Bravely War Against (St Macarius the Great) No. 1 | Orthodox Christian Accessory | Hardcover Journal

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A man has set his affection, say, on property, another on gold and silver, another on the wisdom of the eloquence of the world for the sake of glory from men; another has loved power, another glory and honors among men, another wrath and anger for yielding quickly to it is loving it, another unseasonable conversations, another jealousy; another amuses himself and seeks pleasure all day long; another deceives himself with idle thoughts; another loves to be a teacher of the law for the glory of men; another finds pleasure in sloth and heedlessness; another is absorbed in dress and clothes; another gives himself to earthly cares; another loves sleep and jesting and low talk.

Whether it be a little thing of the world or a great that ties him, the man is kept down by it, and not allowed to rise. Whatever passion a man does not bravely war against, is an object of his affection; and it holds him fast, and weighs him down, and becomes to him a hindrance and a fetter, preventing his mind from going up to God and pleasing Him, and from serving Him only and thereby proving fit for the kingdom and obtaining eternal life.

The soul whose movement is truly towards the Lord, compels its affection wholly to Him...

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Few things will in help in keeping death and the final judgment before one's face as much as journaling. Remembrance of Death Orthodox Christian Hardcover Blank Journals provide a visually-compelling incentive to turn to your journal every day, in order to record both the highlights of your edifying spiritual reading, and to help you maintain nepsis - vigilance - over your heart and mind, the better to fight the passions with vigor and endurance.