Good Morning Garden

You form certain beliefs, for one reason or another—and then you have to live with them. When you were growing up, well-meaning people told you many negative things by way of warning, thereby implanting fears; and these fears are with you today, consciously or subconsciously. Other problems you brought here with you when you were born.

You meet your fears dramatized. The things that we fear in our hearts have a way of coming to us in the guise of other people’s acts; of business conditions; of a breakdown in some part of the body.

Thank God it is not necessary as a rule to delve into the recesses of the subconscious and dredge for these things. In the spiritual teaching, as given in the Bible, we learn that by beating the symptoms spiritually (not, of course, covering up symptoms, but beating them) the fear or false suggestion that caused the symptom disappears too, and the patient is free.

Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace… (Job 22:21).

Again we see the principle of cause and effect in our lives. As within, so without. Any thought we give our attention to and imbue with our feelings will manifest itself in our lives. And, yes, there are things to fear in the world. But that does not mean we have to adopt those fears and make them our own. In fact, when we rebuke fear and refuse to engage in it, that which we fear will not be drawn to us nor will we cause it to manifest in our lives. Then, If that which we refuse to fear does happen, it will be turned to our best good and will only make us better. When through faith, we master fear and doubt, we will throw off the heavy yoke and will experience peace and life in the Garden that God created for us. Faith, hope and love are the antidotes to fear.

In love, with faith, through hope,

Z gardener