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Thursday, April 19, 2018
Leaping Over Fear
“There is only one way to make spiritual progress…prayer" Emmet Fox. So the question is not what to do but how to do it. “If
your intuitive nature is well developed, you will seldom need to use
formal statements at all. This is excellent-for who will trouble to
climb a ladder when he is strong enough to leap over the wall?" Emmet Fox. Living
on the Spiritual Basis a constant conscious contact with God is the
goal. However, few of us always feel the connection. Remember the camel's nose and the tent? Our connection
typically dims when we fail to see the camel’s nose (fear) slip under the
tent flap (our consciousness) until it is too late and since a camel lacks
reverse, once its head is in, it is coming in all the way.
So when we find ourselves staring fear in the eye, familiar structured prayers are a life saver. Kinda like that old friend who is always there when you need them. The Lord’s Prayer, the powerful “Be still and know that I am God”, the Serenity prayer are some of the old friends that quickly come to my mind. Another suggestion, that always works, is keep it simple. God already knows what is in our heart and exactly what we need before we need it, so simple heart filled prayers have great power. Remember, God is always present for it is His nature. When we lose sight of Him it is because we closed our eyes, prayer restores our sight and soon we are leaping again.
So when we find ourselves staring fear in the eye, familiar structured prayers are a life saver. Kinda like that old friend who is always there when you need them. The Lord’s Prayer, the powerful “Be still and know that I am God”, the Serenity prayer are some of the old friends that quickly come to my mind. Another suggestion, that always works, is keep it simple. God already knows what is in our heart and exactly what we need before we need it, so simple heart filled prayers have great power. Remember, God is always present for it is His nature. When we lose sight of Him it is because we closed our eyes, prayer restores our sight and soon we are leaping again.
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Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Good Intentions
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Good Intentions
The start of every year brings an influx of people to gyms and health
clubs. Having resolved to lose weight and/or get into shape, a few for the
first
time, though many are repeat offenders, the intention to change is genuine, but what usually
happens? After a few weeks (sometimes a very few) “stuff” begins to
interfere. Work ramps up. The kids start or resume an extra curricular
activity, the spouse who was
supportive in the beginning becomes less so, especially if there are any
hints dropped about it becoming a family affair. I’m sure you can add
to the list. So with no real
thought we give ourselves license to miss a session or two while the idea of
everyone else eating pizza while we try to choke down one more Lean
Cuisine becomes intolerable. Soon the only remnants of the gym are the work out clothes piled in the
back of the closet and the automatic dues deduction from the bank
account every month.
Because modes of thinking are contagious the same thing happens in our spiritual life. We read a book or hear a speaker which energizes us in the moment and we vow to follow a new path. What happens? Gym Think. After a time the old manner and habits of living reassert themselves and we drift back into old familiar ways of thinking and living. Then a new book or teacher catches our attention and the cycle begins anew.
There is a fundamental difference however between physical and spiritual exercise. The day will come for all, when this physical shell will fail, regardless of how many hours we spend working out and/or eating right. However our essential nature, soul if you prefer, is eternal. So decide today to place your feet on the path of spiritual growth and let no future vicissitude shake your resolve and when Gym Think creeps in, and it happens to everyone, reject it by turning to God as you understand Him for strength and guidance. Just for today demonstrate prayer and meditation in your life, as if your life depended on it, for in truth it does, and be of service to others, even if that is simply picking up some trash on the street or dropping a quarter in a strangers about to expire parking meter. Oh, and a twenty minute walk, plenty of water and a good multivitamin can't hurt.
Because modes of thinking are contagious the same thing happens in our spiritual life. We read a book or hear a speaker which energizes us in the moment and we vow to follow a new path. What happens? Gym Think. After a time the old manner and habits of living reassert themselves and we drift back into old familiar ways of thinking and living. Then a new book or teacher catches our attention and the cycle begins anew.
There is a fundamental difference however between physical and spiritual exercise. The day will come for all, when this physical shell will fail, regardless of how many hours we spend working out and/or eating right. However our essential nature, soul if you prefer, is eternal. So decide today to place your feet on the path of spiritual growth and let no future vicissitude shake your resolve and when Gym Think creeps in, and it happens to everyone, reject it by turning to God as you understand Him for strength and guidance. Just for today demonstrate prayer and meditation in your life, as if your life depended on it, for in truth it does, and be of service to others, even if that is simply picking up some trash on the street or dropping a quarter in a strangers about to expire parking meter. Oh, and a twenty minute walk, plenty of water and a good multivitamin can't hurt.
© Vincent Lee Jones Living In Spirit
All Rights Reserved
Miracles Of Recovery, The Secret,
Wayne Dyer, Recovery, Addiction, Zen, Emmet Fox, Opioids, Four Agreements,
Chopra, Heroin, Einstein, AA, Healing Path, Law Of Attraction
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