Good will and forgiveness are like a tonic that flows through our body and works a healing miracle in every cell. There is a healing chemicalization that takes place in the body when we forgive. It seems to remove the acidic stuff in there, stabilize everything, and allow the good stuff to flow. In fact, removing all the nasty thoughts that eat us up inside seems to have a wonderful cleansing affect on the entire body. It is the peace that passes all understanding that God has for us. I have found the best way for me to do this is by letting go of the outer world and practicing the presence of God in my inner world. Some times I am very good at it, but I'm human.
"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you, not as the world gives (it). Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." (John 14:27)
We don't have to allow the outer world to affect our inner peace. We can use our free will and choose to be still and know God. We can choose to deny the outer world access to our private inner world with God. Peace comes when we choose to use our free will with intention. I write these things to remind myself and hope it helps others too.
God gave us the power of choice. We can choose not to give the outer world any power over our inner world. Unshakable stability and faith can be developed by using our free will to practice the presence of God moment by moment every day. We can build up our faith muscles by exercising them the same way we build up our body muscles, by using them on a regular basis. I can testify to that, even though I am human and mess up. We can choose on a moment by moment basis using our free will what we allow into our private inner world with God. We can forgive ourselves when we mess up.
The chemicalization of our body can go either way. It can work for us or against us. Let me give an example. Can you imagine being in line at the deli counter at the local grocery store? Having taken a ticket with the number 42, you have now leaned back against another counter and are waiting to be called. The next thing you know, a loud woman steps up to the counter saying she is number 43 and that she is next. You jolt back to reality just in time to push forward and claim your spot in line showing the clerk that your ticket says number 42. The loud woman sarcastically comments with, "wake up, there are other people waiting in line." How rude she is, you think. Your blood boils a bit at the thought of this woman butting in line. You give the clerk your order, but somehow you forget to tell the clerk your complete order. You forget several things you were supposed to get. You keep thinking about the rude lady who butted in front of you. When you finish at the deli counter, you call your best friend and tell the story of the pushy woman who butted in front of you at the deli. When you get home you tell your spouse, your kids and later you tell your brother on the phone. Each time you feel upset as you relive the experience. By the time you go to bed, your stomach hurts and your body aches. You have allowed the outer world into your inner world and it has affected your peace. Your body has chemicalized in a bad way and you have literally made yourself feel sick.
But what if the whole event happened because you were day dreaming? Lets go back. Lets see, at the deli counter you took a ticket number 42, leaned back against a counter and started thinking about the great time you had on Saturday night when you and your spouse were out with friends. Your mind wandered and you don't remember how long you were day dreaming. Saturday night was a fun and pleasant evening and your thoughts about the evening had been enjoyable. You had not been paying attention. Did you miss the clerk calling number 42? Was there a lag time before the woman with number 43 stepped forward?
Lets rewrite the story. When the woman stepped up with number 43, you jolted back to reality. The woman says, "wake up, there are other people waiting." Your blood begins to boil and you think what a rude woman. But then you realize that this woman is the outside world and you use your free will and decide that she is not going to disturb your inner peace. You use your will power and choose to stay calm. Your thoughts flow back to the peaceful thoughts you were having about your pleasant evening on Saturday night.
All of sudden you feel great again. You give your order to the clerk and the whole incident is over. You denied the outer world access to your inner world by using your free will. You decided to maintain your peace. Your body did not chemicalize in a bad way, but continued to chemicalize in a good way because you continued to think about the fun evening you had on Saturday night. You never mentioned the deli incident to anyone, except to laugh about how you were day dreaming at the deli counter. When you went to bed, you felt good.
We can exercise our free will during every day at every small moment we have. We can choose peace for our self. By giving us free will, God has given us the power of choice and we can use that power with intention.
If you enjoyed reading this post, you may also enjoy reading Power in Surrender and The Kingdom Within. Peace and blessings to you, Terrie.
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Friday, August 12, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Returning To Our Father
In the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32) Jesus tells how the lost son lifts himself up from the husks and swines and returns to his father's home. It was the son's ego that caused him to take his inheritance and go. It is our ego that has caused us to separate from our Heavenly Father. As the son's father received him with open arms, so our Heavenly Father receives us. God has not left us or forsaken us, we have left Him. He is forever waiting for us with open arms.
Returning to our Heavenly Father and dwelling in His presence is a very personal experience. Another person cannot impart this experience to us. Returning and dwelling in our Father's presence is our experience alone. We cannot truly share our personal experience in words. Someone might say as Jesus did that it is like this or like that in a simile or metaphor, but to be fully comprehended it must be experienced. The Grace God the Father imparts to us when we return from the husks and swine of carnal thinking is very personal and specific. It is a unique Grace designed for just one person. Reading about what it is like for someone else is a good read, but the experience of returning and dwelling with God the Father is something we must experience to know.
When we return we literally become co-creators with God the Father as we dwell with Him and are immersed in the Father's Mind, the One Mind, the Christ Mind. But we won't rise up from the husks and swine of mortal thinking and become co-creators with God by simply reading about someone else's experience. Our carnal mind and finite ego are hostile to God (Romans 8:7-8). We have free will and we must choose to rise up and present our self as a living sacrifice and be transformed by renewing our mind (Romans 12:1-2). We rise up and renew our mind by making our mind the same mind as the Mind of Christ, the One Mind. As co-creators every thought and word (logos) that proceeds then does so with God's power because it proceeds from the Father's very presence. We return to the Father and yoke with Him, as Jesus did. We then have the same mind as Christ and can do the things Jesus did and even greater things in His name.
Our small, finite ego has latched on to error. We have been living by sight rather than by faith. Our carnal senses lie to us. Returning home, as the prodigal did, we can yoke with the Father and have the mind of Christ. And you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free. God has not gone any place. God has not changed. It is us who has walked by site rather than by faith. To understand the mystery of dwelling with the Father and of being, we must experience it. We must be absent from the body and present with the Lord.
If you enjoyed reading this post, you may also enjoy reading my posts Power in Surrender and The Kingdom Within. Peace and blessings to you, Terrie
© Copyright 2011 - http://bodymindandspirit2.blogspot.com/
Returning to our Heavenly Father and dwelling in His presence is a very personal experience. Another person cannot impart this experience to us. Returning and dwelling in our Father's presence is our experience alone. We cannot truly share our personal experience in words. Someone might say as Jesus did that it is like this or like that in a simile or metaphor, but to be fully comprehended it must be experienced. The Grace God the Father imparts to us when we return from the husks and swine of carnal thinking is very personal and specific. It is a unique Grace designed for just one person. Reading about what it is like for someone else is a good read, but the experience of returning and dwelling with God the Father is something we must experience to know.
When we return we literally become co-creators with God the Father as we dwell with Him and are immersed in the Father's Mind, the One Mind, the Christ Mind. But we won't rise up from the husks and swine of mortal thinking and become co-creators with God by simply reading about someone else's experience. Our carnal mind and finite ego are hostile to God (Romans 8:7-8). We have free will and we must choose to rise up and present our self as a living sacrifice and be transformed by renewing our mind (Romans 12:1-2). We rise up and renew our mind by making our mind the same mind as the Mind of Christ, the One Mind. As co-creators every thought and word (logos) that proceeds then does so with God's power because it proceeds from the Father's very presence. We return to the Father and yoke with Him, as Jesus did. We then have the same mind as Christ and can do the things Jesus did and even greater things in His name.
Our small, finite ego has latched on to error. We have been living by sight rather than by faith. Our carnal senses lie to us. Returning home, as the prodigal did, we can yoke with the Father and have the mind of Christ. And you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free. God has not gone any place. God has not changed. It is us who has walked by site rather than by faith. To understand the mystery of dwelling with the Father and of being, we must experience it. We must be absent from the body and present with the Lord.
If you enjoyed reading this post, you may also enjoy reading my posts Power in Surrender and The Kingdom Within. Peace and blessings to you, Terrie
© Copyright 2011 - http://bodymindandspirit2.blogspot.com/
Monday, August 8, 2011
Ego - Separate From God or One With God
Perhaps reading the multitudinous amounts of information on the Internet is good. However, it is possible to feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume available. How is it we can wade through the oceanic immensity of information available and yet at times still feel we have not found an answer to our question, whatever it may be. The verbal battles we often read regarding the Bible, God and religious doctrines make us at least aware that what we are reading is perhaps not enlightened. So how can we know if we are one with God or separate from God? If we are one with God, what are we to consider ourselves? Can we read opinions from other people to get our answers?
The Enlightened Scriptures indicate that we were created in the image and likeness of God and given free will. Those two statements alone are worth taking the time to seriously contemplate during our prayer and meditation time. Why create us in His image and then give us free will? If God wanted abject followers, He simply could have withheld free will. And why did God create us in His image and then not force us to follow Him? God is not some despotically minded king demanding our allegiance in body, mind and spirit. We are free to think, be and do whatever we choose. Of course we live in a world full of other people who are also free to choose, so responsible behavior does tend to be a useful thing.
What does being created in His image and likeness mean? Our physical bodies appear to be finite and God is Infinite. If we are created in His image and likeness, are we Infinite? What a good idea to contemplate during prayer and meditation time! How can finite man be Infinite? So now what should we do? Should we search the Internet and see how many conflicting opinions we can find? Of course we can do that. Unfortunately no matter how many opinions of others we read we still have the still small voice within our self to contend with, don't we. So why don't we make time to be still and get to know God? What do we have to lose? What do we have to gain?
The reason we don''t hear from God is not because God left us. We left Him. We have free will and we have chosen to focus on our finite ego instead of our larger affinity within the ocean of God. God does not force Himself on us. He is respectful of our free will. We have to choose Him. We can reclaim our affinity by realizing that we are a drop of water in the vast ocean of God's presence. How often in a crisis do we think of God? When we think we need Him, we think of Him. But have we made our self ready to communicate with Him? Jesus talks about readiness in Matthew 25 in the parable of the 10 virgins. How can we call for help if we don't know the telephone number or who to call? We learn God's contact information through practicing the presence of God. We begin by acknowledging the Divine Spark within, the Christ within, our oneness with God. The realization is a beginning point. We can then immerse our small, finite ego once again into the ocean of God and know God.
If you enjoy this blog, please share a link to it with others! Thank you. Terrie
© Copyright 2011 - http://bodymindandspirit2.blogspot.com/
The Enlightened Scriptures indicate that we were created in the image and likeness of God and given free will. Those two statements alone are worth taking the time to seriously contemplate during our prayer and meditation time. Why create us in His image and then give us free will? If God wanted abject followers, He simply could have withheld free will. And why did God create us in His image and then not force us to follow Him? God is not some despotically minded king demanding our allegiance in body, mind and spirit. We are free to think, be and do whatever we choose. Of course we live in a world full of other people who are also free to choose, so responsible behavior does tend to be a useful thing.
What does being created in His image and likeness mean? Our physical bodies appear to be finite and God is Infinite. If we are created in His image and likeness, are we Infinite? What a good idea to contemplate during prayer and meditation time! How can finite man be Infinite? So now what should we do? Should we search the Internet and see how many conflicting opinions we can find? Of course we can do that. Unfortunately no matter how many opinions of others we read we still have the still small voice within our self to contend with, don't we. So why don't we make time to be still and get to know God? What do we have to lose? What do we have to gain?
The reason we don''t hear from God is not because God left us. We left Him. We have free will and we have chosen to focus on our finite ego instead of our larger affinity within the ocean of God. God does not force Himself on us. He is respectful of our free will. We have to choose Him. We can reclaim our affinity by realizing that we are a drop of water in the vast ocean of God's presence. How often in a crisis do we think of God? When we think we need Him, we think of Him. But have we made our self ready to communicate with Him? Jesus talks about readiness in Matthew 25 in the parable of the 10 virgins. How can we call for help if we don't know the telephone number or who to call? We learn God's contact information through practicing the presence of God. We begin by acknowledging the Divine Spark within, the Christ within, our oneness with God. The realization is a beginning point. We can then immerse our small, finite ego once again into the ocean of God and know God.
If you enjoy this blog, please share a link to it with others! Thank you. Terrie
© Copyright 2011 - http://bodymindandspirit2.blogspot.com/
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