Who You Are vs. Who You’re Called to Be
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Sometimes we believe we just are a certain type of person, and that hinders us from being everything we are called to be.
Fr. Mike recalls the speed math tests he took in second and third grade. He finished them in decent time, but his cousin-who was in the same class-finished them way faster. In fact, his cousin was the fastest in his class. For some reason this led Fr. Mike to believe he simply wasn’t good at math.
When it came to “speak and spell” though, Fr. Mike did really well. This led him to believe he was really good with words. He was acting under the common belief that someone is either good at something or bad at something.
In Carol S. Dweck’s book, Mindset, she speaks of fixed mindsets-like Fr. Mike had- and growth mindsets, which challenge us to grow.
Fr. Mike shares the findings of a study that observed two groups of children. The first group was given tests and were told “You’re really smart” when they finished them. The second group was told “You really worked hard on that.” When the tests got harder, the first group started giving up, but the latter group doubled down and rose to the challenge.
God works with us as if we were in the second group. He sees us for who we are, but approaches us as we could be. Confession is our opportunity to try harder next time. We are called to the struggle, because struggle is growth. The victory is not in never failing, but in getting back up and rising to the challenge.
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This man helped with m drug recovery. Can’t thank the lord and our father more
@mariatrevino8704
4 жыл бұрын
Congratulations God bless you. I'm currently a mother of a alcoholic. I pray for my son to see that God loves him and he's not a failure. 😥 and he can overcome his alcoholism and be a witness, a soldier of Christ 🙏
@nostalgiasongs4625
4 жыл бұрын
Congrats!
@fayeramirez9024
4 жыл бұрын
Congratulations, Brother! 🤗
@penguinninja4417
4 жыл бұрын
Congratulations, man! You're doing great! Keep at it and God bless you!
@carapirani233
4 жыл бұрын
YAYYY GOOD JOB!
I have decided to commence the process to be baptised by the Roman Catholic church largely because of Fr Mikes talks, I don't know if I can give Fr Mike a bigger compliment than that.
"Every Saint has a past and every sinner has a future"- Fr. Mike
@magicedutainer
4 жыл бұрын
Actually it was Oscar Wilde who said it.
@ihs2021
4 жыл бұрын
By St. Augustine
@SaintCharbelMiracleworker
4 жыл бұрын
@@magicedutainer Oscar got it from Saint Augustine.
@alexking8802
3 жыл бұрын
You must be born again..
@smokeykitty6023
Жыл бұрын
I love that saint/sinner quote! You can learn a lot from those old guys, she said seriously.
Great explanation Father! The “growth mindset” can turn sinners into saints. Such hope this gives us!!
@townie3790
4 жыл бұрын
M seeing this vedio becoz of ur comment..nce video
@marthasilvafeinman5499
4 жыл бұрын
Father Mike, thank you for the message. God bless you.
This is exactly the message that I needed today. I can't help but think that this is the Holy Spirit working to give me some grace... Thank you, Father Mike!
@thomassharp6276
4 жыл бұрын
@Bill Benolken Same here!
@loriwason4508
4 жыл бұрын
I had literally just got out of prayer asking for guidance. Thank you Father.
@emilio_319
4 жыл бұрын
Same for me!
@mercegarro
4 жыл бұрын
En la calle.. ( in the street) en la vía...( relates to railway) you are struggling euth Spanish.. Excellent. You are working really hard.. KEEP GOING.. Blessings. THANKS .
I recently lost my dad. Please pray for my mother and me..we are thousands of miles apart and she is alone. Im struggling and giving in to addictions of impurity and filled with sadness, guilt and shame of failing God. Please keep me and my family in your prayers my brothers and sisters in Christ.
@naly8849
4 жыл бұрын
Will do. May God bless you and your family.
@mistyviolet3825
2 жыл бұрын
How are you doing now Emjays?
Fr. Mike, I'm a wordsmith and around eighth grade, decided that math bored me. You're right about the fixed mindset. I guess I'm mostly fixed, sadly. Gotta work on the growth one. Thank you for the insight! God bless you and all Catholics.
Father Mike, if you had not been called to Christ you could have been an auctioneer. You talk so fast. Bless you and thank you for all you do.
@jeremybearimy
4 жыл бұрын
Adjust the playback speed by clicking in the upper right corner of the video, then on the 3 dots.
@billiejodix4560
4 жыл бұрын
@@jeremybearimy I think he just speaks fast.
@glutenfree.nattyy
4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha I think is because he gets really excited
@billiejodix4560
4 жыл бұрын
@@glutenfree.nattyy I agree . I love his video's
@stephenjohn8201
4 жыл бұрын
I think! He fills with Holy Spirit on extreme level and verbalize enthusiastically. As a non-native speaker I struggle to grasp all. May God Bless him with more powerful and wisdom sermons. In Jesus Name Amen
Inviting the Holy Spirit, asking God for wisdom,praying in silence; helps find answers to ensure a stable mindset.
@Martina_E
4 жыл бұрын
🙏🏾
Smooth sails do not make skilled sailors, a growth mindset is rising up to the challenge and improving yourself 💕
Spiritually as a Christian, this is where I am....however, I desire to grow more in depth...Well ? Lord give me your grace..let’s continue 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️
@noellerenee505
4 жыл бұрын
I started saying a daily rosary several years ago, and my spiritual growth is so much more than I imagined. I’m Catholic. I recommend the Legion of Mary if you find a parish that has one. You meet people farther on the path than you, and it’s inspiring.
@sandrarunnelscronin5812
4 жыл бұрын
So many things you talk about make so much sense. Keep up the good work. 🙏
"I ain't what I should be and I ain't what I'm gonna be, but thank God, I ain't what I was."
This made me cry today. - In a good way. What a gift. I'm so hard on myself in my failures. Thank you father
Father Mike has really been growing on me 👋
Thank you for this, I failed my drivers permit test today and I was feeling really down and kept calling myself a failure but i’m motivated after seeing this and i’m gonna study and retake it tomorrow! Please pray for me😇
@wiafewaandra5061
4 жыл бұрын
May the Lord help you
@emmy5145
4 жыл бұрын
you got this!
@thecatholiccorner
4 жыл бұрын
I didnt pass mine either the first time, but I kept pushing forward and eventually I passed and later got my license. Always keep pushing and never give up! :D
@barbarawalsh2875
9 ай бұрын
I didn’t get my license till I was 20. And it was only by the fact that one of the driving test teachers would have my fathers firefighters take their tests to operate the fire trucks. It was the only time in my life when my father put his uniform on when he didn’t have to And took me to the drivers license bureau so I could take my driving test. And he walked up to the lady and when it was my turn she came and got me and she said OK let’s go and we drove around for a little bit of time maybe 10 minutes and she said let’s go get your picture taken. 10 years ago I started losing my eyesight so I can’t drive anymore. Are used to miss it but now I don’t know when I really wish I could just get in the car and go. Yeah I miss it then but for the most part no car, no insurance no upkeep no hyper Bolic prices of gas, and not having to worry about a lot of loud music, text messaging, food, eating, women putting make up on behind the wheel. I just don’t have to deal with it and that’s OK.
Love all you do on this channel, Fr Mike and all! Have helped me in my faith as a Catholic tremendously. God bless.
God Bless! Wow! I sent this to my husband and children. This is God's wisdom, healing, encouragement, and love all in one video! God please Bless Father Mike and keep Him in Your Holy embrace and protection. Please accept our Thanksgiving for the beautiful Shepard you have provided Your people during these dark and difficult times. God you are Faithful and Loyal to Your people thank you for Your Presence in our lives and the guidance and teachers You have graciously provided for Your people. We Love you Abba! God our Lord, you are.....EVERYTHING In Jesus name, 🙏 Amen
Padre Mike can you stream your Sunday masses again. You helped make my Sundays.
"Every Saint has a past and every sinner has a future" The one and only message i needed today.
Brought me to my tears. God is so loving and caring. He sees all of us with the upmost potential!!! His love is endless.
Thank you, Father Mike. This perfectly describes what I went through when I got to college. I was a straight A student in high school, and when I got to college, I struggled with keeping up with the work load. My ego was hit hard, and over the next few semesters, my motivation and my grades started tanking. I had to learn new motivation when things were a struggle. But now you’ve put it in words that make sense of it all. A growth mindset vs a set mindset. We’re all born sinners, but God makes saints out of us. I hope I never forget the implications of his grace.
"Every saint has a past; every sinner has a future. ' Such encouraging words. Thank you Father Mike Schmidt...
"Ask for the grace N Don't be Afraid TO Struggle." AMEN Gracias Father Mike GOD Bless You ☝️💯💯✌️🫡
Love the message.. stay the course Father.. my great grandkids can lean on you after you get canonized
“Every time you struggle...THATS growth”. Love that! So encouraging Father! Thank you!!!
Way to knock it out of the park again, Fr. Mike. Prayers and blessings!
I need this at this stage in my life….. thank you 🙏🏻
Thank you again and again for your words of wisdom, directing our minds back to God…….much Christian Love For you Father Mike
God bless you Fr.Mike. You confirm things I already know.
Happy to discover this handsome priest 💓💕💓
Perfect timing as always! Especially after I looked at my AP exam results 😭
This reminds me of the kids I used to teach (I was a math tutor). A lot of them believed that they were bad at math or that whatever new thing they had to learn would be really hard. It's a wonderful feeling when the kids realize they can do it! One student, who had been really reluctant to try a new concept, after I had helped him a little bit, he said, "Oh, that's easy!" Maybe I also have accepted some beliefs about myself that are not true.
Wow!! Thank you for this message Father Mike!! So very encouraging!! You are such a wonderful person and such a blessing!!
Father Mike this was so what I needed to hear today! Thank you so much! Rise up
Oh my gosh. I think Fr has just healed 25 years of me thinking I'm dumb
“Every time I struggle it is growth” such a greatly needed reminder today
Wow, bravo!!. 👍👍 Thank you, Father Mike. 🙏
Thank you so much for believing in me.Father Mike.
That was awesome!! Best birthday present EVER!! Thank you and God bless You, Father Mike!!
Thank you Fr. Mike :) Praise God!
In the past I have been afraid of the struggle. Your words have helped me to understand myself slot better . Thank Fr Mike
Father Mike, what you said resonates with the book I am currently reading, The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. The first agreement is: "Speak impeccably" which indicates that our words and what we say to ourselves and to others can create what the book refers "creating a spell" either in a positive or negative way. And this study that you brought up reminds me of that. I love listening to you on KZread
Amen Thank you Father Mike
Saw about 20 Father's videos, this one is the best
Thank you Father, God bless you and your team and your families too. 🙂🙏🏼♥️
Growth mindset... I've just read about Good Tree vs Evil Tree that is within us. Love the parallel for growth mindset, gotta water the good tree with the well that flows from Jesus :) . Thanks Fr. Mike for this explanation!!! God Bless.
Thank you. So insightful. God Bless you Father Mike!!!!
Thank you Father Michael! Your mass/homily is ALWAYS soo very interesting mentally, emotionally & especially spiritually❣️❣️ Thank you for being so inspiring!!! God bless you & all priests!!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Hey father Mike hope you're doing well. Just wanted to let you know I have let some of my family members know about you and they might be watching. Good on you father Mike. God bless
Thank you Father Mike!
Growth Mindset ! Wow ! Need to get working .Thanks Fr.Mike
Thank you Father 😭😭 I’m in tears 😭
Thank you Father and God bless!!
I’m not sure if it’s the KZread algorithms or prayer or a combination of both. But whenever I’m feeling down or lost, I get a notification or recommendation to watch one of your videos. And I ALWAYS feel uplifted afterward. Thank you! And God bless you, Father Mike. 🙏🏾❤️
I am grateful for Father Mike today 🙏 Praise God ✝️🕊
God bless you 🙏 ❤️ from 🇮🇱
I’ve never been a fixed mindset. I’ve always live knowledge so I forced myself to get interested in everything. Today everything is interesting to me as long as it can feed my knowledge and spirituality. What you said is so important and true. I hope more people would be « growth mindset » 🙏🏻❤️
Thank you Father Mike !! This video came in at the right time !
I'm struggling this week and I can't pray a rosary because I sinned. Those words of you Fr. Mike makes me realized how good is our God... Thanks Father Mike, God bless!
Querido Padre gracias por compartir sabiduría de vida! Bendiciones y saludos desde Cd de Mexico!
I love you Father Mike!!
The struggle is real
"You live life at two levels. You live life at the level at which you think, and you live life at the level at which you know. It is to bring you into life at the level at which you know that is the purpose of true religion in all of its forms. This reunites you with your Creator and with your greater purpose for being in the world. This brings you back to Knowledge, for God can only be known. Your purpose can only be known. Your true relationships in life can only be known. Your true impulses can only be known. Your ideas about them are secondary and, as is often the case, can only interfere with the recognition of Knowledge. You can believe in all these things. However, belief must have real experience as its foundation, or it becomes self-deceptive. Knowledge is living within you at this moment. You live in your thoughts and your ideas, in your sensations and in your perceptions of the world around you. You are governed by forces, both physical and mental, that you cannot account for, but this happens only at the surface of your life. Deeper down are the real currents that move your life, the currents of Knowledge. Knowledge moves you slowly into position so that you can discover and learn those things that will enable you to take the next step in your life. Knowledge is moving you towards realization, towards understanding and towards certain individuals who are destined to meet you and to be with you, if you can find them and if they can find you." A quote from a book titled Greater Community Spirituality, from The New Message from God. To read the whole book for free, among others, visit *NewMessage org*
When Father is good, he is VERY good. Bishop Sheen must be beaming down from Heaven at him.
Beautiful message Father Mike and God bless you.
I pray to God asking for a help because I don't know what to do in my life. I keep messing up, and then this video showed up. Thank you Lord!
Gosh I think this is my favourite video by Father Mike. Thank you!
Thank you, I needed this. GOD be praised
This is what I was taught in school in 9th grade, although everyone thought of the class as a joke.
Wow... a single thought can lead to a mindset and it can shape our life for success or failure.
This video clearly speaks to me. Thank you father Mike!
Thanks Fr Mike. You're the Ned Flanders of Catholicism! I keep expecting you to say oakelydokelyidoo at the end.
Thank you Fr. Mike!
This is really encouraging. Thank you!
Thanks Father ❤️🕊✨🙏🦋
Love this, Fr Mike. Thank you.
Thank you, Father Mike 😊
u are the one that taught and make me realise the grow mindset, i hate doing my task and bad at it but i am going to continue because i know i have the ability to do it and the outcome of that doesnt define me cause i have dignity no metter what
God bless you, father
Thank you father Mike. This really came in the right moment for me in my life. Praise be to God.
From what I’ve seen you put out…Its your best talk so far. You’re a hard worker 😎🙏
🙏🏼 amen father , thank you !
Thank you Father Mike! I needed to hear that.
Thank you Father
Thank you so much Father, you helped me to keep going
Thank you, Fr. Mike, so i'm not a hopeless case ... not yet!
This is Mary Landry. Thank you , Father Mike. I told my brother to watch your videos. You are a very wise priest . You bless us all with your holy wisdom and compassionate, faithful heart.
Thank you Padre!
I read "mindset" just recently and it's one of my favorite books of all time. Thank you so much for putting it in the perspective of the catholic church!
Thanks Fr. Mike. I needed that today.
Love your posts, Father Mike.
Thank You So Much Father!!! What A Fantastic Video!!!
Can't like this enough!!!
Fr. Mike, you are a blessing to all who are able to hear you speak!
Incredible! Thank you Fr.
Thank you father Mike I really needed to hear that!!!
Love you father Mike. May God bless you always. Please pray for me. I'm getting an endoscopy tommorow.
Praise the Lord Jesus Christ 🙏 Mother Mary Pray For Us 🙏Abba Father Bless us and we Adore You 🙏
Perfect timing for this video. Thank you Fr. Mike!
You were made to be a Saint. Sainthood =grace+struggle Ask for grace. Don't be afraid to struggle.