I received this listing in a class on Sunday and thought I'd share it with you.
Ten Guidelines from God
Please be aware that there are changes YOU need to make in YOUR life. These changes need to be completed in order that I may fulfill My promises to you to grant you peace, joy and happiness in this life. I apoligize for any inconvenience, but after all that I am doing, this seems very little to ask of you. Please follow these 10 guidelines:
1. QUITE WORRYING: Life has dealt you a blow and all you do is sit and worry. Have you forgotten that I am here to take all your burdens and carry them for you? Or do you just enjoy fretting over every little thing that comes your way?
2. PUT IT ON THE LIST: Something needs to be done or taken care of. Put it on the list. No, not YOUR list. Put it on MY to-do list. Let ME be the one to take care of this problem. I can't help you until you turn it over to ME. And although My to-do list is long, I am after all .....God. I can take care of anything you put into MY hands. In fact, if the truth were ever really known, I take care of a lot of things for you that you never even realize.
3. TRUST ME: Once you've given your burdens to Me, quit trying to take them back. Trust in Me. Have the faith that I will take care of all your needs, your problems and your trials. Problems with the kids? Put them on My list. Problem with finances? Put it on My list. Problems with your emotional roller coaster? For My sake, put it on My list. I want to help you. All you have to do is ask.
4. LEAVE IT ALONE: Don't wake up one morning and say, "Well, I'm feeling much stronger now, I think I can handle it from here." Why do you think you are feeling stronger now? It's simple. You gave Me your burdens and I'm taking care of them. I also renew your strength and cover you in my peace. Don't you know that if I give you these problems back, you will be right back where you started? Leave them with Me and forget about them. Just let Me do my job.
5. TALK TO ME: I want you to forget a lot of things. Forget what was making you crazy. Forget the worry and the fretting because you know I'm in control. But there's one thing I pray you never forget. Please, don't forget to talk to ME - OFTEN! I love YOU! I want to here your voice. I want you to include Me in on the things going on in you life. I want to here you talk about your friends and family. Prayer is simply you having a conversation with Me. I want to be your dearest friend.
6. HAVE FAITH: I see a lot of things from up here that you can't see from where you are. Have faith in Me that I know what I'm doing. Trust Me; you wouldn't want the view from My eyes. I will continue to care for you, watch over you, and meet your needs. You only have to trust Me. Although I have a much bigger task than you, it seems as if you have so much trouble just doing your simple part. How hard can trust be?
7. SHARE: You were taught to share when you were only two years old. When did you forget? That rule still applies. Share with those who are less fortunate than you. Share your joy with those who need encouragement. Share you laughter with those who haven't heard any in such a long time. Share you tears with those who have forgotten how to cry. Share your faith with those who have none.
8. BE PATIENT: I managed to fix it so in just one lifetime you could have so many diverse experiences. You grow from a child to an adult, have children, change jobs many times, learn many trades, travel to so many places, meet thousands of people, and experience so much. How can you be so impatient then when it takes Me a little longer than you expect to handle something on My to-do list? Trust in My timing, for My timing is perfect. Just because I created the entire universe in only six days, everyone thinks I should always rush, rush, rush.
9. BE KIND: Be kind to others, for I love them just as much as I love you. They may not dress like you, or talk like you, or live the same way you do, but I still love you all. Please try to get along, for My sake. I created each of you different in some way. It would be too boring if you were all identical. Please, know I love each of your differences.
10. LOVE YOURSELF: As much as I love you, now can you not love yourself? You were created by me for one reason only -- to be loved, and to love in return. I am a God of Love. Love Me. Love your neighbors. But also love yourself. It makes My heart ache when I see you so angry with yourself when things go wrong. You are very precious to Me. Don't ever forget....
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Forgiveness is a 4 Letter Word
Lawana Blackwell, an author from MS, stated that "Forgiveness is almost a selfish act because of its immense benefits to the one who forgives." Forgiveness can be a life changing experience. When we forgive we feel refreshed, rejuvenated, uplifted and peaceful. We move forward when we forgive, instead of stuck in the past with feelings of anger, resentment and bitterness. Forgiveness can lead to feelings of understanding, empathy and compassion.
So if our lives are benefited in so many ways when we forgive, Why do we think of it as a 4 Letter Word?
One reason is that it's easier to hold a grudge. It takes commitment to forgive. It, also, can be very painful to relive the hurt or anger of the event in order to let it go.
Another reason is that many of us live in the world of ego and it will do whatever is necessary for it's own survival. Our ego may tell us that it's a sign of weakness and we should never humble ourselves. It is more important to be right, than to be humble. Our ego looks at the problem as "out there" with someone else. Our ego needs to be strong and powerful. Our ego likes to "hold all the cards", have power over someone or something. When you forgive, you relinquish that power.
Alan Cohen, says that "holding resentment and ideas of unforgiveness are like drinking a glass poison and expecting the other person to die." Holding resentment within is harmful to the body. Unforgiveness is a great waste of mental and physical energy, it's exhausting. It can cause a whole list of physical ailments and mental distress.
From a spiritual standpoint, our pain and discomfort in any given situation is a signal that we are out of alignment with spiritual law (God) and are being given an opportunity to heal something. We are given an opportunity to release resentment, condemnation and disapproval. This makes room for for joy, love and understanding. When certain ideas are cleared from the mind, it allows for new ideas to fill our consciousness.
Forgiveness is for us, not the other person. It is a renewing experience, a fresh start. Forgiveness and spiritual growth go hand in hand. If you cannot forgive yourself or others, you cannot expect to change your consciousness.
Forgiveness is a choice. Charles Fillmore, co-founder of Unity, said that we should practice forgiveness consciously as least once a day. He suggested that we sit down at the end of the day, before retiring and mentally forgive ourselves and others for all offenses.
In Matthew 18 Peter asked Jesus "how often should I forgive. As many as seven times?" Jesus replied "not seven times, but I tell you seventy times."
So forgive seventy times. Forgive immediately. Don't bury the pain and memories, release them. Look to the future instead of the past. As we release the hurt, we make room for God's love, peace, joy and happiness.
Namaste
So if our lives are benefited in so many ways when we forgive, Why do we think of it as a 4 Letter Word?
One reason is that it's easier to hold a grudge. It takes commitment to forgive. It, also, can be very painful to relive the hurt or anger of the event in order to let it go.
Another reason is that many of us live in the world of ego and it will do whatever is necessary for it's own survival. Our ego may tell us that it's a sign of weakness and we should never humble ourselves. It is more important to be right, than to be humble. Our ego looks at the problem as "out there" with someone else. Our ego needs to be strong and powerful. Our ego likes to "hold all the cards", have power over someone or something. When you forgive, you relinquish that power.
Alan Cohen, says that "holding resentment and ideas of unforgiveness are like drinking a glass poison and expecting the other person to die." Holding resentment within is harmful to the body. Unforgiveness is a great waste of mental and physical energy, it's exhausting. It can cause a whole list of physical ailments and mental distress.
From a spiritual standpoint, our pain and discomfort in any given situation is a signal that we are out of alignment with spiritual law (God) and are being given an opportunity to heal something. We are given an opportunity to release resentment, condemnation and disapproval. This makes room for for joy, love and understanding. When certain ideas are cleared from the mind, it allows for new ideas to fill our consciousness.
Forgiveness is for us, not the other person. It is a renewing experience, a fresh start. Forgiveness and spiritual growth go hand in hand. If you cannot forgive yourself or others, you cannot expect to change your consciousness.
Forgiveness is a choice. Charles Fillmore, co-founder of Unity, said that we should practice forgiveness consciously as least once a day. He suggested that we sit down at the end of the day, before retiring and mentally forgive ourselves and others for all offenses.
In Matthew 18 Peter asked Jesus "how often should I forgive. As many as seven times?" Jesus replied "not seven times, but I tell you seventy times."
So forgive seventy times. Forgive immediately. Don't bury the pain and memories, release them. Look to the future instead of the past. As we release the hurt, we make room for God's love, peace, joy and happiness.
Namaste
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Our Father
Did you inherit your blue eyes and freckles from your father? We all have physical characteristics that we've inherited from our parents. But, have you thought about what you've inherited from your true parent?
Our true parent, called by many names (Source, Infinite Intelligence, The Almighty, or God), has passed to us in our DNA all that It is. We are God's heirs. What does it mean to be an heir of God? We are the sons and daughters of God, entitled to the property of estate of God, just as the heir of a relative or friend comes into possession of the property bequeathed to him. However, the property or estate of God does not consist of "things."
So, what have we inherited? We've inherited all the love in the Universe, because God is Love. We've inherited all the knowledge, wisdom and understanding that fills the Universe, because God is all these things. We've inherited joy, happiness, peace, abundance and perfect health, because our Source is the same. All that God is, we are, too!
Jesus discovered and understood his own divinity, his unique relationship with God. He came into the world when the peoples' interpretation of God was very different. The Old Testament God was jealous, angry, vengeful, someone who wiped out whole cities. This God loved and hated, created and destroyed, blessed and cursed. Jesus' concept of God was an awareness of oneness, or spiritual unity with God.
In Unity we understand that we have the same relationship with God as Jesus did. We understand and accept that the bible verse "I and the Father are one" (John 10:30) is Truth for us all.
Jesus said "And ye will know the Truth and the Truth will make you free>" (John 8:32) Take some time to connect with your true parent through prayer and meditation. Nurture the relationship and be set free.
Happy Father's Day!
Namaste
Our true parent, called by many names (Source, Infinite Intelligence, The Almighty, or God), has passed to us in our DNA all that It is. We are God's heirs. What does it mean to be an heir of God? We are the sons and daughters of God, entitled to the property of estate of God, just as the heir of a relative or friend comes into possession of the property bequeathed to him. However, the property or estate of God does not consist of "things."
So, what have we inherited? We've inherited all the love in the Universe, because God is Love. We've inherited all the knowledge, wisdom and understanding that fills the Universe, because God is all these things. We've inherited joy, happiness, peace, abundance and perfect health, because our Source is the same. All that God is, we are, too!
Jesus discovered and understood his own divinity, his unique relationship with God. He came into the world when the peoples' interpretation of God was very different. The Old Testament God was jealous, angry, vengeful, someone who wiped out whole cities. This God loved and hated, created and destroyed, blessed and cursed. Jesus' concept of God was an awareness of oneness, or spiritual unity with God.
In Unity we understand that we have the same relationship with God as Jesus did. We understand and accept that the bible verse "I and the Father are one" (John 10:30) is Truth for us all.
Jesus said "And ye will know the Truth and the Truth will make you free>" (John 8:32) Take some time to connect with your true parent through prayer and meditation. Nurture the relationship and be set free.
Happy Father's Day!
Namaste
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Haste Makes Waste
The concept of haste makes waste being counterproductive can be traced back to the apocryphal Book of Wisdom by Jesus Ben Sirach, which contained the line, "there is one that toileth and laboureth and maketh haste, and is so much the more behind." There is, also, a Chinese proverb on the senselessness of hurrying, "A hasty man drinks his tea with a fork."
I mention these sayings because many times when we are faced with troubles, we rush to find solutions. We usually make our decisions without connecting to the Spirit within; without connecting to the still small voice within. We should stop and wait.
What should we wait for? We should wait for God. God is the only power that will always give us what we need or want. God never hurries. Thought is the creative power within us,which is God within us. Pure thought can be obscured by fear. Hurry is the expression of fear - fear of being late, missing something, being defeated or humiliated. Hurry will not wait for thought, will not wait for God.
I'm sure you have heard or read Aesop's Fable of The Tortoise and The Hare. It's a wonderful story about a race between the characters in the title. The hare is very cocky and boasts that he could run faster than everyone else. He was constantly teasing the tortoise for being slow. One day the tortoise snapped back at the hare that he could be beaten. The tortoise challenges the hare to a race.
The race starts and the hare sees how slow the tortoise is moving and decides to take a nap, a very long nap. When the hare awakens, he rushes to the finish line only to lose. The hare is embarrassed and sits down beside a smiling tortoise. The tortoise says to him "Slowly does it every time!"
When we are faced with fear and troubles, let's slow down and wait for God's voice; God's thoughts to fill us with wisdom and knowledge. God waits for us. Let's take the time to wait for God.
Namaste
I mention these sayings because many times when we are faced with troubles, we rush to find solutions. We usually make our decisions without connecting to the Spirit within; without connecting to the still small voice within. We should stop and wait.
What should we wait for? We should wait for God. God is the only power that will always give us what we need or want. God never hurries. Thought is the creative power within us,which is God within us. Pure thought can be obscured by fear. Hurry is the expression of fear - fear of being late, missing something, being defeated or humiliated. Hurry will not wait for thought, will not wait for God.
I'm sure you have heard or read Aesop's Fable of The Tortoise and The Hare. It's a wonderful story about a race between the characters in the title. The hare is very cocky and boasts that he could run faster than everyone else. He was constantly teasing the tortoise for being slow. One day the tortoise snapped back at the hare that he could be beaten. The tortoise challenges the hare to a race.
The race starts and the hare sees how slow the tortoise is moving and decides to take a nap, a very long nap. When the hare awakens, he rushes to the finish line only to lose. The hare is embarrassed and sits down beside a smiling tortoise. The tortoise says to him "Slowly does it every time!"
When we are faced with fear and troubles, let's slow down and wait for God's voice; God's thoughts to fill us with wisdom and knowledge. God waits for us. Let's take the time to wait for God.
Namaste
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Christ Has Risen!
Christ has Risen! Those are the words in the Daily Word on Easter Sunday. For Christians Easter is the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus. It is the high point of the Lenten season, which began on Ash Wednesday. For forty-six days we reflected on our lives and released what no longer served. We let go of beliefs, thoughts, emotions, patterns, and, sometimes, people that were suppressing our spiritual growth. The clutter and trash has been removed. It is time for our resurrection!
In Webster's Dictionary the definition of resurrection is "a rising from the dead, or coming back to life." We are coming back to our original state, a "coming back to life." Like the rebirth of the spring flowers after a long, dark winter, the Christ within us has risen. The darkness that we had been experiencing has been replaced with the Light of God. In Charles Fillmore's Keep a True Lent he states that the inner meaning of the resurrection is "the awakening and raising to spiritual consciousness of the I Am in man."
In Romans 6:4 it states "Just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life." A resurrection takes place when "we rise to Jesus' realization of the perpetual indwelling life that is connecting us with God." (The Revealing Word - Charles Fillmore)
This Easter acknowledge the rising of your own Christ nature and consciously connect with the presence of the indwelling God. Affirm: In unity with Christ I realize that I am resurrected into the life, light and power of God.
Happy Easter!
In Webster's Dictionary the definition of resurrection is "a rising from the dead, or coming back to life." We are coming back to our original state, a "coming back to life." Like the rebirth of the spring flowers after a long, dark winter, the Christ within us has risen. The darkness that we had been experiencing has been replaced with the Light of God. In Charles Fillmore's Keep a True Lent he states that the inner meaning of the resurrection is "the awakening and raising to spiritual consciousness of the I Am in man."
In Romans 6:4 it states "Just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life." A resurrection takes place when "we rise to Jesus' realization of the perpetual indwelling life that is connecting us with God." (The Revealing Word - Charles Fillmore)
This Easter acknowledge the rising of your own Christ nature and consciously connect with the presence of the indwelling God. Affirm: In unity with Christ I realize that I am resurrected into the life, light and power of God.
Happy Easter!
Friday, April 8, 2011
Choose Happiness Each Day
"This is the day which the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it." (Psalm 118:24)
A friend at Unity Fellowship Church in Newport News, VA says this every time he's Platform Assistant.
It is a wonderful reminder to us that every morning, when we awake, we are given this day to "rejoice and be glad in it."
This verse doesn't say that we'll be happy when we get new clothing, a new job, a new house, or a new relationship. This verse doesn't say we'll be happy tomorrow, next week, or next month. It states
"This is the day." We were not created to endure each day, we were created to enjoy each day!
In Andy Andrew's book The Traveler's Gifts David Ponder, the traveler, visits Anne Frank. Her gift for success is "Today I will choose to be happy". Yes, it is a choice. No one was put here to make us happy; it is our responsibility, our choice.
We've been bombarded with advertisers showing people are happy when they have a new this or that. Don't buy into their rhetoric. Wake up each morning with a grateful heart for all that you have today.
Smile and laugh throughout the day. All that you meet will sense the joy that you are expressing. It is very contagious!
Remember that what we are feeling, thinking, and expressing is mirrored in our world. In Matthew 7:16 Jesus said "Are grapes gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles? In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad trees bear bad fruit?" When we get the inside right, the outside will reflect the same.
Every morning affirm "I have plenty of reasons to be happy today." Choose Happiness each day.
Namaste
A friend at Unity Fellowship Church in Newport News, VA says this every time he's Platform Assistant.
It is a wonderful reminder to us that every morning, when we awake, we are given this day to "rejoice and be glad in it."
This verse doesn't say that we'll be happy when we get new clothing, a new job, a new house, or a new relationship. This verse doesn't say we'll be happy tomorrow, next week, or next month. It states
"This is the day." We were not created to endure each day, we were created to enjoy each day!
In Andy Andrew's book The Traveler's Gifts David Ponder, the traveler, visits Anne Frank. Her gift for success is "Today I will choose to be happy". Yes, it is a choice. No one was put here to make us happy; it is our responsibility, our choice.
We've been bombarded with advertisers showing people are happy when they have a new this or that. Don't buy into their rhetoric. Wake up each morning with a grateful heart for all that you have today.
Smile and laugh throughout the day. All that you meet will sense the joy that you are expressing. It is very contagious!
Remember that what we are feeling, thinking, and expressing is mirrored in our world. In Matthew 7:16 Jesus said "Are grapes gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles? In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad trees bear bad fruit?" When we get the inside right, the outside will reflect the same.
Every morning affirm "I have plenty of reasons to be happy today." Choose Happiness each day.
Namaste
Sunday, March 20, 2011
A Season for Change
I don't like the word repent. I'm not sure when this started. It could have been as a child when I watched the movie Polly Anna and Karl Malden was yelling from the pulpit about repenting. Or it could have been when my childhood Priest was talking to my Sunday school class about repenting, oblivious to the fact that his cigarette ashes were falling on the clean floor. Or maybe it was when I was at a school friend's funeral several years ago and the minister took the opportunity to preach for 20 minutes about sinners and repenting. I guess it was the sum of all these occurrences that left a bad taste in my mouth when I would say or think repent. Of course, that was before I walked into a Unity church.
In Unity repent is "a reversal of mind and heart in the direction of the All-Good, God." (The Revealing Word) In Webster's Dictionary one definition is "to change one's mind about some past action, intention, etc.." True repentance means the change of the mind and all its contents from materialism and reaching for spiritual things. In order for us to build a spiritual consciousness, we need to rid our minds of the beliefs and habits of our lesser nature.
Unity uses denials and affirmations as tools for removing error beliefs and building the consciousness with Truth. Through denials and affirmations we are releasing the thoughts which prevent our conscious alignment with the divine idea of life, and affirming the thoughts which promote such an alignment. Denials and affirmations change our perspective within and without. We look at ourselves as children of God; inheriting God's gifts of love, peace, joy and happiness. Our outside world looks different, too. We don't "sweat the small stuff" as much and look at the world through a larger lens. Our perspective has changed within our being and our surrounding world.
The Lenten season is A Season for Change. It's a time for releasing and renewing; a time for spiritual growth and enlightenment. As we release (deny) what no longer serves us and renew (affirm) the glory of God within us, we repent or change our perspective. We realize that God, the Almighty, is everywhere present in our lives at all times.
Take the time to change your perspective or repent this spring. You will feel the changes within and see the changes without. God's Love and Light will be your constant companions.
Namaste
In Unity repent is "a reversal of mind and heart in the direction of the All-Good, God." (The Revealing Word) In Webster's Dictionary one definition is "to change one's mind about some past action, intention, etc.." True repentance means the change of the mind and all its contents from materialism and reaching for spiritual things. In order for us to build a spiritual consciousness, we need to rid our minds of the beliefs and habits of our lesser nature.
Unity uses denials and affirmations as tools for removing error beliefs and building the consciousness with Truth. Through denials and affirmations we are releasing the thoughts which prevent our conscious alignment with the divine idea of life, and affirming the thoughts which promote such an alignment. Denials and affirmations change our perspective within and without. We look at ourselves as children of God; inheriting God's gifts of love, peace, joy and happiness. Our outside world looks different, too. We don't "sweat the small stuff" as much and look at the world through a larger lens. Our perspective has changed within our being and our surrounding world.
The Lenten season is A Season for Change. It's a time for releasing and renewing; a time for spiritual growth and enlightenment. As we release (deny) what no longer serves us and renew (affirm) the glory of God within us, we repent or change our perspective. We realize that God, the Almighty, is everywhere present in our lives at all times.
Take the time to change your perspective or repent this spring. You will feel the changes within and see the changes without. God's Love and Light will be your constant companions.
Namaste
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Spring Cleaning
The first day of Spring is a few days away. The trees and flowers are starting to bloom and the days are getting warmer. It's time for Spring Cleaning!
It's time to open up the windows and release stale and stagnant air. It's time to remove the clutter and the items that we no longer need.
While we are spring cleaning our outer world, we can spring clean our inner world. Take time to review your life. If your life is not filled with health, wealth and happiness, then you need to do some spring cleaning. Remember the outer conditions of your life will always be in direct correlation with your inner state - like begets like. James Allen stated in his book As a Man Thinketh that "Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are."
Jesus stated in Matthew 7: 16-17 "Are grapes gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles? In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit."
Remove all that no longer serves, whether it's beliefs, thought patterns, negative emotions, giving power to things other than God. Take inventory and use affirmations to clear the mental trash that is cluttering your soul.
As we spring clean our inner world we make room for God. We are here to give expression to God. God is working out His plan in us and through us. God's life is unfolding individually through us; it is important that we do what we can do and should do.
So as we Spring Clean our outer world, we need to Spring Clean our inner world. Remove all trash and clutter and move towards a fuller expression of God.
Namaste
It's time to open up the windows and release stale and stagnant air. It's time to remove the clutter and the items that we no longer need.
While we are spring cleaning our outer world, we can spring clean our inner world. Take time to review your life. If your life is not filled with health, wealth and happiness, then you need to do some spring cleaning. Remember the outer conditions of your life will always be in direct correlation with your inner state - like begets like. James Allen stated in his book As a Man Thinketh that "Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are."
Jesus stated in Matthew 7: 16-17 "Are grapes gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles? In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit."
Remove all that no longer serves, whether it's beliefs, thought patterns, negative emotions, giving power to things other than God. Take inventory and use affirmations to clear the mental trash that is cluttering your soul.
As we spring clean our inner world we make room for God. We are here to give expression to God. God is working out His plan in us and through us. God's life is unfolding individually through us; it is important that we do what we can do and should do.
So as we Spring Clean our outer world, we need to Spring Clean our inner world. Remove all trash and clutter and move towards a fuller expression of God.
Namaste
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Our Own Pot of Gold
The other day I was in a card store picking up birthday cards and I noticed a section of green - St. Patrick's Day cards. A vision of rainbows, leprechauns and pots of gold came into my mind. It came to me that we don't need leprechauns for pots of gold, we have our own - the Christ within.
In Luke 17:21 it states "...the kingdom of God is within you" and 2 Corinthians 6:16 "...For we are the temple of the living God." Theses two verses state that the Spirit of God lives in us. Many are unaware of this truth. Their lives are filled with lack and limitation, fear and hate, envy and jealousy. In reality God lives in us," which is Christ in you, the hope of glory." (Colossians 1:27)
What does this mean to us? Eric Butterworth puts it beautifully in Discover the Power Within "Christ in you is your hope of glory, for it is that of you that is God and is God being projected into visibility as you. Christ in you is your own spiritual unity with the Infinite, the key to your health and success." God is life, love, power, strength, abundance, so His presence in us (as the Christ) is the source of these qualities or ideas that will manifest in our mind, body, and affairs.
God's unlimited abundance of health, happiness, joy, finances, peace and love lives within all of us. In prayer and meditation we consciously connect to God. As we listen to God, the "still small voice", we unlock the door and allow the qualities of God to flow through our being. We incorporate God's qualities of life, love, power, intelligence into our lives. God's unlimited abundance flows through us each day.
Which would you rather have: a leprechaun's single pot of gold or God's unlimited supply?
I chose God!!
Namaste
In Luke 17:21 it states "...the kingdom of God is within you" and 2 Corinthians 6:16 "...For we are the temple of the living God." Theses two verses state that the Spirit of God lives in us. Many are unaware of this truth. Their lives are filled with lack and limitation, fear and hate, envy and jealousy. In reality God lives in us," which is Christ in you, the hope of glory." (Colossians 1:27)
What does this mean to us? Eric Butterworth puts it beautifully in Discover the Power Within "Christ in you is your hope of glory, for it is that of you that is God and is God being projected into visibility as you. Christ in you is your own spiritual unity with the Infinite, the key to your health and success." God is life, love, power, strength, abundance, so His presence in us (as the Christ) is the source of these qualities or ideas that will manifest in our mind, body, and affairs.
God's unlimited abundance of health, happiness, joy, finances, peace and love lives within all of us. In prayer and meditation we consciously connect to God. As we listen to God, the "still small voice", we unlock the door and allow the qualities of God to flow through our being. We incorporate God's qualities of life, love, power, intelligence into our lives. God's unlimited abundance flows through us each day.
Which would you rather have: a leprechaun's single pot of gold or God's unlimited supply?
I chose God!!
Namaste
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Living Love-Centered
Valentine's Day is next week and all around us are candies, flowers and hearts. It is a day to celebrate
Love! But we don't need a special day to celebrate Love, we can celebrate Love or live Love-centered everyday!
Jesus' two commandments were Love-centered: "You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all you mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And second is equally important: 'Love you neighbor as yourself.' All the other commandments and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments." (Matthew 22: 37 - 40) In John 13:34 - 35 Jesus said " So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples."
Jesus lived Love-centered. He may have had disagreements with others, but he Loved All. He even got into trouble with the Jewish leaders because he did not discriminate his Love to others. When we live Love-centered, our decisions and actions are Love-centered. We choose to love, not hate; we choose to help, not hurt; we choose to live in faith, not in fear. Not only does this effect us, but it effects are all around us. We are changing the race consciousness when we live Love-centered - one person at a time.
Let us begin each day connecting to the Divine within each of us; connecting to the Love, connecting to
the "Kingdom of God...". As we go through our day, we express love, effecting all around us.
Live Love-Centered each day, not just for one day in February. Let's change the world!!
Namaste
Love! But we don't need a special day to celebrate Love, we can celebrate Love or live Love-centered everyday!
Jesus' two commandments were Love-centered: "You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all you mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And second is equally important: 'Love you neighbor as yourself.' All the other commandments and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments." (Matthew 22: 37 - 40) In John 13:34 - 35 Jesus said " So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples."
Jesus lived Love-centered. He may have had disagreements with others, but he Loved All. He even got into trouble with the Jewish leaders because he did not discriminate his Love to others. When we live Love-centered, our decisions and actions are Love-centered. We choose to love, not hate; we choose to help, not hurt; we choose to live in faith, not in fear. Not only does this effect us, but it effects are all around us. We are changing the race consciousness when we live Love-centered - one person at a time.
Let us begin each day connecting to the Divine within each of us; connecting to the Love, connecting to
the "Kingdom of God...". As we go through our day, we express love, effecting all around us.
Live Love-Centered each day, not just for one day in February. Let's change the world!!
Namaste
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