The Eighth Commandment: You shall not steal (Exodus 20:15). The laws regarding material theft are well known. Little needs to said regarding the secular price paid if one steals physical goods, but what of spiritual theft?
Can anyone steal your serenity, peace of mind or surety in Spirit? Only if we allow it. Can anyone truly steal a reputation or a good name? The difference between secular theft and spiritual is eternity. Even if someone succeeds in sullying another‘s name, in the end God knows the truth. To paraphrase the Great teacher: Where do wish to build your kingdom? Here, where it is subject to time and deterioration or in Heaven, which is eternal? No one gets out alive. This flesh will fail. The work we have done to raise our consciousness remains with us by spiritual right, forever. Our relationship with a Power Greater than Ourselves is forever, beyond the reach of any thief or the ravages of time.
Those who have tried to demonstrate a connection to God for the sake of secular success never succeed in the end. Personal wealth, possessions or false pride never pass beyond the grave. You cannot steal or fake a relationship with God
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