I want to talk some more about the
idea that there are but two “voices,” or thought systems to which we listen and
choose from. One voice encourages that we lash out, feel guilt, shame, anger; that
we belittle another, roll our eyes and laugh at others, and so on, and demands
that we pretty much see ourselves as separate and apart from everybody and
everything else.
The other voice invites us to see the
interests of everyone else as our own.
We are, after all, all interested in
having internal peace, in feeling safe and secure in the world.
One voice says love begets love - and
that’s how we achieve our goal - and the other says attack, no matter how
small, begets power (which it mistakes for love) - and that’s how we achieve our goal.
What do you think?
The voice that speaks for attack –
the one that encourages us to lash out - can also be called the ego. The ego
wants us to be anxious, in fear, and feeling guilty all the time. The ego is
the thought system that says, not only is it possible, but it’s true
that we are separate from God and each other. It’s the voice that tells us our
self ends at the outer surface of our skin. No wonder we can feel isolated,
anxious, and all alone!
This need not be.
The other of the two voices, the
Voice for God, can be heard when we are quiet and listen for it. The voice for
God can also be heard in some of the words attributed to Jesus such as these in
MT 6:25, "Therefore, I tell you, do not be anxious about your life."
Haven’t you seen people actually work
themselves up into such a frenzy that they bring on an anxiety attack, or
become so mentally and emotionally paralyzed that they can’t do anything to
help themselves? (That’s probably happened to each of us at one time or
another.) I believe you know the importance of releasing negative feelings and
letting go of painful memories.
God is with us always.
Well-being and contentment is found
only in the Voice for God. The more we choose that voice, the more we accumulate
the feeling of well-being and contentment. God loves you. Through God’s love,
Divine love, you can release whatever may have happened in your childhood, the
past year, yesterday, or a moment ago.
You are whole and free NOW.
The past does not limit or defeat
you.
If we cannot hear the Voice for God, it is for one reason
only; we do not choose to listen for
it.
How do we know to which voice we’re listening? It is
demonstrated by our attitudes, our feelings and our behavior. Whichever voice
we listen to will manifest in our attitude, feelings, and behavior.
Which voice will you listen for and to?
The apostle Paul talked about looking through a glass darkly.
This is how the ego sees; its vision is obscured and thus doubts, worries,
fears and feels guilty, then attacks to save face.
The indwelling Christ presence does not need saving; it is unchangeable,
eternal, indelible. Ask yourself this: how does the indelible need saving?
The Persian Poet, Rumi so eloquently wrote, “Out beyond the
ideas of wrongdoing and right doing there is a field. I will meet you there.”
Out beyond the ideas of wrongdoing and right doing is the
Presence of God. I will meet you there.
Your mind is one with God’s. Denying this – that your mind is
one with God) and thinking otherwise is what holds the ego together. Think with
God’s mind and the ego dissolves.
Which Voice (teacher, guide) you follow is your choice.
Please remember always that you are
not alone. God is with you in this moment and God will be with you through all
the days of your life. God is your present help in every need.
When you are sad, know that it
doesn’t have to be that way. Depression comes from a sense of being
deprived of something you want and do not have (awareness of God’s wisdom/guidance/love/peace).
Remember that you are deprived of nothing except by your own decisions.
Remember that and then decide otherwise.
You are a beloved child of God.
You are not your ego no matter how much it insists you are.
Side with God/Jesus/the Holy Spirit consistently against this
deception that you are small and unworthy.
When I first had my real estate license and was fresh on the
job, I inadvertently gave away the strategy of one of my fellow agents,
Charlotte, to an agent from another company whose clients were competing with
Charlotte’s clients. Needless to say Charlotte’s clients did not get the
property they wanted so very much.
I felt terrible.
Ego screamed at me that I was small an unworthy and I refused
to let that deception take root. I realized I made a mistake, mistakes can be
undone.
The only real mistake we make is choosing to follow or
believe in the council that comes from the wrong voice, the voice of the ego
(the voice NOT for love) rather than the voice for love.
I needed to continuously remind myself after giving away the
strategy of Charlotte’s clients that I am a child of God.
There is no limit to the power of a child of God. We can
limit the expression of our power as much as we choose, but there is no limit
to it. Your mind and Spirit can unite in releasing the strength of God into
everything you think and do. Please do not settle for anything less than this,
and refuse to accept anything but this as your goal.
Rejoice in who you are. Daily learn
to let go and let God. You are God's beloved child, unlimited and able to
accomplish great things. God is your present help in every need.
I believe in you wholeheartedly.
God bless you.
I’ll close with this scripture found
in Psalms 62:5: "For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is
from God." Psalms 62:5.
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