Perception Mar.2

 

           A universal law suggests if you see one thing, you tend to want to copy it OR produce something else. It is a law of renewal that follows your whole-body existence. You are made in heavenly Father’s image and like to create things.  How you see life molds your present and future. So, as a person perceives, so establishes beingness.  Natural seeing is different for each person.  One person may drive to town, see road signs and businesses. Another drives to town, sees new green grass or scrub trees. They both get to town with a different view of what the world looks like.  So, when God says, ‘have eyes to see’ he’s talking about another kind of seeing, a view that has spiritual-love content, flavored with a Christ-mind.  What is that flavor?  It has the main quality of Salt and Light, absorption and penetration. You must look beneath the obvious and see unlimited spirit at work.  In this striving to see “more than”, you will get glimpses of heavenly design to overcome circumstances.

 

           Prayer: Lord, grant me eyes to see and ears to hear your Spirit desires in all things.

Look Inside You Mar.1

 

             Accountability is not a harsh word. To keep you answerable is like a good parent care for a child, lovingly with only the best in mind. Christ is not only with you in spirit; Holy Spirit stands within you through all your experiences. Keep practicing the principle of Divine Involvement. For instance, to care for the needy in thought only, without an active remedy is only a partial growth. Thinking is good but may be empty if only alone. Ideas need good character and action with them. Where the dynamic of your concern goes, you must go with specific action. Remember this when thinking of your own needs and the needs of others.  

         So, even during a negative trial or an outstanding joy, heavenly Father will supply all your need, not reluctantly, but with abundance. Pay attention!

 

Prayer: Thank you, Lord, for staying with us through all of life.

My Prayer Today Feb. 28

 

        Heavenly Father: A family member needs you today. Move into their pain. Show them the truth you do exist. Show them in such a way that they cannot ignore your love. Give them light so tenderly it cannot be avoided. Fill any emptiness with your mercy, grace, and forgiveness. Give assurance that recognizing you removes fear, failure, or anger. Let them see that the one called Jesus is indeed your Son.

        Thank you for the personal connection you give, regardless of our not having eyes enough to see.

Self-Discovery Feb.27

Heavenly Father’s kingdom, the kingdom of Christ breathes within you. One motivation is to work to create a true self. So, in one sense, the more you discover your true self, the more you give opportunity to experience the kingdom. The false self, the one that wants only what it wants, is still with you. You must nail it to a cross daily, operating more on service to others, which can help you try your best to respond with total honesty. Honesty does not mean you have to tell all your weaknesses to the public. Choose to tell the truth whenever an opportunity arises and let the true self grow.

Prayer: Especially today, Lord, help me know the difference between the true self and the false.

Right Motivation Feb.26

 

A person who lives like salvation can be earned stays misguided compared to a life who knows the thrill of a granted acceptance by heavenly Father. He has made you sons and daughters through Christ. He is your Way. This is motivation to worship Jesus in spirit and truth he gives. The reality of adoption is an unbreakable truth. He paid for your sins on the Cross. You owe him nothing but your self-will. Let go…Let your spirit have the joy of what He has done. You do not have to earn any favor. Joy comes through acceptance and praise that heavenly Father’s Grace remains.

Prayer: Lord, thank you again and again, I am reborn into your Kingdom and have become your adopted child.

Grief Feb.25

 

Grief that makes you feel negative human guilt is not of God. Negative guilt wants punishment. It wants you to pay. So you pay the wrong way through feeling worthless. Any kind of worldly grief or guilt produces a path to death, your enemy. You can grieve the passing of a loved one or for any other unjust issue in the world but let your hurt remain in faith to Christ who has the final power over pain and death. If you grieve as Holy Father wills it, like mourning for another’s hurt along with your hurt, then it is all right because that grief can lead to the kind of spiritual strength that helps any physical healing process.

Prayer: Lord, thank you that you remain the major Comforter for any heartache, anytime we pay attention to your forgiveness and Grace.

Different loves Feb.24

 

   Eros is the kind of love that wants something back because it has conditions, “I’ll do this, if you’ll do that” so it tends to create a kind of knowledge that is only acceptable to itself. But that limited knowledge alone tends to elevate pride too much. So the result may be too much self-love. There is another love. Agape love, Heavenly Father’s love, unconditional, builds up other-centered motives. Pay close attention to those who want you to love something.  Any temporary system, thing, or individual that becomes an obsession can become an idol, when it tries to claim and set up absolute truth for the self alone. To avoid idol making, let the Holy Spirit show you the only absolute in your thinking: Jesus, the ultimate, unchanging reality/love.

Prayer: Lord, please show me knowledge of your kind of love every minute and keep my faith strong in the events of your kingdom.